WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * Ada Valley Meat Company Recalls Ready-To-Eat Ground Beef Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination * WASHINGTON, July 29, 2025 - Ada Valley Meat Company, an Ada, Mich., establishment, is recalling approximately 1,065 pounds of a fully cooked frozen ground beef product that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal, the U.S. De  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 29, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy, Warren, Colleagues Reintroduce College Transparency Act Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) reintroduced the College Transparency Act (CTA), which ensures that students and families have b  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Department of Energy Issues Report Evaluating Impact of Greenhouse Gasses on U.S. Climate, Invites Public Comment The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released (https://www.energy.gov/topics/climate) a new report, A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate, evaluating existing peer-reviewed literature and government data on climate impa  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Join Call for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza and Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War * July 29, 2025 Senators lay out needed humanitarian and diplomatic next steps in letter to Middle East Special Envoy and Secretary of State after latest round of ceasefire talks faltered last week [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks Out On Humanitarian Crisis In Gaza, Calls On Netanyahu To Allow Aid Into Gaza * July 28, 2025 Last week, Durbin joined his Senate colleagues to call on Prime Minister Netanyahu to remove restrictions and security challenges that are preventing humanitarian organizations from delivering food and supplies to those starving in Gaza WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick D  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Hirono, Padilla, Wyden And Booker Introduce Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act To Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness To Adjunct Professors * July 28, 2025 Nationally, 47 percent of instructional higher education faculty work on a part-time, contingent basis, often facing low pay with little or no benefits or job security WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Senators Request Answers From FDA Regarding Dangerous Decision Allowing JUUL E-Cigarettes To Stay On The Market, Addict Children * July 28, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today led a group of eight Senators in sending a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Makary sounding the alarm and demanding answers over FDA's senseless decis  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Whitehouse Press For Public Commitments From Deputy Attorney General After Meeting With Ghislaine Maxwell * July 28, 2025 Senators push for Justice Department commitments to releasing recordings and all notes from the Blanche-Maxwell meeting, not pardoning or commuting the sentence of Maxwell, upholding full transparency with victims and survivors, sharing other documents WASHINGTO  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * Durbin, Whitehouse Press For Public Commitments From Deputy Attorney General After Meeting With Ghislaine Maxwell Senators push for Justice Department commitments to releasing recordings and all notes from the Blanche-Maxwell meeting, not pardoning or commuting the sentence of Maxwell, upholding full transparency with victims an  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 30 -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * Giant Magellan Telescope Advances to National Science Foundation Final Design Phase The advancement is one of the final steps before the telescope becomes eligible for federal construction funding, a critical milestone recognizing the Giant Magellan's scientific merit, construction progress, and alignment with U.S. priorities in science and technology. * The Giant Ma  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 30 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * NSF announces $100 million investment in National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes awards to secure American leadership in AI The investment will accelerate open innovation, empower an AI-ready workforce and strengthen U.S. global competitiveness * The U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with Capital One and Intel, today announced a $100 million i  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSrpt) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: * * * NSF announces $100 million investment in National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes awards to secure American leadership in AI The investment will accelerate open innovation, empower an AI-ready workforce and strengthen U.S. global competitiveness * The U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with Capital One and Intel, today announced a $100 million investment to supp  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Cassidy Introduce Legislation to Assist Families With Post-Secondary Education Choices * Washington - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, in reintroducing the College Transparency Act. This legislation ensures that students and famil  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Joins Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Provide Transparency for Students * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in reintroducing the College Transparency Act (CTA). This bill would ensure that students and families have better, more transparent information as they consider taking out loans for higher education opportu  more