WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Introduce LETITIA Act to Hold Corrupt Public Officials Accountable * AUSTIN - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Kennedy (R-LA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced the Law Enforcement Tools to Interdict Troubling Investments in Abodes (LETITIA) Act, which would empower the Trump administration to hold publ  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * Library of Congress Unveils Major Upgrades to Chronicling America Website * The Library of Congress has launched a significant upgrade to its Chronicling America website, the nation's leading free resource for historical U.S. newspapers. The updated platform now integrates fully with the Library's broader loc.gov digital collections, offering enhanced accessibility, modern design and powerful research tools across  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Senate Confirms Paige Hallen Hanson as EPA's Chief Financial Officer * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate confirmed Paige Hallen Hanson to serve as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Appointed by President Donald J. Trump, as CFO, Hanson will be responsible for overseeing nearly $100 billion currently appropriated for EPA's work, the development and manage  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * The Teeth Doctors to Pay $61,000 to Resolve EEOC Religious Discrimination Charge * Dental clinic refused to accommodate employee's religious beliefs RALEIGH, N.C. - The Teeth Doctors, a North Carolina-based dental company, agreed to provide $61,000 to a former employee to settle a religious discrimination charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the f  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Under Secretary Kent: Restoring American Greatness in Postsecondary Education * By Under Secretary Nicholas Kent Late on Friday, I was greatly honored that the U.S. Senate confirmed me as 15th Under Secretary of Education. As a first-generation college student who received a Pell Grant from this very Department, it is now my privilege to lead this talented team in ensuring that each rung in the   more