WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Reintroduce Older Americans Act To Empower American Seniors * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Aging Committee, joined nine of her colleagues to reintroduce the Older Americans Act (OAA) Reauthorization Act. This legislation renews funding for the OAA and strengthens services for American seniors. The OAA has provided vital nutritio  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI from the NYPost: FBI Emails Obtained by Grassley 'Expose Biden DOJ's Obsession with Piling on Trump Charges' * Miranda Devine: FBI emails revealed to The Post expose Biden DOJ's obsession with piling on Trump charges June 18, 2025 New York Post Internal FBI emails reveal that rogue agents and prosecutors in the Biden DOJ were looking for ways to pile on new criminal charges against  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: NY Times Opinion: "Senator Padilla: The Trump Administration Handcuffed Me, but I Refuse to Stay Silent" * NY Times Op-Ed Padilla: "If this administration is willing to handcuff a U.S. senator, imagine what it is willing to do to any American who dares to speak up." WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary I  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JOINT HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE * House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement: We condemn in the strongest possible terms the attack on Congressman Max Miller and his family and are thankful they are safe. The rise in political viole  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JOINT HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE * House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement: We condemn in the strongest possible terms the attack on Congressman Max Miller and his family and are thankful they are safe. The rise in political violence in this country is una  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON JUNETEENTH * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: 160 years ago, today, Union troops reached Texas and delivered news of emancipation, marking the end of slavery in the United States and the first commemoration of Juneteenth. Today, we celebrate the freedom that Black Americans long fought for and the   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON JUNETEENTH * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: 160 years ago, today, Union troops reached Texas and delivered news of emancipation, marking the end of slavery in the United States and the first commemoration of Juneteenth. Today, we celebrate the freedom that Black Americans long fought for and the rich culture that grew fro  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48545) on June 18, 2025, entitled "Public Broadcasting: Background Information and Current Issues for Congress" by Brian E. Humphreys, science and technology policy analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Discussion of public interest in educational or noncommercial programming dates to the early days of broadcasting. In 1938, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set aside a portion  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Video, Transcript, and Photos: Representatives Goldman, Nadler Conduct Congressional Oversight of Immigration Proceedings at 26 Federal Plaza * Rep. Dan Goldman: "And the question is, why can't we go in? What are they hiding? If they're going to treat Comptroller Lander, if they're going to treat Senator Padilla, if they're going to treat Congresswoman McIver the way that these agents have been t  more