WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Aug. 26, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Nonfarm payroll employment up in 19 states from July 2024 to July 2025 From July 2024 to July 2025, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 19 states and was essentially unchanged in 31 states and the District of Columbia. * * * Chart: Change in nonfarm employment by state, July 2024 to July 2025 * * * The largest job gains oc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Opens Inquiry into Abusive & Unlawful ICE Tactics * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Todd Lyons today seeking information "regarding the training and compensation ICE agents are receiving as it relates to how t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Langworthy Secures $500,000 EPA Grant to Improve South Dayton Water System * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) today announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $500,000 to the Village of South Dayton for drinking water system improvements. This investment, delivered through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (STAG), is the direct re  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 25 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC to Conduct Hydrographic Dye Study in Upper Niagara River * The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), in partnership with the New York State Water Resources Institute, is conducting a hydrographic dye study in the Little River/Tonawanda Island section of the Upper Niagara River in the city of North Tonawanda, Niagara County. The study w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter Embarks on Four-Day, Forty-Mile Trek Around Mt. Hood to Shape Public Lands Policy * GOVERNMENT CAMP, OR -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03), the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, embarked on a four-day, forty-mile backpacking trek around Mt. Hood along the Timberline Trail. The trek comes twenty years to the month that Reps. Bl  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Fifth Defendant Convicted for Laundering Funds from Fraud Schemes to Nigerian Transnational Organized Crime Groups * A federal jury in Puerto Rico yesterday convicted a fifth individual for conspiracy to launder funds in connection with multiple wide-ranging wire, mail, and access device fraud schemes. Oluwasegun Baiyewu was convicted of a money laundering conspiracy following a 22-day trial in S  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Commemorates Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the following statement commemorating the eighth annual Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day, observed on August 25. "Today we remember the victims and survivors of the Burme  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release: * * * Humanitarian Elie Wiesel is honored with a stamp * What: The U.S. Postal Service honors Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) with the 18th stamp of its Distinguished Americans series. Wiesel was a survivor of Nazi concentration camps whose life and writing on the Holocaust are a testament to moral courage and the resilience of the human spirit. The first-day-of-issue event for the 2-ounce mail stamp is free and op  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Detains Criminal Illegal Aliens Convicted of Heinous Crimes Against Americans * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced the arrests of criminal illegal aliens convicted of violent crimes across the United States. Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, we are fufilling the American people's mandate to remove the worst of the worst criminal illega  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following revenue ruling (No. 2025-16) on Aug. 25, 2025, entitled "Section 2032A.--Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real Property". * * * This revenue ruling contains a list of the average annual effective interest rates on new loans under the Farm Credit System. This revenue ruling also contains a list of the states within each Farm Credit System Bank Territory. Under Sec. 2032A(e)(7)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code, rates on  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, Neal Call on Congress to Act After Whistleblower Report of 'DOGE' Mishandling of Americans' Private Social Security Data * East Hartford, CT - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) called on Congress to act after the New York Times published a whistleblower report that 'DOGE' "  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Law Enforcement Arrests Suspect Who Made Bomb Threat on ICE Dallas Facility * As ICE officers arrest the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens, they face a 1,000% increase in assaults against them. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the following statement on the arrest of an individual who threatened U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Continues Fight for Truth on Cuomo's Deadly Nursing Home Order * Washington, D.C. - 8/26/25... Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) sent a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams, New York State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald, and New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Michelle Morse demanding a written determination on whether then-Governor Andrew Cuomo's March 25, 202  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON DONALD TRUMP'S BASELESS ATTACK ON DR. LISA COOK * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Dr. Lisa Cook is the first Black woman ever to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Donald Trump is trying to remove her without a shred of credible evidence that she has done anything wrong. To   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON DONALD TRUMP'S BASELESS ATTACK ON DR. LISA COOK * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Dr. Lisa Cook is the first Black woman ever to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Donald Trump is trying to remove her without a shred of credible evidence that she has done anything wrong. To the extent anyone is unfit  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Announces $42.7 Million to Improve Fort Hamilton Operations * (BROOKLYN, NY) - Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis announced $42.7 million in federal funding for base operations support services at 200 year old Fort Hamilton with the work expected to be completed by July 2030. The funding will cover essential infrastructure needs, including grounds maintenance, electrical and plumb  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez, Malliotakis, Nadler, and Goldman Introduce Legislation to Curb Impact of Helicopter Noise * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Representatives Rob Menendez (D-NJ), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Dan Goldman (D-NY) introduced the Protecting Communities from Helicopter Noise Act. The bipartisan bill, one of several pieces of legislation introduced in response to rampant he  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Nadler, Menendez, Malliotakis, and Goldman Introduce Legislation to Curb Impact of Helicopter Noise * Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), and Dan Goldman (NY-10) introduced the Protecting Communities from Helicopter Noise Act. The bipartisan bill, one of several pieces of legislation introduced in response to rampant helicopter noise in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Schumer, Gillibrand Announce A Whopping $66+ Million In Federal Funding For 22 Airports Across New York * Major Projects Include Over $15 Million For Westchester County Airport, Over $13 Million For The Syracuse Hancock International Airport, And More Than $7 Million For Watertown International Airport Today, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the  more

WEST POINT, New York, Aug. 27 -- The Military Academy issued the following news release: * * * The United States Military Academy Launches the Department of Chemical and Biological Science and Engineering To meet the Army's scientific and technical demands for future warfighting, the U.S. Military Academy is transforming the Department of Chemistry and Life Science into the Department of Chemical and Biological Science and Engineering (CBSE). Moving forward, the department will expand its foc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Aug. 25, 2025: * * * Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes Steps to End Cashless Bail to Protect Americans PREVENTING FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR SENSELESS CASHLESS BAIL: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to protect Americans by ensuring Federal policies and resources are not used to support cashless bail policies across the Nation. * The Order directs the Attorney General to submit a list of St  more