WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Apple for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation * Federal suit says Virginia location required long-time employee to work on his Sabbath and later fired him based on his religion WASHINGTON - Apple, Inc. unlawfully failed to accommodate an employee's Jewish faith and subsequently fired him because of his religion and in retaliation for complaining of religion-based disc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins Bret Baier on Fox News * Click here to watch. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Bret Baier on Fox News. On the bicameral meeting at the White House: "It was spirited... [Democrats have] a base that is demanding that they fight anything related to President Trump. [Democrats passed a CR] 13 times... when they had the majority... [and] Joe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor announces $250K in Brookwood-Sago grants awarded to promote mine safety, health awareness; education, training * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $250,000 in Brookwood-Sago grant (link is external) funding to three organizations in three states to support education and training initiatives that will help identify and prevent unsafe working  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Urge Administration to Preserve Historical Accuracy at Harpers Ferry National Park * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) urged the U.S. Department of the Interior to reverse any plans to whitewash American history at Harpers Ferry National Park. In their letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, the lawmakers expressed serious   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Implores Republican Colleagues to Work with Democrats to Protect Health Care for Millions of Americans * Welch calls on Republicans to join forces with Democrats to avert government shutdown WASHINGTON, D.C. - Monday night on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) led seven Senate colleagues in implorin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Navy Installations Command issued the following news: * * * WWII Nurse Donates Cherished Bullet to Pearl Harbor National Memorial * For most people, a bullet in the heart means certain death. But for a World War II Sailor and his nurse, the precariously located bullet marked the start of an enduring love story symbolizing the resilience of the greatest generation. During the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Fire Controlman Dean Darrow was serving aboard t  more