WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * After McBride Push, State Department Finally Releases 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report * WASHINGTON, DC -- Following months of pressure from Congresswoman Sarah McBride (DE-AL) and her colleagues, the State Department today released the long-overdue 2025 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Federal law requires that the TIP Report be delivered to Congress by June 30 each year. This summer marke  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Civil Rights Division Fines Tech Company $200,000 for Discriminating Against U.S. Workers as Part of Settlement Agreement * The United States Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division announced that it has secured a settlement agreement with TekisHub Consulting Services, LLC (TekisHub), a Delaware company that provides IT recruitment and staffing services, to address allegations that the compa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Delaware Psychological Association, Wilmington, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing proposed changes to the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The association emphasizes the need for improvements in mental health access amid an ongoing behavioral health crisis across the nation. In its letter, the Delaware Psychological Association advocates for multiple initiatives aimed at ensuring equitable acce  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Oct. 2 -- DuPont issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2025: * * * DuPont Announces Effectiveness of Form 10 Registration Statement for Qnity DuPont (NYSE: DD) announced today that on September 30, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declared effective the Registration Statement on Form 10 filed by Qnity Electronics, Inc. ("Qnity") in connection with DuPont's previously announced separation into two independent, publicly traded companies. The   more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Oct. 2 -- DuPont issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2025: * * * DuPont Announces Final Results of Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations for Senior Notes DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE: DD) ("DuPont") announced today the final results of its previously announced offers to exchange (each an "Exchange Offer" and, collectively, the "Exchange Offers") any and all of its outstanding (i) 4.725% Notes due 2028 (the "2028 Notes"), (ii) 5.319% Notes due 2038 (the "203  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Sept. 30 -- DuPont issued the following news release: * * * DuPont to Expand FilmTec Manufacturing into China through Reverse Osmosis Acquisition DuPont (NYSE: DD) has signed an agreement to acquire Sinochem (Ningbo) RO Memtech Co., Ltd. ("Sinochem (Ningbo) Memtech") to expand its reverse osmosis (RO) manufacturing footprint into China and the Asia Pacific region. With advanced membrane and fabrication production technologies, the acquisition increases DuPont's capacity   more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Sept. 30 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * ENHERTU (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) demonstrated highly statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in invasive disease-free survival vs. T-DM1 in DESTINY-Breast05 Phase III trial in patients with high-risk early breast cancer following neoadjuvant therapy Second positive Phase III trial of AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's ENHERTU in HER2-positive earl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing a final rule to revise water quality standards for specific sections of the mainstem Delaware River. The rule establishes a designated use to protect resident and migratory aquatic life and sets corresponding dissolved oxygen criteria for Zones 3, 4 and the upper part of Zone 5 of the river. The rule is a response to the need to enhance water quality to support aquatic life, particularly oxygen-sensitive species  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Secretary Chavez-DeRemer highlights manufacturing investments, workforce training during America at Work stops in Delaware, Maryland * CAMBRIDGE, MD - U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer continued her nationwide America at Work listening tour last week with stops in Delaware and Maryland, where she highlighted hands-on workforce training programs that are helping more Americans access  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Coons calls out Trump for raising Delawareans' energy costs in new op-ed * WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) slammed President Trump for breaking his promise to lower Americans' energy costs through his failing energy policy in a new op-ed in The News Journal. President Trump promised to lower bills and unleash American "energy dominance" dur  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * McBride Passes Bipartisan Amendment Requiring State Department Report on Anti-Trafficking Office Cuts and Delayed TIP Report * WASHINGTON, DC -- Tonight, during the House Foreign Affairs Committee's State Department Reauthorization markup, Congresswoman Sarah McBride (DE-AL) passed a bipartisan amendment directing the State Department to report to Congress on the impact of recent reductions-in-fo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * McBride Releases New Video Calling Out GOP for Dodging Responsibility on Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Sarah McBride (DE-AL) released a new video slamming House Republicans for driving the country toward a government shutdown while refusing to act on the health care cost crisis facing American families. In the video, McBride highlights the stakes of the looming government sh  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * McBride: Republican Shutdown Hurts Delaware Families, Threatens Health Care and Local Economy * WASHINGTON, DC -- At midnight last night, the federal government shut down after Republican leadership in Congress refused