WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1013) on June 18, 2025, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnoever - April 2025": * * * Job openings rates increased in 4 states in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates increased in 4 states and decreased in 2 states. Total separations rates increased in 2 states and decreased in 1 state. Nationally, the job   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Castro Statement on Israel-Iran Conflict * June 18, 2025 SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a senior member of both the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on the Israel-Iran conflict: "I represent Military City, USA -- San Antonio, Texas. So many in our city have proudly served thei  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Al Green Pens Letter to U.S. Senators Calling for the Removal of a Racist White Supremacist Name from the Russell Senate Office Building * Congressman Al Green penned a communique asking U.S. Senators to remove Richard Russell's name from the Russell Senate Office Building by reverting back to its original name, the "Old Senate Office Building." This should be done until the Senate agrees on a  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Delivers Opening Statement at Biden Health Cover-Up Hearing * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today delivered the following opening remarks during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing he co-chaired, "Unfit to Serve: How the Biden Cover-Up Endangered America and Undermined the Constitution." Excerpts are below, and video can be found here. "Last June, the American public saw with their o  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Questions Witnesses on Potential Crimes in Biden Health Cover-up * WASHINGTON - Today during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) co-chaired entitled, "Unfit to Serve: How the Biden Cover-Up Endangered America and Undermined the Constitution," he discussed with witness Theodore Wold, Visiting Fellow for Law and Technology Policy at the Heritage Foundation, the crimes po  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement on Juneteenth * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement on Juneteenth, which recognizes the moment, on June 19, 1865, when U.S. Army General Gordon Granger announced to formerly enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, that they were free under the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation. "When we celebrate Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom an  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration to Resume Processing DACA Applications * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to urge the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to resume processing applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, following a Fift  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 18 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * On Fox, Cornyn Discusses Democrats' Complicity in Biden Cognitive Decline Cover-Up * WASHINGTON - Today on Fox News' America Reports, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) recapped the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing he co-chaired entitled, "Unfit to Serve: How the Biden Cover-Up Endangered America and Undermined the Constitution," to investigate the alleged cover-up by the mainstream media, the Biden family, and  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Ayanna Pressley's Statement on Juneteenth Holiday * Pressley Continues to Lead Charge for Bold Policies That Protect Black Freedom, Advance Racial Justice BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement marking the Juneteenth federal holiday. Congresswoman Pressley remains steadfast in her advocacy for bold policies that protect Black freedom, safeguard B  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12945) on June 18, 2025, by defense policy analysts Jennifer DiMascio and Anya L. Fink: * * * U.S. Strategic Bombers The U.S. Air Force deploys three strategic (or heavy) bombers - the B-52, B-1B, and B-2 - to carry bombs or air-to-surface missiles for conventional and nuclear missions. Bombers carry heavy ordnance loads across long distances, for long periods of time, to strik  more