WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a temporary order to place seven benzimidazole-opioids under the strictest controls of the Controlled Substances Act. This decisive action is taken because the substances pose an imminent hazard to public safety. The controls will be effective for two years, concluding on Oct. 15, 2027. These seven benzimidazole-opioids, often called "nitazenes," are powerful synthetic opioids that exhibit p  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 25-38) in October 2025 by Alessandro Rebucci, Horacio Sapriza, Alex Sclip and Daniel te Kaat entitled "Banks' Credit Lines to Nonbank Mortgage Companies and Downstream Mortgage Originations". Here are excerpts: * * * Lightly regulated nonbank mortgage companies (NMCs) strongly expanded their origination activities during the pandemic-induced mortgage market boom. In particula  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following white paper (No. 25-08) in October 2025 by Andrew Foerster, Andreas Hornstein, Pierre-Daniel G. Sarte and Mark W. Watson entitled "The Past and Future of U.S. Structural Change: Compositional Accounting and Forecasting." Here are excerpts: * * * We explore the evolving significance of different production sectors within the U.S. economy since World War II and provide methods for estimating and f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * House Democrats Introduce New Bill to Protect WIC Benefits from Partisan Gridlock Seventy House Democrats introduced the WIC Benefits Protection Act. This bill guarantees funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and ensures that eligible families will still receive   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: Every Authoritarian Leader has had his Grim Reaper; Russell Vought is Donald Trump's Grim Reaper * Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Members of Congress in the Maryland and Virginia delegations for a press conference to call out the Trump Administration for their illegal mass firing of thousands of dedicated public servants in the midst of the Republican government shutdown.  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 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CLEARLY KNOW WHO SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's Inside Politics with Dana Bash, where he highlighted the hypocrisy of Republicans in shutting down the government while refusing to meet with Democrats to deliver a bipartisan spending agreement that makes life better for the American people.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: President Trump Secures Peace While Democrats Continue Their Tantrums * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Rules Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) to discuss President Trump securing historic peace in the Middle East, a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Day 14 of the Democrat Shutdown: The Democrats' $1.5 Trillion Bill to Reopen the Government is an Unserious Proposal Made by Unserious People * WASHINGTON -- On Day 14 of the Democrat Government Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol alongside House GOP Leadership and Rules Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx to h  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Day 14 of the Democrat Shutdown: The Democrats' $1.5 Trillion Bill to Reopen the Government is an Unserious Proposal Made by Unserious People * WASHINGTON -- On Day 14 of the Democrat Government Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol alongside House GOP Leadership and Rules Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx to highlight the uns  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 14 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * More Quality Choices for More Families * RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Glenn Youngkin and the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) announced today the release of 3,293 early childhood site quality ratings via VQB5, Virginia's statewide early childhood measurement system. Along with the Governor's Building Blocks for Virginia Families initiative which invests $1.2 billion in early childh  more