WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- A coalition of 18 attorneys general has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing opposition to the proposed "Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement" (ACTS) survey component for the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) covering the academic years 2024-25 through 2026-27. The states argue that the new requirements would place an unreasonable burden on institutions of higher education (IHEs), compromise studen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following news release: * * * CAPAC, CHC Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month * Watch the video here (link is external). WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) released a video (link is external) recognizing the long and storied history of allyship between Latino and Asian American,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Entire Wisconsin Republican Congressional Delegation Leads Call for Governor to End Opposition to Scholarship Program * WAUSAU, WI - Today, the entire Wisconsin Republican congressional delegation, including Tom Tiffany (WI-07), sent a letter to Governor Tony Evers urging him to end his opposition to the new Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Wisconsin families need approval from Governor Ever  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following Beige Book on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Ninth District economic activity was slightly down since the previous report. Employment was flat to slightly down, and wage growth was moderate. Prices increased modestly. Manufacturing and commercial real estate were flat; consumer spending, tourism, construction, residential real estate, and energy activity decreased; and agricultural condition  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Pocan, Huffman, Jayapal Lead Letter to Trump Slamming Executive Order Targeting Protected Speech * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Jared Huffman (CA-02), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) sent a letter to President Trump, along with 28 of their colleagues, expressing grave concerns regarding his executive order Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization (lin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Colleagues Reaffirm Support for Taiwan on 114th Taiwan National Day U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) led their colleagues in a show of strong support for Taiwan on Taiwan's 114th National Day. The senators issued a joint letter celebrating Ta  more