WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Nomination Hearing, Whitehouse Presses for Documents on Emil Bove's Ethics Scandals and Weaponization of DOJ * Bove, the Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General and Trump's former personal attorney, is nominated to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circu Washington, D.C. - Last week, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Co  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan, Scott Lead Letter Applauding Tomato Suspension Agreement Termination * Trump Administration Takes Action to Put American Tomato Growers First Unfair Mexican Trade Practices "Hurt Florida's Tomato Industry" WASHINGTON -- Friday, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and member of the Trade Subcommittee, and Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) led a lett  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * Chairman Mast Applauds House Vote to Defund Biden's Cash Payments to Taliban WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement after the House voted in favor of a bill sponsored by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) to ensure no more U.S. tax dollars fall into the hands of the Taliban afte  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand Reintroduce Older Americans Act to Strengthen Care and Services for Aging Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Senator Rick Scott, and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Chairman Bill Cassidy and Ranking Member Bernie Sanders of the   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard Cutter Campbell returns home after 62-day patrol in the Windward Passage * NEWPORT, R.I. -- The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Campbell (WMEC 909) returned to their home port in Newport, Friday, following a 62-day patrol in the Windward Passage. Campbell deployed in support of Operation Vigilant Sentry to advance the primary missions of safety of life at sea and dete  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Florida Nonprofit Founder and Accountant Charged with Stealing Over $100M from Special Needs Victims * An indictment was unsealed today charging two Florida men in connection with a fraudulent scheme to steal over $100 million from a nonprofit organization that managed funds for people with special needs and disabilities. "As alleged, for over 15 years, the defendants conspired to use the funds o  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Former Governors in Senate: GOP Reconciliation Bill will Slash Medicaid Services, SNAP * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) led a number of his Senate colleagues who previously served as state governors to communicate to Republican leadership the devastating impacts of the Senate reconciliation bill on states. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Senate Finance  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. John Rutherford, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rutherford Statement on U.S. Attacks on Nuclear Sites in Iran * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Saturday, U.S. Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement on U.S. Armed Forces attacks on nuclear sites in Iran: "I am fully behind President Trump and our Armed Forces in the action taken in self-defense, which precludes any need for an Authorization for Use of Military For  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Jacksonville Property Management Company to Pay Compensation and Penalties for Imposing Unlawful Charges on U.S. Military Servicemembers * The Justice Department resolved an enforcement matter against JWB Real Estate Management for violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) when it imposed illegal early termination charges on military servicemembers who terminated their leases after recei  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * Merkley, Booker, Schumer, Wyden Call on Congressional Leadership to Backtrack on Devastating Health Care Cuts That Will Saddle More Working Families with Medical Debt 5.4 Million More Americans Will be Strapped with Medical Debt Due to the Republicans' Cuts to Medicaid, Affordable Care Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff M  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news: * * * NIST Releases Extensive Video Update on Champlain Towers South Investigation The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) National Construction Safety Team (NCST) has released an extensive video update on its investigation into the June 2021 partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, Florida. The update reviews the   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Parker Solar Probe Team Receives Collier Trophy for Record-Breaking Solar Encounter By Emily Winget, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications The Parker Solar Probe science and engineering team, a collaboration of scientists from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), NASA, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), and more than 40 other partner organizations, received the 2024   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Lois Frankel Responds to U.S. Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities * Washington, D.C. - Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Ranking Member of the House National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Subcommittee released the following statement today after the United States carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. "Here's what's not up for debate: For decades,  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Ashley Moody Joins Colleagues in Supporting the Kids Online Safety Act to Protect Kids Online WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Ashley Moody announced joining U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), an effort she has  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * Senator Ashley Moody, Colleagues Thank President Trump and Secretary Lutnick for Swift Action to Terminate Tomato Suspension Agreement, Standing Up for American Growers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Ashley Moody, joined by several colleagues, sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick applauding the Trump administration's decision to terminate the 2019 Tomato Suspension A  more