WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service is proposing a rule to lower the assessment rate for sweet onions grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon. This action would implement a recommendation from the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Marketing Committee to decrease the assessment from $0.20 to $0.17 per 50-pound bag or equivalent. The proposed rate would apply to the 2025 and subsequent fiscal periods, remaining  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Alsobrooks, Wyden Continue to Build the Case Against RFK Jr. * After releasing a 54-page report chronicling every day of RFK Jr.'s costly, chaotic, and corrupt reign as Secretary, Senators Alsobrooks and Wyden continue to build their case for why RFK Jr. must resign or be fired. September 30, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC - Another week of RFK Jr.'s reign, another week of bad actions that will harm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM September timber sales bring in over $7.5 million * Washington - The Bureau of Land Management sold nearly 47 million board feet of timber across 5,542 public acres during 12 timber sales held in in four states, for a total of $7,555,225; more than $946,545 above the total appraised values. Each year, the BLM forestry program's sales support approximately 2,000 j  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum, Neguse Introduce Bill to Protect Firefighters During a Government Shutdown * Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02) introduced the Federal Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act to protect all federal firefighters, including wildland firefighters, during a government shutdown. If Republicans fail to hold a vote on a continuing resolution  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued its 'Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook: September 2025' report (Report No. FTS-383) on September 25, 2025, written by Catharine Weber, Skyler Simnitt, Helen Wakefield, and Seth Wechsler. The report, which includes fall production forecasts for 2025, indicates that production forecasts are up for pears, walnuts, apples, and wine grapes but are down for peaches, cranberries, and table   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Four Criminal Illegal Aliens Arrested After Conducting Laser Strikes on Helicopters in Portland * Two of the criminal illegal alien suspects have prior arrests, including possession of methamphetamine WASHINGTON -- Today, in Portland, Oregon, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrests of four criminal illegal aliens who conducted laser strikes on a U.S. Custom  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Sherrill, 40+ Lawmakers Renew Push To Lower Child Care Costs * The Child Care for Every Community Act would ensure half of families nationwide would pay no more than $10 a day for child care and cap child care costs for all families. Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) led over fo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Trump Drug Pricing Announcement Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after Trump invited the CEO of Pfizer to the White House to make an announcement about the price of prescription drugs. "Once again, Donald Trump is slapping his name on a shoddy product with to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Urges DHS to Abandon Proposal to Further Restrict Visas of Foreign Journalists * "If anyone in the Trump administration disapproves of a journalist's coverage, this policy makes it easier for them to face retaliation and have their application denied" Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to abandon its proposed rule that would furth  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * Wyden, Alsobrooks Continue to Build the Case Against RFK Jr. After releasing a 54-page report chronicling every day of RFK Jr.'s costly, chaotic, and corrupt reign as Secretary, Senators Wyden and Alsobrooks continue to build their case for why RFK Jr. must resign or be fired. * Another week of RFK Jr.'s reign, another week of bad actions  more