WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- A coalition of 22 Attorneys General has sent a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing strong opposition to a proposed rule that seeks to amend the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The letter emphasizes that the suggested changes would be detrimental to student borrowers and public service employers alike. The Proposed Rule, which was published in the Federal Register on August 18, 2025, is described as unlawful by the coalitio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Thirty-five osteopathic specialty and state associations expressed serious concerns in a public comment letter sent to the U.S. Department of Education regarding proposed modifications to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The letter, supported by 34 affiliated osteopathic specialty and state associations representing nearly 200,000 osteopathic physicians and medical students, warns that the changes could adversely affect the nation's healthcare workforce  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Join Padilla in Leading Push for More Oversight and Accountability Over National Guard Deployments * September 17, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - As Donald Trump continues threatening to deploy the National Guard into Chicago, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) in introducing legislation t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls Out Trump Administration's Misguided, Partisan Approach To Immigration * September 18, 2025 Durbin: "So rather than costly operations to deport hardworking immigrants with no criminal convictions, I urge my colleagues to come to the table and work with us on a bipartisan basis to reform our immigration system and secure our border in a sensible, humane way." WASHINGTON - In a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Durbin Calls Out Trump Administration's Misguided, Partisan Approach To Immigration Durbin: "So rather than costly operations to deport hardworking immigrants with no criminal convictions, I urge my colleagues to come to the table and work with us on a bipartisan basis to reform our immigration system and secure our border in   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Five Judicial Nominations, Nominee To Be The 'Drug Czar' U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the judicial nomin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Oversight Hearing With FBI Director Patel U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at a Senate Judiciary Oversight Committee hearing with Federal Bureau of Investigation   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Remarks At Anti-Trafficking In Persons Roundtable, Calls For Federal Action To Rein In Big Tech * September 18, 2025 In his remarks, Durbin called for the passage of federal legislation to hold Big Tech accountable for its role in facilitating child exploitation and human trafficking WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Remarks At Anti-Trafficking In Persons Roundtable, Calls For Federal Action To Rein In Big Tech In his remarks, Durbin called for the passage of federal legislation to hold Big Tech accountable for its role in facilitating child exploitation and human trafficking * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-I  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Exposes Harms Of Unregulated AI Chatbots During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing In today's Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing, Durbin asked parents about the harms caused by children engaging with AI chatbots * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witne  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions FBI Director Patel At Senate Judiciary Committee Oversight Hearing On Patel's Partisan & Incompetent Management Of The Bureau Durbin requested Patel respond to several questions to address Patel's "loyalty tests," failed polygraph tests, the Epstein files, & unprecedented purging of FBI officials * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions Judicial Nominee, 'Drug Czar' Nominee In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing * September 17, 2025 Durbin pressed Ms. Carter Bailey, the nominee to be the "Drug Czar," on her plan to reduce the flow of drugs and weapons between the U.S. and the Mexican cartels despite the White House slashing the grant program to address high intensity drug trafficking areas WASHINGTON - U.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Durbin Questions Judicial Nominee, 'Drug Czar' Nominee In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Durbin pressed Ms. Carter Bailey, the nominee to be the "Drug Czar," on her plan to reduce the flow of drugs and weapons between the U.S. and the Mexican cartels despite the White House slashing the grant program to address high intens  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Durbin Questions Witnesses On Treatment Of Unaccompanied Migrant Children During Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing In yesterday's Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing, Durbin also denounced the Trump Administration's move to unlawfully fire immigration court judges * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranki  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks With Corporation For Public Broadcasting Following Passage Of Trump's Rescissions Request * September 17, 2025 The meeting comes as CPB announced it would be shutting down after being defunded by President Trump, Congressional Republicans WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) met with Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) CEO Patricia Harriso  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Cramer, Schneider, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Bill Addressing Shortage Of Doctors, Nurses * September 18, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), along with U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) and Don Bacon (R-NE-02), today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legisl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin: RFK Jr. is a Danger to the Children of America * September 18, 2025 In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin slammed Secretary Kennedy for spreading anti-vaccine sentiment and gutting public health agencies by removing well-respected medical experts WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor slamming Secretary Robert F.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Durbin: RFK Jr. Is A Danger To The Children Of America In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin slammed Secretary Kennedy for spreading anti-vaccine sentiment and gutting public health agencies by removing well-respected medical experts * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered a speech on the Senate fl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Sues Live Nation and Ticketmaster for Engaging in Illegal Ticket Resale Tactics and Deceiving Artists and Consumers about Price and Ticket Limits * The Federal Trade Commission and seven states sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster for tacitly coordinating with brokers and allowing them to harvest millions of dollars worth of tickets in the primary market. Live Nation and Ticketmaster then sell the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service (ERS) issued a report on September 16, 2025, titled 'Oil Crops Outlook: September 2025,' by authors Maria Bukowski and Bryn Swearingen. The report, OCS-25i, states that U.S. soybean production for the 2025/26 marketing year (MY) is forecast at 4.3 billion bushels, a rise of 8.0 million bushels from the previous month's forecast due to higher acreage. While production is up, the report notes that the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * In Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing, Durbin Calls For Stronger Oversight On Private Providers Of Shelter And Care For Unaccompanied Migrant Children * September 17, 2025 In his opening statement, Durbin repeated his request to hold a hearing on the Trump Administration's decision to drop a lawsuit against Southwest Key, an organization that has been repeatedly accused of subjecting una  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * In Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing, Durbin Calls For Stronger Oversight On Private Providers Of Shelter And Care For Unaccompanied Migrant Children In his opening statement, Durbin repeated his request to hold a hearing on the Trump Administration's decision to drop a lawsuit against Southwest Key, an organization that h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * In Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing, Durbin Previews New Legislation That Would Hold AI Companies Accountable For Harms Caused By Their AI Products The AI LEAD Act would establish a federal cause of action against AI companies for harms caused by their systems * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Land of Lincoln Legal Aid Inc., has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing strong opposition to proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The organization argues that alterations to the program's parameters for eligibility could adversely affect access to legal services in rural communities across Central and Southern Illinois. Land of Lincoln Legal Aid serves a vast service territory that spans 65 coun  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48706) on Sept. 15, 2025, entitled "Supreme Court Review: Criminal Law Cases from the October 2024 Term." The report is written by section research manager Michael A. Foster and legislative attorneys Dave S. Sidhu, Cassandra J. Barnum and Matthew D. Trout: * * * SUMMARY In its October 2024 term, the Supreme Court issued several significant decisions in cases involving federal criminal law   more