WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Association for Computing Machinery U.S. Technology Policy Committee, New York, has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) outlining various barriers impeding the development and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. ACM's comments highlight the urgent need for regulatory reform to enable innovation while safeguarding public interests. In the letter, ACM emphasized that many federal statutes and regulat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) issued a report analyzing the surge of Islamophobic discourse targeting Zohran Mamdani during the 2025 New York City mayoral election. The report highlights the scale and virality of hateful narratives on the social media platform X, which portrayed Mamdani, the first Muslim and Democratic Socialist candidate, as a terrorist and an existential threat to American values and democracy. The report states that betwee  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE AND MEEKS LEAD LETTER TO SECRETARY RUBIO URGING HUMANITARIAN AND RECOVERY ASSISTANCE TO JAMAICA IN WAKE OF HURRICANE MELISSA * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and Gregory Meeks (NY-05) led 56 of their colleagues in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the Trump Administration to continue immediate humanitarian and recovery assistance to Jamaica in th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN LEADS COMMUNITY SPEAK-OUT CONTINUING PUSH FOR RELEASE OF DETAINED AFGHAN REFUGEE ALI FAQIRZADA * Congressman Pat Ryan Leads Community Speak-Out Continuing Push for Release of Detained Afghan Refugee Ali Faqirzada On October 14th, Ulster County resident Ali Faqirzada - an Afghan refugee seeking asylum after working with America against the Taliban - was detained by ICE at the cour  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has received applications from a total of 24 financial entities seeking approval for various banking activities, including becoming a bank holding company or acquiring other financial institutions. The applications, submitted under the Bank Holding Company Act, involve a wide array of transactions, from domestic mergers to the acquisition of U.S. banks by international corporations. The entities seeking approval are 1850 Financial MHC an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (TNSFR) -- Exploration Capital Fund LP, Exploration Capital General Partner LLC, Exploration Capital LLC, all of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Stephen Gustin of Vineyard, Utah, have filed a notice with the Federal Reserve System to acquire additional voting shares of Gouverneur Bancorp Inc., Gouverneur, New York. This group of four applicants is seeking to acquire additional shares under the Change in Bank Control Act. The group's request, if approved, would allow them to indir  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Statement Opposing Republicans' Continuing Resolution * U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following statement on Republicans' continuing resolution: "Republicans currently control the House, the Senate, and the White House. Their refusal to work with Democrats to make life more affordable has led to the longest government shutdown in American history a crisis tha  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Ricketts Introduce Legislation To Strengthen Flood And Infrastructure Resiliency * New York Experiences Dozens Of Floods Per Year Resulting in More Than $130 Million in Annual Damages Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced bipartisan legislation to boost long-term flood resilience and help communities rebuild stronger after disa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks and Clarke Lead Letter to Secretary Rubio Urging Humanitarian and Recovery Assistance to Jamaica in Wake of Hurricane Melissa * Washington, D.C. - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) led 56 of their colleagues in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the Trump  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Leads Press Conference on IVF Access And Affordability Act to Help New York Families Grow * Nyack, N.Y. - 11/10/25... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) hosted a press conference at Montefiore Nyack Hospital to raise awareness for the reintroduction of his IVF Access and Affordability Act, which provides up to a $40,000 federal tax credit to help families cover the cost of in vitro fertil  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONGRESSWOMAN BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement after Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman announced she would not seek another term in the House of Representatives: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman has never been afraid to speak truth to power  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONGRESSWOMAN BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN * House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement after Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman announced she would not seek another term in the House of Representatives: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman has never been afraid to speak truth to power. During her time in public servi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF REP. CHUY GARCIA * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Congressman Chuy Garcia announced he would not seek another term in the House of Representatives: Throughout his entire career, Congressman Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia has been a fierce fighter for the least, the lost an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF REP. CHUY GARCIA * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Congressman Chuy Garcia announced he would not seek another term in the House of Representatives: Throughout his entire career, Congressman Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia has been a fierce fighter for the least, the lost and the left-behind. Whether  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF REP. JARED GOLDEN * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Congressman Jared Golden announced he would not seek another term in the House of Representatives: Representative Jared Golden is a patriotic public servant who has never hesitated to answer the call to serve our