PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Virginia -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Virginia were 193,916, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 185,156, the U.S. Bure  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Doctors Call for Immediate Humanitarian Access in Gaza * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressional Doctors and U.S. Representatives Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Ami Bera (CA-06), Kelly Morrison (MI-03), Raul Ruiz (CA-25), and Kim Schrier (WA-08) sent a letter urging the Trump Administration to take immediate and sustained action to address the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. The le  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on July 31, 2025: * * * Name of Product: KidKraft Farm to Table Model Play Kitchen Hazard: If young children are climbing on the counter or crawling through the opening at the back of the play kitchen, their clothing can get caught on the plastic or metal hooks meant to hold toy kitchen accessories such as play pots and pans, posing a strangulation hazard. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: July 31, 2025  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on July 31, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Leatherman Charge Plus and Charge Plus TTi Multi-Tools Hazard: The tip of the knife blade doesn't fully fold into the handle, posing a laceration hazard. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: July 31, 2025 Units: About 17,000 Consumer Contact: Toll-free at 800-847-8665 from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, by email at charge@leatherman.com, or online at w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Curtis, Kaine, Ricketts Announce Bipartisan Bill to Support Taiwan's Diplomatic Partners in Latin America and Caribbean * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Utah's U.S. Senator John Curtis, Virginia's U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, and Nebraska's U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts today introduced bipartisan legislation to support Taiwan and its diplomatic partners in Latin America and t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley: Netanyahu Government's Starvation of Gaza Driving Horrific Famine Conditions, Innocent Civilian Deaths * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--the first Senator to call for a lasting ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee--issued the following statement after a global hunger monitoring authority sounded the alarm o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Statement on President Trump's Imposition of Massive Tariff Taxes * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on President Trump's self-imposed deadline to put massive tariff taxes in place across the globe: "Last night President Trump confirmed that Americans will be facing   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Wyden Blasts Trump for Firing BLS Commissioner Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement blasting Donald Trump for ordering the firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics: "This is the act of somebody who is soft, weak and afraid to own up to the reality of the damage hi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Seeks Answers from Key Financial Regulator on Trump's Crypto Conflicts of Interest * The letter followed Trump signing a crypto bill into law as he and his family hold deep ties to stablecoin based on deals made with foreign entities Washington, D.C. - Amid the Trump family's explosion in wealth from its activity in cryptocurrency, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote this week to the head of th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Wyden Slams Trump's Sham Trade Deals For Hitting Americans with Billions in New Trade Taxes On Groceries, Electronics and Other Essentials Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement in response to Trump's announcement of sham trade deals and new tariff rates that will punish American famili  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Dire July Jobs Report Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the news that the U.S. economy added only 73,000 jobs in July and the three-month moving average of jobs added has fallen to a dismal 35,000: "Trump was handed the keys to the strongest major economy in   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Call for Restoration of Voting Rights Act * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation that would update and restore critical safeguards of the original Voting Rights Act of 1965 that federal court rulings have eroded in recent years. "Six decades after Congress passed t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Administration to Reinstate EPA Employees Retaliated Against for Exercising Free Speech Rights * Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore.) said today they have joined 15 Senate colleagues in pressing the federal Environmental Protection Agency to reinstate employees placed on administrative leave after signing a "Declaration of Dissent" expres  more