WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Grassley, Hawley Demand Answers on Meta's Emotional Targeting of Children, Repeated Alleged Failures to Comply with Child Privacy Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) are demanding answers from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg following new disclosures outlining t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Celebrates Agriculture Traditions, Recognizes Iowa Servicemembers, Showcases Heartland Innovation, and More * RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) recently traveled from Montgomery County to Dubuque County to meet with fairgoers, servicemembers, small business owners, farmers, and more on her River to River Tour - part of her ongoing commitment to hear from Iowans in every corner of the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Young Construction * RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Young Construction of Cerro Gordo County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties. "For more than 20 years, Young Construction has   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Blackburn, Hawley Demand Answers on Meta's Emotional Targeting of Children, Repeated Alleged Failures to Comply with Child Privacy Law * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and committee members Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) are demanding answers from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg following new disclosures outlining the company's eff  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson, GOP Colleagues Lead Effort to Double Federal Penalty for Assaulting ICE Agents * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02), Congressman Brad Knott (R-NC-13), Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01), Congressman Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ-08), and Congressman Mike Flood (R-NE-01) introduced the Protect and Respect ICE Act, which will double criminal penalties for assaulting, resi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Block U.S. Attorney Nominees from Serving Communities Across America * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) requested unanimous consent to confirm 10 U.S. Attorney nominees who advanced the Judiciary Committee by voice vote. Since being favorably reported out of committee, these law enforcement nominees have languished on the Senate floor due   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Senate Democrats Block U.S. Attorney Nominees from Serving Communities Across America Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) requested unanimous consent to confirm 10 U.S. Attorney nominees who advanced the Judiciary Committee by voice vote. Since being favorably reported out of committee, these law enforcement nomi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Sunnybrook Union to Pay $110,000 in EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit * Settles federal suit charging union with blocking promotion of a black custodian CHICAGO - Sunnybrook Union, a labor union representing teachers and educational support staff in the Sunnybrook School District in Lansing, Illinois, will pay $110,000 and provide other relief to settle a race discrimination case file  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The White House sent to the Senate on Sept. 2, 2025, the nominations of 16 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Tammy Bruce, of California, to be the Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary; the Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations; and to serve concurrently and without additiona  more