WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chair Cassidy Blasts NY Gov Kathy Hochul for Undermining Workers' Rights, Violating U.S. Constitution U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, blasted New York Governor Kathy Hochul for her new policy that undermines workers' right to join a union if they cho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Chairman Garbarino Announces Annual Worldwide Threats Hearing Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) released the following statement announcing the Committee's annual Worldwide Threats hearing for Wednesday, October 8, 2025. For more than a decade, across both Republican and Democrat administr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN AND DUTCHESS COUNTY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS CONTINUE TO RAISE THE ALARM: "TARIFFS ARE ANOTHER TAX WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD" * Congressman Pat Ryan and Dutchess County Small Business Owners Continue to Raise the Alarm: "Tariffs are Another Tax We Just Can't Afford" Throughout the summer, Congressman Ryan met with small business owners across Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster Counties who ha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * Crapo Announces Hearing on Taxation of Digital Assets U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) announced the Committee will convene for a hearing entitled, "Examining the Taxation of Digital Assets" on Wednesday, October 1 at 10:00 AM. Title: Examining the Taxation of Digital Assets Witnesses: * Jason Somensatto, Directo  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 24 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Announces Youth Fall Pheasant Hunt in Eastern New York Counties * Regular Season Pheasant Release Opens Oct. 1 with New Changes The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced a special youth-only pheasant hunting weekend for several counties in eastern New York on Sept. 27-28. The DEC Pheasant Propagation Program supplies  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA, NPS Agreement Strengthens Lead Safety at Gateway Housing * New York, N.Y. - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) announced that they have reached a consent agreement that strengthens lead safety protections for employees and families living in 43 pre-1978 housing units at Gateway National Recreation Area, which extends across New York  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Meets with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Sidelines of UN General Assembly * New York City -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, met with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week. Ranking Member Meeks expressed his stro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47884) on Sept. 23, 2025, entitled "Identifying Minors Online:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Policy Considerations for Legislation Multiple bills introduced in the 119th Congress seek to increase protections for minors online by creating requirements for website operators./58 Some requirements for website operators, if included in enacted legislation, could be subject to constitution  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JEFFRIES, SCHUMER STATEMENT ON TRUMP MARCHING THE COUNTRY TOWARD A PAINFUL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following joint statement: With only six days until government funding lapses, Donald Trump and the GOP continue to march this country toward a painful Republican shutd  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JEFFRIES, SCHUMER STATEMENT ON TRUMP MARCHING THE COUNTRY TOWARD A PAINFUL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following joint statement: With only six days until government funding lapses, Donald Trump and the GOP continue to march this country toward a painful Republican shutdown, while exacerbating th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Ramirez Lead 95 House Democrats in Demanding VA Reinstate Collective Bargaining Agreements for 377,000 Workers * Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) and Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03) led a coalition of House Democrats demanding that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) immediately reinstate collective bargaining agreements for more than 377,000 VA employees that were unila  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Demands Hochul Address Crisis in Stony Point Caused by State's Route 9W Construction * Pearl River, N.Y. - 9/24/25... Last week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) called on Governor Kathy Hochul to immediately intervene and provide relief to small businesses in Stony Point that are facing devastating economic consequences due to overlapping state-approved construction projects along Route 9W,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES IN THE CAPITOL: "REPUBLICANS HAVE LAUNCHED AN ALL-OUT ASSAULT ON THE HEALTHCARE OF EVERYDAY AMERICANS" * LEADER JEFFRIES : Good afternoon, everyone. Let me begin by expressing our heartfelt condolences, prayers and sympathies to the families of the victims of the shooting that occurred earlier today at the ICE facility in Dallas. We're also very thankfu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Tillis, Gillibrand, Mullin Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Schools Serving Students in Military and Tribal Communities * U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) reintroduced the Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act, bipartisan legislation to advance Impact Aid programs closer to full fun  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * Most Pro-Housing Administration in City History: Mayor Adams, HPD, BPL Announce Plans to Transform New Utrecht Library, Build New Affordable Housing What you should know * Existing Library and Adjacent Parking Lot to Be Redeveloped Into New State-of-the-Art Library and 100-Percent Affordable Housing * Adams Administration Will Conduct Extensive Digital and In-Person Public Engagement Proc  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 25 (TNSbrep) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * DiNapoli: NYC's Miscellaneous Revenues Experience Slow Growth Post Pandemic Construction Permits, Taxi Licenses and Community College Fees Still Not Recovered: Rising Water and Sewer Charges and Fines and Fees Contributing to Affordability Issues for Residents * New York City's revenues from water and sewer charges, fines and forfeitures, licenses   more

WHITE PLAINS, New York, Sept. 25 -- The New York State Power Authority issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Power Authority Economic Development Awards That Will Spur Nearly $267 Million in Private Capital Investments Low-Cost Niagara Hydropower Allocation to Upstate Niagara to Support New York Dairy Farms, Creates 125 Jobs More Than $10 Million in NYPA Funding to Support Community and Cultural Institutions in Western New York $7.5 Million Wes  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * Mayor Adams Announces Citywide Speed Limit for E-Bikes to Go Into Effect on October 24 What you should know * E-Bikes and E-Scooters to Be Prohibited from Traveling Faster Than 15 Miles-Per-Hour on City Streets * 15 Miles-Per-Hour Speed Limit for E-Bikes and E-Scooters is Latest Step by Adams Administration to Enhance Public Safety for All New Yorkers * New York City Mayor Eric Adams   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Travels to New York for the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, traveled to New York for the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week and met with Prime Minister Al-Thani   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following readout of his meeting on Sept. 22, 2025, with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week: * * * Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, yesterday met South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Garamendi Demands Answers On Firings of Nuclear Weapons Diplomats * WASHINGTON, DC -- This week, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA), co-chair of the Congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group sent a letter (link is external) to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding answers on the chaotic firings of key government experts in nuclear weapons diplomacy with working gro  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following readout of his meeting on Sept. 22, 2025, with Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, and Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, members on the Subcommittee on Africa, and Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week: * * * Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Commit  more

