WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on May 29, 2025: * * * Name of Product: My First Snowman Toys Hazard: The top hat on the recalled snowman can break into small pieces, posing a risk of serious injury or death to small children from choking. Remedy: Replace Recall Date: May 29, 2025 Units: About 30,800 (In addition, 692 were sold in Canada) Consumer Contact: The Step2 Company toll-free at 800-347-8372 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Mo  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 30, 2025: * * * FOWARDING: Padilla, Warren, Waters Lead Fight to Continue Funding for Emergency Housing Voucher Program WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, along with Representative Maxine Waters (D-Calif.-43), Rankin  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * In Everett, Murray Holds Roundtable on Trump Putting $16.7 Million for Snohomish County Homelessness Prevention At Risk, Hears from Affected Organizations--Vows to Fight Housing Budget Cuts ***PHOTOS AND B-ROLL FROM EVENT HERE ***AUDIO HERE Everett, WA -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, held a roundtable discussion on the Trump adminis  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Condemns $3.7 Billion In DOE Cuts To American Manufacturing Nationwide Toledo, OH - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development released the following statement upon the news that the Department of Energy has cancelled 24 projects nationwide, totaling $3.7 Billion in investment in American manufacturing, includin  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal Fight To Continue Funding For Emergency Housing Voucher Program WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representative Maxine Waters (D-Calif.-43), and nearly 100 lawmakers in urging Congressional Appropriations leadership to include robust fu  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 30, 2025: * * * Senator Murray on President Trump's Budget Request Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the release of President Trump's fiscal year 2026 budget request, which proposes slashing critical investments in non-defense programs tha  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36843) entitled "Watco Holdings Inc. - Acquisition of Control Exemption - Great Lakes Central Railroad Inc.": * * * On March 6, 2025, Watco Holdings, Inc. (Watco), filed a petition under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 10502, seeking an exemption from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. Sec. 11323 to acquire control of Great Lakes Central Railroad, Inc. (GLC), a Class  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * United States Secures the Extraditions of Individuals Accused of Violent and Other Serious Crimes from Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Georgia, Guatemala, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Israel, Kenya, Kosovo, Malaysia, Mauritius, Note: The defendants whose names are underlined hyperlink to press releases. WASHINGTON -- Extensive coordination between the Justice Department a  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news: * * * USACE Navigation mission critical to Armed Forces' strategic readiness By Kathryne Gest When the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) needs to move over 1,000 trucks, trailers, and tons of equipment for a large training exercise, they rely on the cost-effectiveness and convenience of the nation's waterways. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains an extensive network of inland and intracoast  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * With Over $42 BILLION In Vital Broadband Funding Still Held Up By Trump Administration, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell, And Senator Lujan Demand Admin Stop The Delays & Immediately Release The Funding Into American Communities; Senators Say 25 Million Americans Still Lack High-Speed Internet As Bipartisan Funding Lingers Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-  more