WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release: * * * AFL-CIO on August Jobs Report * The labor movement has been warning that the Trump administration's policies are bad for working families. Today's jobs report shows those policies continue to weigh down the job market. Job creation has slowed, and there have been tens of thousands of jobs lost in construction, mining, professional sectors and the federal government. Manufacturing was down by more th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Investigating Bloomberg's climate policy AGs The billionaire's money is paying for lawyers to work on climate policy for Democratic attorneys general. By Robert Stilson In July, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform chair Rep. James Comer (R-KY) announced an investigation into the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center (State Impact Center) at New York University   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap - Week of September 1, 2025 * Here's a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, September 2, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Robert Aderholt held a markup and successfully reported the FY26 bill out of subcommittee. The measure  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release: * * * Raleigh County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime BECKLEY, W.Va. - Jeremy Dale Shuck, 47, of Coal City, pleaded guilty today to distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 16, 2024, Shuck sold approximately 13.92 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential inf  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Republican Recap: Week of September 1, 2025 * Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Investing in America's Energy and National Security House Republicans and President Trump ran on the promise to unleash American energy production for our energy security and the security of our allies, returning to energy independence instead of rely  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Whitehouse and Murray Demand DOE's Sham Climate Report Be "Withdrawn in Shame" Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, fired back against the Department of   more