WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Seventeen academics and legal scholars submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) asserting that a recently released report titled "A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate" was developed in violation of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The researchers argue that if the department uses the report's contents, which they claim ignore and contradict a large body of scientific work, it would violate DO  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- A coalition of 22 attorneys general has formally opposed a Proposed Rule issued by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that seeks to ban abortion and abortion counseling from the medical benefits package provided to veterans and their dependents. The public comment letter, spearheaded by the attorneys general of California and Massachusetts, raises serious concerns about the implications of the rule, which aims to reinstate a full exclusion on these services that   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Sullivan Introduce Bipartisan NDAA Amendment to Strengthen Indo-Pacific Security Cooperation * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to strengthen security co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2025: * * * BLM oil and gas lease sale in Colorado generates over $6.7 million in revenue LAKEWOOD, Colo.-The Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office leased 14 parcels totaling 7,895 acres for $6,730,718 in total receipts for its quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The combined bonus bids and rentals from the leases will be distributed between the federal g  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Amendment to Raise Annual Pay Cap for Wildland Firefighters * Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced an amendment that would permanently raise the annual pay cap that limits the total compensation a federal wildland firefighter can earn in a calendar year,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release: * * * OCC Elevates Chartering Function; Names Stephen Lybarger as Senior Deputy Comptroller for Chartering, Organization and Structure * WASHINGTON--The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced the elevation and renaming of its chartering and licensing function and the appointment of Stephen Lybarger as Senior Deputy Comptroller for Ch  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFR) -- The Office of Personnel Management is abolishing the Hennepin, Minnesota, nonappropriated fund Federal Wage System wage area. The final rule will redefine most of the counties within that area to the nearest nonappropriated fund Federal Wage System wage areas. Counties that do not have nonappropriated fund Federal Wage System employment will no longer be part of a wage area. The changes were recommended by the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee due to a de  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Big, Beautiful Success Story: Taxpayers Getting A Tax Cut Is Making News President Trump's working class tax cuts are making news. Media reports - including from local outlets around the country - are showing how the tax cuts deliver for workers, families, small businesses, and farmers in all 50 states, according to a recent study. "Taxpayers in ever  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 25-cv-02821; D. Colo. filed Sept. 9, 2025): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Tomislav Vukota, Vukota Capital Management, LLC, and VCM Global Asset Management Ltd., No. 25-cv-02821 (D. Colo. filed Sept. 9, 2025) The Securities and Exchange Commission filed settled charges against former Colorado resident Tomislav "Tom" Vukota (Vukota) and the two investment adviser entities he  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Cramer, Schumer Bill Honoring 1980 Miracle on Ice Hockey Team * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act today. This legislation honors the 1980 Olympic Men's Hockey Team's improbable victory over the four-time reigning champion Russian Olympic team. Against all odds, the American team of amateur collegiate hockey player  more