WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 19 Attorneys General has submitted a public comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) urging the agency not to alter its supervision threshold for international money transfer providers. The letter responds to the CFPB's advance notice of proposed rulemaking, which proposes raising the threshold that qualifies entities as "larger participants" in the international money transfer market. The current threshold permits broader oversig  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 19 Attorneys General has expressed strong objections to proposed rule changes by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that could drastically reduce the number of automobile finance companies under its supervision. In a public comment letter submitted by attorneys general from eighteen states and the District of Columbia, the group stressed the importance of maintaining oversight amid increasing consumer complaints and industry risks. The CFPB is  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 19 Attorneys General has submitted a public comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) expressing opposition to the CFPB's advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the definition of "larger participants" in the consumer debt collection market. The proposed change could potentially reduce the number of debt collectors subject to the bureau's supervision, an idea the coalition believes is dangerous for consumer protections. The   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 19 Attorneys General has submitted a public comment letter urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to reconsider its proposal to raise the threshold for determining which consumer reporting entities are deemed "larger participants." The proposed adjustment would significantly decrease the number of entities under the bureau's supervision, a move that the attorneys general argue could harm consumers. The letter responds to the CFPB's advance   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- A coalition of 254 civil rights, social justice and consumer advocacy organizations has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing strong opposition to a proposed rule that threatens the integrity of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The letter, filed in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on August 18, critiques the proposed changes as unconstitutional and harmful to borrowers engaged in public servic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Building On Her Discussions in South Korea, Duckworth Meets with Hanwha Ocean Leadership to Strengthen Auxiliary Shipbuilding Partnerships * September 22, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services (SASC) and Foreign Relations (SFRC) Committees--had a productive meeting with Insub Jung, President of Hanwha Ocean  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Puts California, New York, and Illinois on Notice for Failure to Honor Criminal Illegal Alien Detainers The Department of Homeland Security sent letters to three major sanctuary states demanding they comply with Federal immigration law by honoring ICE detainers *  Today the Department of Homeland Security, via U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), followed up on instructi  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Advancing AI in STEM education for workforce readiness Argonne convenes 180+ local and regional educators and administrators to accelerate AI in STEM learning * The future workforce needs more than skills; it needs AI fluency. At Argonne's STEM Education Summit, education leaders discussed bringing this transformation into STEM classrooms and preparing students  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Votes to Prevent Health Care Costs from Skyrocketing, Calls Out GOP for Blocking Effort and Pushing Nation to Brink of Shutdown * September 22, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after voting against Republicans' extreme partisan bill that does nothing to prevent the healthcare cost and coverage crises they single-hand  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Joins Blumenthal & Merkley To Urge FDA To Finalize Bipartisan Rule Capping Nicotine Levels For Cigarettes * September 22, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) to send a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary and Center for Tobacco Products Acting Dir  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Joins In Introduction Of Bipartisan Bill Protecting Documented Dreamers * September 22, 2025 The America's CHILDREN Act protect 250,000+ documented Dreamers from deportation WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) and U.S. Representatives Deborah Ross  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Joins In Introduction Of Bipartisan Bill Protecting Documented Dreamers The America's CHILDREN Act protect 250,000+ documented Dreamers from deportation * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) and U.S. Representativ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Trump Gold Card Grift SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the Trump Administration's announcement of $1 million "gold card" visas: "President Trump can't help trying to act like a king. From new ballrooms and gild  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Cleaver Introduce The Spur Housing Act To Increase Housing Supply And Economic Development * September 22, 2025 The SPUR Housing Act would expand opportunities for emerging real estate developers and lower the cost of housing WASHINGTON--U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Su  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party issued a report revealing alarming security risks posed by Chinese nationals with military ties studying at top U.S. universities. The investigation focused on six universities and found that thousands of Chinese students linked to China's military or defense-industrial complex are conducting research funded by American taxpayers, sometimes with direct acce  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Illinois Collaboration on Youth (ICOY) has expressed strong opposition to proposed rule changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program in a public comment letter sent to the U.S. Department of Education. According to ICOY, these amendments could jeopardize the stability of the PSLF program, which plays a vital role in helping nonprofit organizations recruit and retain qualified staff. ICOY represents nearly 100 providers advocating for community-based   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Meet the Criminal Illegal Aliens Violent Rioters and Sanctuary Politicians Want Released from ICE Custody * ICE law enforcement faces a more than 1000% increase in assaults as they arrest the worst of the worst across Illinois WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released information on the criminals who were held at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seeks Public Input for Mississippi & Illinois River Habitat Restoration * ROCK ISLAND, Illinois -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in collaboration with state and federal partners, announces the launch of the Mississippi & Illinois River Experience Tool, a new initiative to gather public input to inform future restoration efforts under   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marshals, FBI Announce Results of 'Operation No Escape' * Atlanta, GA - The U.S. Marshals in the Northern District of Georgia and FBI Atlanta announced Sept. 19 the results of Operation No Escape, a six-week surge operation in which federal, local and state authorities teamed up to capture 177 fugitives across Georgia. These numbers included 28 fugitives wanted for murder,   more