WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 1st Quarter 2025 Real gross domestic product decreased in 39 states in the first quarter of 2025, with the percent change ranging from 1.7 percent at an annual rate in South Carolina to -6.1 percent in Iowa and Nebraska, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (table 1).   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Statement on SCOTUS Decision That Paves Way to Eliminate Health Care Access for Medicaid Patients * 06.26.25 49% of Planned Parenthood patients access care via Medicaid and/or the Title X family planning program; FACT SHEET: In WA State - Planned Parenthood serves 100,000 patients annually, about half are Medicaid recipients WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 27, 2025: * * * Chairman Graham Releases Full Senate Text Of President's One Big Beautiful Bill WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today released the Senate's full legislative text of President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill. "If you like higher taxes, open borders, a weak military a  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher on Supreme Court Decision To Allow States To Defund Planned Parenthood * Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after the Supreme Court released its decision in Medina, Director, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. "Every American deserves access to high quality, non-judgm  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Senate GOP Colleagues Introduce Resolution Supporting Operation Midnight Hammer * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Roger Wicker (R-Missouri), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma), Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Dave McCormick (R-Pennsylvania), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Rick Scott (R-  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Statement on SCOTUS Decision in Trump v. Casa * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Trump v. Casa that universal injections put forth by lower federal courts exceed the authority granted to them by Congress. "Today's Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Casa is a judicial game-changing opinion  more

HARTSVILLE, South Carolina, June 27 -- Coker University issued the following news: * * * McLeod Health Supports Coker University Nursing Program with $75,000 Gift McLeod Health has made a generous $75,000 donation to Coker University's nursing program. This investment will strengthen hands-on learning opportunities, enhance clinical simulation spaces, and support scholarships for nursing students. The gift reflects McLeod Health's continued commitment to healthcare education and workforce de  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release: * * * Reproductive Equity Now Stands in Solidarity with Planned Parenthood Following Medina Decision Medina v Planned Parenthood Ruling Greenlights South Carolina to "Defund" Planned Parenthood, Strips Low-Income South Carolinians of Care, Sets Dangerous Precedent * BOSTON (June 26, 2  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 27, 2025: * * * What They Are Saying: Support for Scott's September Deadline on Digital Asset Market Structure Legislation Chairman Scott also reiterated his support for sending the GENIUS Act to President Trump's desk * Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) hosted a fireside chat   more