to negotiate in good faith, leaving families in Delaware and across the country to pay the price. "Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the Presidency," said Rep. McBride  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Wilmington, Delaware, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security regarding proposed amendments to regulations affecting the admissions period for specific non-immigrant visa classifications. The letter, submitted via the agency's public comment portal, addresses concerns stemming from a proposal published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2025. MSCHE, recognized by the U.S. Secretary   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSxrep) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Tourism to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area contributes $211 million to local economy New report shows visitor spending impacts * BUSHKILL, PENNSYLVANIA - A new National Park Service report shows that 4.1 million visitors to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in 2024 spent $164 million in communities near the park. That spending had a cumul  more

DELAWARE, Ohio, Oct. 1 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * Award-Winning Author 'How the Word is Passed' Writer Clint Smith to Present Free Reading Oct. 14 at Ohio Wesleyan * Author, journalist, poet, and educator Clint Smith, best known for his book "How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America," will speak Oct. 14 at Ohio Wesleyan University. Smith, Ph.D., will present a free reading at 4:15 p.m. in the   more

DELAWARE, Ohio, Oct. 4 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Groundbreaking Advancements Ohio Wesleyan Continues Reimagining U.S. Higher Education with New Donor-Endowed Centers for Faculty Excellence, First-Generation Student Success * Ohio Wesleyan University's latest groundbreaking involves both earth and intellect - construction of the fine arts-infused John F. Milligan Library and creation of two trailblazing academic centers to support faculty developmen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * REMARKS: Ahead of government shutdown, Senator Coons calls out Republicans for shutting down government to keep Americans' health care costs high * WASHINGTON - Tonight, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) spoke on the Senate floor after two government funding bills failed, criticizing President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress for choosing to shut down the government instead of working  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2025: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Calls out Republicans for Skipping Town Instead of Avoiding Shutdown on MSNBC U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today joined MSNBC's Ana Cabrera Reports to call out Republicans for skipping town instead of working to avoid a shutdown. Last night, just before the Republican shutdown began, Blunt Rochester released a statement decrying Republican  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2025: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Releases Statement on Trump Administration's Illegal Move to Withhold Funds from Delaware U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today released a statement on the Trump administration's announcement that it is illegally withholding funds from critical projects in Delaware. These funds were already appropriated by Congress. "OMB Director Russ Vought  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester, Governor Meyer, Senator Coons, and Rep. McBride Announce a $2 Million Workforce Data Grant for Delaware Wilmington, Del. -- U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester, Governor Matt Meyer, U.S Senator Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Sarah McBride (all D-Del.) today announced a more than $2 million U.S. Department of Labor Workforce Data Quality Initiative (W  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons statement on likely Republican government shutdown * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement after voting against the Republican funding bill, which failed on a nearly party-line vote, 55-45. The federal government is set to shut down at midnight tonight barring further action: "As I just said on the floor of the Senate, tonight's fight is  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons statement on the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall * WILMINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement in response to the news of the passing of pioneering scientist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall: "Dr. Jane Goodall's groundbreaking research and discoveries decades ago reshaped our understanding of chimpanzees - our closest animal relatives - and thus  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons, Leader Schumer, Colleagues Urge Trump In Monday Meeting With Prime Minister Netanyahu To End The War, Bring Home The Hostages, End The Suffering Of Palestinians In Gaza, And Take Annexation Off The Table * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jack Reed (D-RI), Mark Warner (D-VA), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Dick Durbin (D-IL)   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Kaine, colleagues introduce bill to support federal employees experiencing financial hardship during shutdown * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced the Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act, legislation that would support federal employees who are experiencing financial hardship during government shutdowns. During past shutdowns,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * STATEMENT: Senator Blunt Rochester Releases Statement on the Republican Shutdown U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) tonight released a statement on the impending Republican government shutdown. "For several months, Democrats have remained ready to negotiate responsibly and keep the government open. Democratic leadership has repeatedly asked Republicans to come to th  more