WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The American Council on Education (ACE) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regarding proposed changes to visa regulations impacting international students. The proposed rule, titled "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media," has raised alarm among higher education associations who   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Democrats Pick Government Shutdown Over Americans -- Even Their Own Members Say It's Wrong * WASHINGTON -- Democrats have chosen a government shutdown over the American people. Instead of joining Republicans in passing a clean, responsible continuing resolution to keep the government open, Democrats are siding with their far-left base -- demanding $1.5 trillion in new partisan spend  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Democrats Pick Government Shutdown Over Americans -- Even Their Own Members Say It's Wrong * WASHINGTON -- Democrats have chosen a government shutdown over the American people. Instead of joining Republicans in passing a clean, responsible continuing resolution to keep the government open, Democrats are siding with their far-left base -- demanding $1.5 trillion in new partisan spending and nearly $  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * FBI Boston Announces Operation Summer Heat Results Part of Nationwide Initiative to Crush Violent Crime * The Boston Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation made 404 arrests over the past three months as part of Operation Summer Heat, the FBI's nationwide effort to crush violent crime. FBI Boston ranked third among the FBI's field offices in total arrests during this nationwide operation. "Operation Summer Heat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2025-52) on Oct. 6, 2025, entitled "Extension of Replacement Period for Livestock Sold on Account of Drought". * * * SECTION 1. PURPOSE This notice provides guidance regarding an extension of the replacement period under Sec. 1033(e) of the Internal Revenue Code for livestock sold on account of drought in specified counties. SECTION 2. BACKGROUND .01 Nonrecognition of Gain on Involuntary Conversion of Livest  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 7 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland: * * * New law to stabilize emergency shelter funding takes effect On September 24, a new law introduced by Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, went into effect after being passed by the Legislature earlier this year. LD 698, "An Act to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine," provides a critical funding boost to Maine's emergency homeless shelters  more