WILMINGTON, Delaware, July 15 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Baxdrostat met the primary and all secondary endpoints in BaxHTN Phase III trial in patients with uncontrolled or treatment resistant hypertension Baxdrostat demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction of systolic blood pressure compared with placebo * Positive high-level results from the BaxHTN Phase III trial showed baxdrostat at two doses (2  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Blunt Rochester Joins Schiff, 30 Senate Colleagues in Effort to Protect Small Farmers This letter follows an announcement last week from the Trump administration seeking to undermine Proposition 12 and other state laws. * U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and 30 of their Senate colleagues in strongly objecting the inclusion of the "Food S  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Blunt Rochester Talks Reconnecting Communities, Digital Infrastructure in Surface Transportation Reauthorization Hearing Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a hearing titled, "Constructing the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill: Stakeholders' Perspectives." The hearing examined the im  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Blunt Rochester, Clarke, Colleagues Join Academy Award-Winning Actor Lupita Nyong'o and Advocates to Mark Introduction of Uterine Health Legislative Package Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke to mark the introduction of a legislative package aimed at advancing  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regarding the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The department acknowledged the importance of secure energy sources but maintained that the environmental and public health risks, coupled with minimal benefits, do not justify including the Mid-Atlantic Planning Area in the program.   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Bristol, Pennsylvania, has submitted a public comment letter to several federal agencies, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, urging an extension for commenting deadlines on key environmental regulations. The organization is requesting an additional thirty days beyond the current August 4, 2025  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 18 -- Highmark, a health insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * Highmark Health Options and Wayspring bring compassionate care to the streets of Delaware * Face-to-face SUD outreach model reaches those left behind by traditional healthcare * 65% of members engaged through new model currently in treatment * The new program builds upon an existing corporate relationship, driving meaningful improvements in health outcomes * Wilmington, De  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- Highmark, a health insurance company, issued the following news release: [Category: BizInsurance] * * * Highmark Health Options and Wayspring bring compassionate care to the streets of Delaware * * Face-to-face SUD outreach model reaches those left behind by traditional healthcare * 65% of members engaged through new model currently in treatment * The new program builds upon an existing corporate relationship, driving meaningful improvements in h  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. McBride, Sens. Coons, Blunt Rochester and Delawareans Raise Alarm on Devastating Cuts to Food Assistance * NEWARK, DE -- In case you missed it, Delaware's Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester, Congresswoman Sarah McBride, SNAP recipients, and Delaware's frontline food leaders hosted a press conference in Newark to highlight impending cuts to food assistance across the state.   more

DELAWARE, Ohio, July 15 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * 'Pathways to Success' Ohio Wesleyan Earns $25,000 Grant to Support Student STEM Research Opportunities * DELAWARE, Ohio - Ohio Wesleyan University has earned a $25,000 grant from the Glenn W. Bailey Foundation to support STEM research opportunities for OWU students participating in the university's 2026 Summer Scholarship and Research Program. Based in Florida, the Bailey Foundation works "to fost  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * REMARKS: Senator Coons condemns deep cuts to humanitarian and disaster aid in moving speech on Senate floor * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) delivered a floor speech today condemning proposed Republican-led efforts to axe humanitarian and disaster relief funding, and eliminate publicly broadcast emergency alerts for rural communities in the latest budget rescission package. The  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * REMARKS: Senator Coons grills U.N. nominee Mike Waltz over his role in leaking sensitive information at confirmation hearing * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today pushed Mike Waltz - President Trump's nominee to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations - during a confirmation hearing to take accountability for his mish  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McBride Advances $5 Million for Delaware Innovation and Chemours in the House * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Delaware's Congresswoman Sarah McBride announced the successful passage of her amendment that secures $5 million aimed at advancing groundbreaking two-phase immersion and liquid cooling technologies developed by The Chemours Company in Delaware. The funding request now advances to the Se  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McBride Joins Bipartisan Effort to Address Nursing Shortage, Support Health Care Workforce * Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (D-DE) joined Reps. Young Kim (R-CA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), and Don Bacon (R-NE) to introduce the National Nursing Workforce Center Act, a bipartisan and bicameral bill to address national nursing workforce shortages by supporting state  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McBride Presses Trump Administration on State Department Cuts to Anti-Trafficking, Slush Fund Spending * WASHINGTON, DC -- During today's House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the Trump Administration's proposed FY26 State Department budget, Congresswoman Sarah McBride (D-DE) raised sharp concerns about staffing cuts to the State Department's anti-trafficking office, the dismantling of U  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following floor remarks on June 25, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the rural communities in Delaware and the hospitals that are their lifelines because if the Republican budget is passed, that lifeline will be cut. Across Delaware, rural hospitals are doing more than just providing care. Th  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Celebrates the Passage of Veterans Housing Bill U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) celebrated the passage of legislation to establish a partial claims program at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill would protect veterans and active-duty service members currently at-risk of foreclosure and the loss of their homes. H.R. 1815, the VA Home Loan Prog  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons statement on President Trump's decision to allow the export of advanced AI chips to China * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced it would allow Nvidia to resume selling its H20 advanced computer chips to Chinese customers: "President Trump's decision today hands China cutting-edge technology that   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons statement on Senate passage of recissions package * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement after the Senate passed a rescissions package that cut roughly $9 billion from federal spending. The bill passed 51-48, with every Democrat opposing the bill: "Tonight, Republicans in the Senate voted to further weaken our nation's reputation as a   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons' amendment to save international disaster relief funding blocked by Republicans * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) today introduced an amendment to the Republican rescissions package that would have removed $496 million in cuts to international disaster relief, effectively saving the program. Senator Coons is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Ra  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester and Budd Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Streamline American Manufacturing U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today introduced the Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act. The bipartisan legislation would amend the National Institute of Stan  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 18, 2025: * * * STATEMENT: Blunt Rochester, Coons Statement on Third Circuit Judicial Nominee U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons (both D-Del.), released the following statement on President Trump's nomination of Jennifer Mascott to fill the open Delaware seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: "For months, we have worked with the White House in good faith t  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * STATEMENT: Senator Blunt Rochester Votes NO on Republican Bill to Claw Back Critical Federal Funding U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement after Senate Republicans passed legislation to cut funding already appropriated by Congress, including critical funds for foreign assistance and public broadcasting. The Senator joined every Democrat   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * States leaders join Governors' calling for reform from PJM leadership * Washington, DC: Yesterday Governors from Delaware, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Tennessee wrote to PJM regulators "as a bipartisan group of Governors elected by the many millions of citizens of our respective states, to tell you that fundamental chang  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, July 17 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Update on CARES Phase III clinical program of anselamimab in light chain amyloidosis Results did not achieve statistical significance for the primary endpoint in overall patient population Anselamimab showed highly clinically meaningful improvement vs. placebo in survival and cardiovascular hospitalization in prespecified patient subgroup * High-level results from the Cardiac  more