WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Government Accountability Office has dismissed a bid protest filed by RAS Enterprises LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business located in Gulfport, Mississippi. The firm challenged the terms of a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' request for quotations for medical gas cylinders, specifically arguing that the VA failed to require vendors to possess wholesaler distributor licenses at the time of quotation submission. The GAO dismissed the protest as untime  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Scrutinizes Federal Judges' Apparent AI Use in Drafting Error-Ridden Rulings * Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wrote to two federal judges regarding their alleged use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to draft court orders with little to no human verification. Grassley's oversight inquiry follows public reporting that U.S. District of Mississippi Judg  more

NEWBERRY, South Carolina, Oct. 6 -- Newberry College posted the following news: * * * Newberry Speech and Debate Team Earns Multiple Awards at Hub City Swing Tournament * Newberry, S.C. - The Newberry College Speech and Debate Team earned top honors Oct. 3-5 at the Hub City Swing Tournament, a three-day event hosted by the University of Southern Mississippi. The competition featured two separate tournaments and drew students from universities across the South, including the University of Ala  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 7 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Oct. 6, 2025: * * * State psychedelics legalization and policy roundup -- October 2025 Kentucky debates clinical ibogaine trials, Mississippi considers ibogaine, Massachusetts bill would decriminalize psilocybin, and more. By Gregory Ferenstein Kentucky On Aug. 27, the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services discussed whether Kentucky should join a multi-state collaborative to conduct clinical tr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Scrutinizes Federal Judges' Apparent AI Use in Drafting Error-Ridden Rulings Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wrote to two federal judges regarding their alleged use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to draft court orders with little to no human verification. Grassley's oversight inquiry follows public reporti  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10:15 a.m. on Oct. 9, 2025, at 216 Dirksen Senate Office Building: AGENDA I. NOMINEES a. Rebecca L. Taibleson, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit b. David A. Bragdon, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina c. Robert P. Chamberlin, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi d. Lindsey   more