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*Kentucky Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Thursday September 25, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Chairman Comer Expands Investigation of Politically Motivated Discrimination in the U.S. Financial System
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Chairman Comer Expands Investigation of Politically Motivated Discrimination in the U.S. Financial System House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is expanding the Committee's investigation of politically motivated discrimination in the U.S. financial system and t  more

Congressman Rogers Honors Bill Estep with Congressional Tribute
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rogers Honors Bill Estep with Congressional Tribute * U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) recently presented longtime Kentucky journalist Bill Estep with a tribute in the Congressional Record to commemorate his retirement this summer from the Lexington Herald-Leader.  Congressman Rogers credited Estep with writing a key investigative journalism series called "Prescription for Pain  more

Identifying Minors Online Topic of CRS Report (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47884) on Sept. 23, 2025, entitled "Identifying Minors Online" by Clare Y. Cho, industrial organization and business policy specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Concerns about potential harms to minors on the internet, particularly on social media platforms, have grown in recent years. Dating to the 1990s, policymakers have enacted legislation seeking to protect minors online, some   more

McConnell on Support For Ukraine: Administration Must Turn Words Into Action
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell on Support For Ukraine: Administration Must Turn Words Into Action * LOUISVILLE, KY - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, issued the following statement: "I welcome President Trump's acknowledgement that Ukraine can defeat Russia's brutal aggression. For years, President Biden's dithering and hesit  more

Oversight Committee Probes Chinese Communist Party's Growing Influence in Panama, Requests DOT Briefing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Oversight Committee Probes Chinese Communist Party's Growing Influence in Panama, Requests DOT Briefing Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is launching an investigation into the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) expanding influence in Panama, particularly surrounding the strat  more