WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressing support for the proposed rule on front-of-package nutrition labeling. This initiative aims to enhance consumer understanding regarding the nutritional content of food, particularly in relation to saturated fats, sodium, and added sugars. The AMA, representing various physician and medical student members, lauded the FDA's eff  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Threats of Military Deployment, Duckworth Hosts Telephone Town Hall for Chicagoans * September 03, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) tonight hosted a telephone town hall for more than 10,000 Illinoisans to answer constituents' questions and discuss the Trump Administration's plans for immigration enforcement and military deployments in Chicago. In tonight's tow  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Sept. 4, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates up in 32 large metro areas, down in 21, over year ended July 2025 Of the 56 metropolitan areas with a 2020 Census population of 1 million or more, 32 large areas had unemployment rate increases from July 2024 to July 2025, 21 had decreases, and 3 had no change. The largest rate increase occurred in Cleveland, Oh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Join Warren to Lead Investigation Into Trump Administration's Betrayal of Immigrant Service Members, Veterans and Military Families * September 04, 2025 "We demand an explanation for why DHS is betraying its promises to service members who play a key role in protecting U.S. national security," the members wrote. [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Urge Bondi, Noem, Hegseth, Patel to Provide Immediate Information About President Trump's Imminent Military Deployment and Increased Federal Law Enforcement Presence in Chicago * September 04, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to Attorney General Bondi, D  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Condemns Republicans' So-called 'Big, Beautiful, Bill' That Rips 15 Million Americans Off Their Health Care To Fund Tax Breaks For Billionaires * September 04, 2025 WASHINGTON - Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) delivered a rebuke of congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration's so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), which slash  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Durbin Demands Immediate Hearing On Trump's Dangerous Military Deployment Threats To Chicago And Other Cities U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today requested for Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to immediately schedule a committee hearing on President Trump's threat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Introduces Legislation To Invest In A Clean Climate Future And Spur Job Creation * September 04, 2025 The America's Clean Future Fund Act aims to create jobs and drive significant carbon emissions reductions to combat the climate crisis WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) reintroduced the America's Clean Future Fund Act, a bill that would spur job crea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Meets With NIU President As Trump Administration Slashes Research Funding, Restricts Financial Support For Students * September 04, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Lisa Freeman, President of Northern Illinois University (NIU), to discuss the harmful impacts of congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration's One Big Beautiful Bil  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Durbin Questions Judicial Nominees In Today's Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned judicial nominees on two panels, beginning with Jennifer Mascott, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, during  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Slams President Trump's Failing Tariffs, Harm To The U.S. Economy * September 04, 2025 In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin condemned the Trump Administration for the state of the economy due to the President's unpopular policies including 'One, Big Beautiful Bill' and the Trump Tariffs WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) delivered a speech on the Senate f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Join Warren To Lead Investigation Into Trump Administration's Betrayal Of Immigrant Service Members, Veterans, And Military Families * September 04, 2025 "We demand an explanation for why DHS is betraying its promises to service members who play a key role in protecting U.S. national security," the members wrote. WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL)  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Urge Bondi, Noem, Hegseth, Patel To Provide Immediate Information About President Trump's Imminent Military Deployment And Increased Federal Law Enforcement Presence In Chicago * September 04, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today sent a letter to Attorney General Bondi, Departm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Durbin, Padilla, Kelly Lead Senate Democrats In Calling Out Trump Administration's Wrongful Targeting Of DACA Recipients In Illegal Immigration Scheme U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) led a group of 38 Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has ended its role as receiver for the National Republic Bank of Chicago, Illinois. This action terminates the receivership, discharging the FDIC from its duties and ceasing the entity's existence as a legal construct. The FDIC, which had the responsibility of closing the institution and liquidating its assets, has now finished its obligations and made all distributions to creditors as mandated by law. The FDIC has been appoint  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Senate Judiciary Democrats Urge Firing Of Justice Department Employee And Insurrectionist Jared Wise U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) urged the removal of Department of Justice (DOJ) employee Jared   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision: * * * Two EMAS Systems Successfully Stop Aircraft in Separate Incidents * Two Engineered Materials Arresting Systems (EMAS) played a crucial role in safely stopping aircraft during runway overruns at two different locations yesterday. EMAS is a bed of lightweight, crushable material installed at the end of a runway to slow down aircraft that overshoot, undershoot, or veer   more