WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1407) on Sept. 19, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - August 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in August in 3 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 45 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Seventeen states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 9 states had   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on Sept. 18, 2025, entitled "The Estimated Effects of Enacting Selected Health Coverage Policies on the Federal Budget and on the Number of People With Health Insurance." Here are excerpts: * * * Honorable Chuck Schumer, Democratic Leader, United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Honorable Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member, Committee on the Budget, United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Honorable   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kweisi Mfume Statement on House Resolution 719 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding today's vote on House Resolution 719: "Political violence is vile, wicked, and destructive to the core of our democracy. And yet, two things can be true at once - I stand against all forms of violence by sick, evil, and demented people while at  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Olszewski Issues Statement on Stop-Gap Budget Vote * (Washington, DC) - Maryland Congressman Johnny Olszewski today issued the following statement after voting against a Continuing Resolution that would extend government funding through November 21. The legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives in a 217-212 vote and now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration: "I su  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Department of Justice Issues Sentencing Memo for 2022 Attempted Murder of Supreme Court Justice * Today, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland issued a sentencing memo following Nicholas John Roske's April 8 guilty plea for the attempted murder of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. "This attempt against the life of a Supreme Court Justice was an attack on the entire judicia  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Education Department Inspector General Opens Investigation into DOGE's Access to Sensitive Institutional and Student Loan Borrower Data, Following Push By Warren, Senators * Following a push by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and nine other senators, the Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) agreed to open an investigation into DOGE's infiltration of ED's in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Joins Maryland Delegation Statement on Duffy Key Bridge Letter * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Representatives Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) released the following statement on U  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Statement on House Resolution 719 * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) released the following statement on House Resolution 719. "I hope we can all agree that political violence - be it the assassination of Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, the fire set on Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro's home, the assassination attempts made against the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Votes No on Republicans' Continuing Resolution * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) voted against House Republicans' seven-week government funding bill. Elfreth instead supports House and Senate Democrats' funding bill which would place checks on the President's powers and address our nation's health care crisis. "Our country is on the precipice of a health care  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Families Can't Afford a Shutdown: McClain Delaney Calls Out House Majority's Health Care Cuts * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) released a statement after voting to protect Maryland families against rising costs: "My top priority is the families I represent in the 6 th District. As your representative, I do not want our government to shut down. But   more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * FRCSW Teams Unite to Deliver Critical F-35 Engine Fitting * In an extraordinary display of cross-departmental coordination, technical expertise, and mission-driven dedication, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) successfully produced and delivered a critical F-35 weapons bay engine fitting to the USS Carl Vinson, averting a costly and time-consuming crane-off of the aircraft  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Lankford, Colleagues Move to Safeguard Students' Freedom of Faith and Association on College Campuses * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Tim Scott (R-S.C) and their colleagues to introduce the Equal Campus Access Act of 2025 to ensure religious student organizations will not face discrimination on college campuses. "Religious liberty i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on House Republicans' Latest Attempts to Undermine DC's Home Rule Authority * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement regarding recently passed legislation that would enhance Republicans' efforts to assert more federal control over Washington, D.C. and undermine the District of Columbia's home rule authority: "This week, Repu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Republicans' Partisan Funding Bill * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after voting on Republicans' partisan Continuing Resolution: "Over the past nine months this administration, aided by this Majority, has done everything possible to stop the government from functioning for the American people. They have purged fed  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Resolution on Charlie Kirk * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after voting on H.R. 719, the Honoring the life and legacy of Charles "Charlie" Kirk Act: "I will condemn political violence every chance I get, no matter the perpetrator or the victim. Every Member of Congress - indeed, every American - ought to do the s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Statement on Duffy Key Bridge Letter * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD), and U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) released the following statement   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Statement on Duffy Key Bridge Letter * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Johnny Olszewski, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, and April McClain Delaney and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (all D-Md.) released the following statement on U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's letter to Governor Wes Moore  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Statement on Duffy Key Bridge Letter * WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) released the following statement on U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's letter to Gove  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Multi-mission tactical UAS program welcomes new leadership * The Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) program office (PMA-266) welcomed a new program manager during change of command and retirement ceremony Sept. 18 inside Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (UX) 24's hangar, with the Marine Corps' MQ-9 Reaper in the backdrop. Marine Col. Leigh Irwin relieved Navy   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * NH Delegation Calls on Department of Education to Restore Funding for Program that Helps Students Thrive After High School * The New Hampshire delegation is sending a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon calling for the restoration of Congressionally approved funding for New Hampshire's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). GEAR   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Ph.D. to PLA: New Investigation Details How Biden-era Visa Failures Led American Taxpayers to Fund Students Linked to China's Military Today, House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) released a groundbreaking new investigation uncovering how Biden-er  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Hearing on Federal Preemption of State AI Laws Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet hearing examining federal preemption o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin, Houlahan Push to Restore Banned Books to Defense Department Schools, Protect Students from Political Interference * Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) introduced legislation to fight back against MAGA book bans. The Stop Censoring Military Families Act would restore all books removed from Department of Defense Education Activity (DOD  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McClain Delaney Votes to Condemn Political Violence * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) released a statement supporting a resolution to condemn political violence and the murder of Charlie Kirk: "Today, I will vote for a resolution condemning the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the rise of political violence that threatens us all. There is neve  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Scanlon Joins Colleagues on Resolution Condemning All Forms of Political Violence * Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined more than 100 of her colleagues in introducing a resolution calling on Congress to condemn all forms of political violence and to reject forms of rhetoric that demonize political opponents regardless of political ideology. The call to a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Lankford Move to Safeguard Students' Freedom of Faith and Association on College Campuses * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.), along with Congressman Tim Walberg (R-Minn.) and their colleagues, today introduced the Equal Campus Access Act of 2025 to ensure that religious student organizations will not face discrimination on college campuses. "F  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Three Members of MS-13 Convicted of Two Murders and Multiple Attempted Murders * Today, a federal jury in Maryland convicted three men, Wilson Arturo Constanza-Galdomez, also known as Humilde and Marco Saravia, 26, of El Salvador, Edis Omar Valenzuela-Rodriguez, also known as Little Felon, 24, of Honduras, and Jonathan Pesquera-Puerto, also known as Truney, 24, of Honduras; for conspiracy to parti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Highlights Oversight Concerns on FSK Bridge Rebuild to Gov. Moore Growing cost estimates and unconstitutional DEI practices threaten project delivery * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today in a letter to Maryland Governor Wes Moore emphasized the Trump Administration's commitment to oversight of all the federal dollars funding the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2025: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Highlights Oversight Concerns on FSK Bridge Rebuild to Gov. Moore Growing cost estimates and unconstitutional DEI practices threaten project delivery * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today in a letter to Maryland Governor Wes Moore emphasized the Trump Administration's commitment t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Underscores Illegality of Trump Action to End Collective Bargaining Agreements for Nonpartisan NASA, NOAA Employees * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, underscored the illegality of President Trump's August 28 executive order to end collective bargaining agreemen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Lujan Reintroduce the Democracy in Design Act to Democratize Federal Architecture Design * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Democracy in Design Act, legislation to preserve the Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture, which have been in place since the Kennedy Administration and allow state and local governments to design  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Celebrates 100th Birthday of Hoosier World War II Veteran * Click here or above to watch Senator Young's full floor speech. WASHINGTON - Today is the 100 th birthday of Hoosier World War II Veteran Clyde Milligan, and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke about Milligan on the Senate floor. "Let's continue to cherish and honor our Greatest Generation - the men who won World War II - so whe  more