WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton to Bessent: Investigate Illegal Immigrants access to US Banking Systems * Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asking that he review the current rules that allow illegal immigrants to obtain financial services and access to the U.S. banking system. Major financial institutions currently accept foreign documents as primary i  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Consumer Finance Institute issued a working paper in October 2025 entitled "Incomplete Pass-Through in Mortgage Markets." Here are excerpts: * * * 1 Introduction Many important policies can be summarized as changes in the marginal cost of mortgage origination. For example, moving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) out of conservatorship or tightening monetary policy can be thought of as an increase  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE's 287g partnership with Oklahoma Highway Patrol nets 120 illegal alien arrests, 91 driving with CDL licenses, in 3-day operation * OKLAHOMA CITY -- From Sept. 22-25, ICE officers joined the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for a three-day special emphasis operation to disrupt criminal activity and threats to public safety along I-40 in western Oklahoma thr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Stephanie Maximous, a pulmonologist and critical care physician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, submitted a public comment letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conveying professional and personal opposition to the proposed repeal of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting program. The physician, acting as a parent and member of several environmental health and policy committees, argues the repeal would directly harm public health and environmental justice efforts.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: At Newark Airport, Gottheimer Demands Congress Return to Work to End Shutdown, Extend Health Care Premium Tax Credits, and Combat Passenger Delays * Above: Gottheimer at Newark Airport addressing the shutdown's growing impact on air travel and passenger delays. NEWARK, NJ -- Today, October 14, 2025, at Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) ann  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, through its Safety21 National University Transportation Center, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) emphasizing the urgent need for coordinated research to support the safe deployment of automated vehicles (AVs) across diverse environments in the country. The letter outlines the potential benefits of AVs, including reduced crashes and enhanced mobility for individ  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Rowe: Lawmakers from Mid-Atlantic States to Hold Joint Hearing on Energy Affordability, Reliability * HARRISBURG -- Republican lawmakers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia will convene on Tuesday, Oct. 28, in the Pennsylvania State Capitol for the first in a series of joint hearings focused on restoring energy affordability and reliability across the Mid-Atlantic region  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * York County's Data-Driven Model Sets New Standard for Water Quality Oversight * WRIGHTSVILLE - The House Republican Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata), held a hearing in York County last Thursday titled "York County Leads with Data: Advancing Water Quality Through Real-Time Monitoring" to spotlight how local innovation is reshaping the way Pen  more