DES MOINES, Iowa, June 5 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Air quality permits for review, published 06/05/2025 * DES MOINES - The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans' health and the air where we live. DNR's permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality standards. The public has the right and is encouraged to comment on  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Langworthy Introduces Energy Choice Act to End Blue-State Wars on American Energy * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) and Senator Jim Justice (R-WV) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral H.R. 3699, the Energy Choice Act (link is external) toprohibit states or local governments from banning an energy service's connection, reconnection, modification,   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Grassley and Republican Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Bolster Violent Crime Laws * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and nine Republican colleagues in introducing legislation to strengthen violent crime statutes and help prevent future crime. The Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act would clarify and s  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting * June 05, 2025 During his remarks, Durbin condemned the systematic gutting of the Department of Justice under AG Bondi WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement during today's Senate Judiciary Comm  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting During his remarks, Durbin condemned the systematic gutting of the Department of Justice under AG Bondi * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an openi  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Investigates 'Prohibited Access' Files at FBI, Demands Accountability for Document Destruction and Obstruction in Mueller Investigation * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is following up on recent revelations in a declassified Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) analysis he released exposing the FBI for placing certain Crossfire Hurricane files u  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Investigates 'Prohibited Access' Files at FBI, Demands Accountability for Document Destruction and Obstruction in Mueller Investigation WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is following up on recent revelations in a declassified Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) analysis he released exposing the FBI for pl  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Republican Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Bolster Violent Crime Laws * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today led 10 Republican colleagues in introducing legislation to strengthen violent crime statutes and help prevent future crime. The Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act would resolve conflicting court decisions by clarifying penalties for viol  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Joins Fox News to Discuss His Oversight of Biden FBI's Anti-Catholic Bias * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined America's Newsroom on Fox News to discuss his oversight revealing the Biden-era Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) anti-Catholic Richmond Memo was widely distributed to over 1,000 FBI employees across the country. Grassl  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Joins Fox News to Discuss His Oversight of Biden FBI's Anti-Catholic Bias WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined America's Newsroom on Fox News to discuss his oversight revealing the Biden-era Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) anti-Catholic Richmond Memo was widely distributed  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * New Grassley Report Shows Biden DOJ Sent Taxpayer-Funded Grants to Soros-Backed, Soft-on-Crime NGOs * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released a Majority staff report exposing the disastrous consequences of the Biden Department of Justice's (DOJ) grants to two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) - the Soros-backed Vera Institute of Justice and Impa  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * New Grassley Report Shows Biden DOJ Sent Taxpayer-Funded Grants to Soros-Backed, Soft-on-Crime NGOs The Biden administration doled out millions to promote progressive policies in District Attorney offices and push transgender housing in prisons * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today re  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Grassley Pushes Back Against Baseless Democrat Obstruction of DOJ Nominees * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling out Senate Democrats for obstructing Department of Justice (DOJ) nominees and undermining the Senate's advice and consent role. Grassley today went to the Senate floor to request unanimous passage of Patrick Davis' nomi  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSFR) -- The Office of Personnel Management is proposing a rule to abolish the Hennepin, Minnesota, nonappropriated fund Federal wage system wage area. This action is necessary due to declining NAF FWS employment and the inability of local activities to conduct wage surveys in the area. The proposed rule would redefine most of Hennepin's counties to the nearest NAF FWS wage areas, with counties lacking NAF FWS employment no longer being defined to a NAF wage area. Currentl  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Religious Freedom Must Not Be Taken for Granted * Q: What have you learned about the FBI's bias towards American Catholics? A : From my top spot on the Senate Judiciary Committee, I'm pushing to get answers from the FBI about its efforts during the Biden administration to tie certain Americans of Catholic faith to violent extremist views. New information I recently released showed the anti  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following floor remarks on June 4, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, the month of June is considered National Dairy Month, and this has been going on for decades and decades. And to kick things off, the Senate Agriculture Committee passed a bill that is entitled the "Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act." That was voted o  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- On June 4, 2025, Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, opened a hearing on five judicial nominations, including Whitney Hermandorfer for the Sixth Circuit and four district court nominees for Missouri. He urged bipartisan support, noting that 80% of recent judicial nominees received bipartisan backing despite political differences. Grassley expressed concern over potential blanket holds on U.S. Attorney nominees, cautioning that suc  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Waterman to be U.S. Attorney for Iowa's Southern District * WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the nomination of David Waterman to be the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa by a voice vote. Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) endorsed his nomination. Waterman has been nominated for this position two  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Waterman to be U.S. Attorney for Iowa's Southern District WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the nomination of David Waterman to be the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa by a voice vote. Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) endorsed his nomination. Waterman  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 5 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Water Summary Update: Drought conditions expand due to below-average rainfall * Drought conditions expanded across the state due to below-normal precipitation in May, according to the latest Water Summary Update.  After a drier-than-normal April, May saw decreased rainfall across all regions of the state, resulting in an increase in drought and abnormally dry conditions. While earl  more