WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Duckworth-Daines-Cruz-Hirono Bill to Better Protect Parents Traveling with Breast Milk Passes Senate May 15, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to make it easier for parents to safely embark on air travel with breast milk and breastfeeding supplies successfully passed through the U.S. Senate. Senator Duckworth's Bottles and Brea  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has proposed a series of additions and deletions to the Procurement List under its AbilityOne Program, impacting nonprofit organizations across multiple states. The proposal includes the addition of one mail services contract and the deletion of numerous products and services, previously provided by nonprofit agencies employing people who are blind or have significant disabilities. A new mail  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 15, 2025 NAVY Raytheon Co., El Segundo, California, is awarded a $580,589,011 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) contract for the production and delivery of low rate initial production Lot V of the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band ship sets, to include spares and data in support of ensuring that manufacturing technologies and processes are mature and will support full rate production deci  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Joins Schumer, Schiff, Colleagues in Demanding Independent Department of Defense Inquiry of Trump's Acceptance of Qatari Plane May 14, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) and six other Senate national security leaders urging This link opens in new window or tab. Acting Inspec  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Presses FAA Officials on What the Agency is Doing Right Now to Prevent Even More Failures Like Recent Newark ATC Blackouts May 14, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Former Blackhawk helicopter pilot and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee--today pressed top FAA o  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Slams Republicans for Undermining the Implementation of Bipartisan PACT Act to Expand VA Care for Veterans May 15, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) slammed Congressional Republicans for continuing to enable Donald Trump's harmful cuts to VA services and its workforce, undermining the VA's ability to keep up with new demand for care  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls On Trump White House To Honor Blue Slip Rule For U.S. Attorneys During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting May 15, 2025 During his remarks, Durbin also questioned the legal status of Ms. Pirro's appointment to be Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia WASHINGTON - During today's Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting, U.S. Senate De  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Meets With Illinois NPR As Trump Administration Threatens Public Media May 15, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with leadership from National Public Radio (NPR) stations across Illinois to discuss the importance of continuing to fund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), NPR, and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) after President Tru  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Meets With Nominee To Serve As Chairman Of CFTC May 14, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Brian Quintenz, who has been nominated to serve as Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). During their meeting, Durbin emphasized the need for regulation and steady oversight on cryptocurrency, as well as explicit consumer protecti  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule modifying Jet Routes J-26, J-64, and J-181, along with Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-10 and V-156, and revoking VOR Federal Airway V-262. These changes, centered around Bradford, Illinois, stem from the planned decommissioning of the VOR component of the Bradford VORTAC navigation aid. The FAA's action, published under Docket No.   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has announced receipt of a change in bank control notice under the Change in Bank Control Act concerning Anchor Bancorporation, Inc., a bank holding company headquartered in Anchor, Illinois. The application was submitted by the Estate of William H. Davis and Donna J. Davis, both of Fairview Park, Ohio. The proposed transaction involves the estate's retention of voting shares in Anchor Bancorporation, Inc. and thereby indirect control of  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Fermilab opens applications for 2025 Global Physics Photowalk contest Fermilab has started accepting applications for a local photo contest this summer as part of a global contest. Photographers will be able to capture behind the science areas at Fermilab for a chance to be entered into the international competition this fall. Beginning today, p  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 16 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * ILLINOIS ANNOUNCES FIRST ADMINISTRATION OF NEXTGEN UNIFORM BAR EXAM FOR FEBRUARY 2028 Law school graduates will take a new bar examination starting in February 2028 to become licensed to practice law in Illinois, the Illinois Supreme Court and the Board of Admissions to the Bar (Board) announced today. The NextGen Uniform Bar Examination (NextGen UBE) will replace the current   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 16 -- The Illinois Department of Employment Security issued the following news on May 15, 2025: * * * Illinois Payroll Jobs Reach Record High for Second Month in a Row Three Months of Consecutive Job Growth, Unemployment Rate Unchanged SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today nonfarm payrolls increased +4,100 (+0.1%) over-the-month to a new record high of 6,172,500 in April. The previous record was set in last month, with   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48536) on May 14, 2025, entitled "Medicaid: Selected Resources for National, State and Local Enrollment Data" by research librarians Sarah K. Braun and Angela Napili: * * * Contents Purpose and Scope ... 1 Federal Data Sources ... 2 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National and State Data ... 2 Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC): National and State Da  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NSWC Crane to receive two nationwide Federal Laboratory Consortium awards for superior technology transfer Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) was recognized with two awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) at the 2025 FLC Awards Ceremony on May 15, 2025 during the FLC National Meeting. Dr. Angela Lewis, SES, the Technical Director at NSWC Crane, was awarded Lab Director of t  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following floor remarks on May 14, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in your defense and in defense of all of your fellow Medicaid beneficiaries. Now before you say, wait a minute, Medicaid is for poor people, and I am not poor. Here is the thing: If you cut Medicaid, community health centers shut down, which means  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall and Ernst Lead Effort to Streamline Conservation Practice Standards at USDA Washington -U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced the Streamlining Conservation Practice Standards Act - legislation that modernizes the process for updating conservation standards at the United States Department of  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: At Blumenthal's Spotlight Forum, Former VA Employees, Toxic Exposure Experts, & Advocates Detail Harm of Trump VA Cuts on PACT Act [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - At a spotlight forum held by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today, former VA employees, toxic exposure experts, and advocates detailed their concerns with the Trump Administration's cuts to   more