UPTON, New York, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Scientists Develop Fuel-Cell Catalyst for Heavy-Duty Vehicles * UPTON, N.Y. -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered a new recipe for catalysts that could dramatically improve the performance and durability of fuel-cell vehicles -- especially trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles that demand extra power.  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on Sept. 23, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio at a United Nations Security Council ministerial meeting on Ukraine: * * * Thank you, Mr. President, and all of you for convening here today on this important matter. When President Trump took office, he made it among his highest priorities the restoration of peace anywhere and everywhere in the world where the opportunity presented itself. And it's met with great success in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Leads Senate Democrats to Probe First Amendment Violations by FCC Chairman Carr in New Inquiry * Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) led eight Senate Democrats in demanding answers from Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr about the Commission's unprecedented assault on freedom of the press, following its implicit threat to revoke's ABC's broadcast license  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Sept. 24, 2025: * * * SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO Secretary Rubio is on travel to New York from September 22-24, 2025. 9:15 a.m. Secretary Rubio meets with Vietnam President Luong Cuong and Acting Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung in New York City, New York. (CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) 10:15 a.m. Secretary Rubio meets with Dominican President Luis Abinader in New York City, New York. (POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau's meeting on Sept. 23, 2025, with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley: * * * Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met today with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley in New York on the margins of the 80th United Nations High Level Week. The Deputy Secretary thanked Prime Minister Mottley for her strong support of the UN mi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau's meeting with Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay in New York: * * * Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. The two leaders discussed bilateral and regional issues, including Bhutan's significant effort  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau's meeting on Sept. 23, 2025, with Guatemalan Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Ramiro Martinez: * * * Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met today with Guatemalan Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Ramiro Martinez in New York on the margins of the 80th United Nations High Level Week. The Deputy Secretary and the Foreign   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Secretary Marco Rubio's meeting with Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader in New York: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio met today with Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader in New York on the margins of the 80th United Nations High Level Week. The Secretary underscored the strong U.S.-Dominican Republic relationship and commended President Abinader's p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Secretary Marco Rubio's meeting with Guyanese President Irfaan Ali in New York: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio met today with Guyanese President Irfaan Ali in New York on the margins of the 80th United Nations High-Level Week. They reaffirmed the strong partnership between both of our nations, highlighting ongoing cooperation to strengthen security, expand econo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Secretary Marco Rubio's meeting with Vietnam President Luong Cuong and Acting Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung in New York: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio met today with Vietnam President Luong Cuong and acting Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York. The Secretary and acting Foreign Minister reaffirme  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of Secretary Marco Rubio's interview at Lotte Palace Hotel on Sept. 23, 2025, with Ainsley Erhardt, Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones of Fox and Friends: * * * QUESTION: Let's bring in the Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Mr. Secretary, thanks so much for joining Fox and Friends this morning. QUESTION: Thank you. SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. Good morning. QUESTION: So Mr. Secretary, we were hoping that you can giv  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of Secretary Marco Rubio's interview at Lotte Palace Hotel on Sept. 23, 2025, with Craig Melvin of NBC Today: * * * QUESTION: Joining us now to talk about the administration's agenda at the United Nations this morning, Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Mr. Secretary, welcome back. Thank you so much for your time this morning. SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. Thank you. QUESTION: As President Trump has said, he aims to f  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of Secretary Marco Rubio's interview at Lotte Palace Hotel on Sept. 23, 2025, with Tony Dokoupil of CBS Mornings: * * * QUESTION: For more on that and other questions, we're joined now by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who will be with the President today. Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for joining us. Let's begin with the news -- SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. QUESTION: -- around recognition of a Palestinian   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of Secretary Marco Rubio's interview at Lotte Palace Hotel on Sept. 23, 2025, with George Stephanopoulos of Good Morning America: * * * QUESTION: First of the top stories breaking today, we're going to start with President Trump returning to the United Nations today for the first time since his reelection. He's also going to meet with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine. So we want to bring in his Secretary of State rig  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Department of Health, released Scientific Investigations Report 2024-5118, titled 'Spatiotemporal Variability of Algal Biomass and Nitrate in Owasco and Seneca Lakes in the Finger Lakes Region, New York, in 2019'. The authors are Michael D.W. Stouder, Sabina R. Gifford, Kristina M. Gutchess, Kaitlyn M. Finkelstein, Brett D. Jo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Warren Presses Treasury Secretary Bessent on Trump's Argentina Bailout United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, pressed Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent for details on President Donald Trump's plan to bail out Argentin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Slotkin Call for Investigation into Extent of Donald Trump, Trump Family, and Senior Trump Administration Officials Cashing in on Foreign Crypto Deals Administration Relaxed Restrictions on Sales of Sensitive National Security Technology to United Arab Emirates As Congress considers digital asset legislatio  more