WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Despite the Democrats' Government Shutdown, ICE Arrested the Worst of the Worst Over the Weekend Including Gang Members, Pedophiles, and Drug Traffickers * Nothing-not even a government shutdownwill slow ICE down from removing criminal illegal aliens from American communities WASHINGTON Over the weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more worst of the worst cri  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing amendments to the rules governing what qualifies as a significant new use for several chemical substances. The EPA is taking this step after reviewing existing and additional data for the chemical substances involved. The proposed changes would: * Allow certain uses identified in the significant new use rules (SNURs) or premanufacture notices (PMNs) without requiring manufacturers to submit further notificatio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Warnock Votes to Pay Federal Workers Amid Shutdown * Senator Reverend Warnock voted "Yes" for the Shutdown Fairness Act. The legislation would have paid federal workers during the shutdown, including TSA Agents, federal law enforcement, and the military The legislation failed by a 54-45 vote Senator Warnock: "Washington Republicans have created a false choice between reopening th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Joss Duff and Henry F. Korth, researchers from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury proposing a privacy-preserving framework for proactive digital-asset compliance that shifts the paradigm from reactive detection to verification. The technology, under development at the university, applies broadly to blockchain transactions but is particularly applicable to stablecoin systems where users expect  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 28 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * DCNR Names New District Forester for Weiser State Forest Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced the appointment of Scott Miller as the district forester for Weiser State Forest, which spans Dauphin, Carbon, Columbia, Lebanon, Montour, Northumberland, and Schuylkill counties. "Scott   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Ariana Bignotti and Alex second-year law student at Penn State Dickinson Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding its request for input on the implementation of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). The letter emphasizes the need for innovative artificial intelligence (AI) methods within financial institutions to enhance anti-money laundering (AML) compl  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 28 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release: * * * PUC Damage Prevention Committee Announces Actions Against Underground Facility Owners, Excavators and Project Owners Plans for Hybrid In-Person and Virtual Meeting on THURSDAY, November 13 * A total of 221 disciplinary actions, including 90 education requirements, and $160,000 in administrative penalties, have been taken against 127 underground facility owners, excavators  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Joins Lawmakers in Pressing Trump Admin. to Reinstate Furloughed Federal Workers at Agencies Unaffected by Republican Shutdown, Resume Their Pay * PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 27, 2025 Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) joined over 60 of her colleagues in the Senate and House urging the Trump Administration to immediately reinstate any furloughed employees of agencies funded entirel  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Statement on 7th Commemoration of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting * PITTSBURGH, PA - October 27, 2025 Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) issued the following statement on the commemoration of the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history on three Pittsburgh Jewish congregations seven years ago: "Seven years ago, our community was shattered when 11 community members were  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Watro's Veterans Day Resolution Advances * HARRISBURG - A resolution sponsored by Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) to recognize Nov. 11, 2025, as Veterans Day in Pennsylvania was advanced to the full House of Representatives today. "This resolution reaffirms our Commonwealth's commitment to honoring the service and sacrifice of all U.S. military veterans past and present," said Wa  more