c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF REP. JARED GOLDEN * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Congressman Jared Golden announced he would not seek another term in the House of Representatives: Representative Jared Golden is a patriotic public servant who has never hesitated to answer the call to serve our country. After 9/11, Jared   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE'RE NOT GOING TO SUPPORT A PARTISAN REPUBLICAN SPENDING BILL THAT CONTINUES TO GUT THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he made clear that House Democrats will continue to push back against the Republican funding bill and fight on to end the Republican healthcare crisis. LEAD  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE'RE NOT GOING TO SUPPORT A PARTISAN REPUBLICAN SPENDING BILL THAT CONTINUES TO GUT THE HEALTHCARE OFTHE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he made clear that House Democrats will continue to push back against the Republican funding bill and fight on to end the Republican healthcare crisis. LEADER JEFFRIES : From the very  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks and Clarke Lead Letter to Secretary Rubio Urging Humanitarian and Recovery Assistance to Jamaica in Wake of Hurricane Melissa Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) led 56 of their colleagues in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the Trump adm  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the tragic line-of-duty death of Firefighter Patrick Brady, who passed away after responding to a five-alarm fire on Kings Highway in Brooklyn. Speaking at a press event, the mayor expressed his deepest sympathy to Brady's wife, Kara, and the entire family, noting that Brady came from a strong lineage of New York City firefighters. First deputy commissioner Mark Guerra and chief of department John Esposito also spoke, confirming t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Gary Scarbrough, chairman of the Otero County (New Mexico) Public Land Use Advisory Council (PLUAC), has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) expressing support for the rescission of the Biden Administration's Conservation and Landscape Health Rule. This letter responds to the BLM's recent Notice published in the Federal Register regarding the issue. In its letter, PLUAC highlights its consistent oppositi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, issued the following commentary: * * * Rep. Fallon in Fox News: What Can a Former KGB Agent Teach Us About What's in Store for America? By Pat Fallon We have already seen many articles and interviews from the American right (and no doubt will in the foreseeable future) that bemoan the likely downward spiral New York City will face with the election of proud communist Zohran Mamdani. History tells us their predictions will almost certainly be   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt on Deal to End the Schumer Shutdown * 'Democrats Have No Other Play in their Playbook' WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Fox News' America Reports to discuss the Senate deal to end the government shutdown and Democrat's reflexive resistance to President Trump's agenda. Watch the full interview HERE Senator Schmitt on Deal to End Schumer's Shutdown: "N  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. McCormick, Rosen Lead Effort to Improve TBI Treatment and Prevent Veteran Suicide * Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA), a West Point graduate and U.S. Army veteran, has introduced bipartisan legislation with Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), which aims to improve treatments for traumatic brain injury (TBI) among veterans.  The Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Adaptive Care Opportunities Nationwid  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Spring Health, New York, has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) regarding the regulatory reforms needed for artificial intelligence (AI) applications in healthcare. The organization emphasizes the necessity for a regulatory framework that fosters the safe and effective use of AI to address mental health challenges. In the letter, Spring Health outlines its commitment to removing barriers to mental health care through da  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Statement From Rep. Dan Goldman On Senate Shutdown Deal * "For 40 days, Democrats have stood firm in our commitment to extend lifesaving health care tax credits that keep care affordable for over 24 million Americans. "For 40 days, Republicans have shut down the government because they refuse to work out a bipartisan deal to get the bipartisan vote necessary to pass a budget. Instead, they have  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Vows NO Vote on GOP Budget that Fails to Address Rising Health Care Costs * ALBANY, NY Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement pledging to vote down the latest Republican budget that fails to address rising health care costs for Americans: This so-called deal in the Senate is a betrayal of everything we've fought for over the last 40+ days and of all those we've   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Upon Reaching 100 Cosponsors, Nadler, Smith, and Himes Send Letter to Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Urging a Markup of West Bank Violence Prevention Act * Upon reaching 100 cosponsors in the House, today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Adam Smith (WA-09), and Jim Himes (CT-04) sent a letter to House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast urging him to schedule a markup of H.R. 3  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * With Medicare Open Enrollment Underway, Gillibrand Highlights Resources Available To Help Seniors Explore Their Options * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is offering seniors a slate of resources to help them navigate this year's Medicare Open Enrollment period. During Medicare Open Enrollment, which started on October 15, 2025 and will last through December 7, 2025, beneficiaries can  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici Join Dexter to Introduce Bill to Ensure Department of Homeland Security Detainees Can Speak to a Lawyer and Contact Their Families * Washington D.C. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, with U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici, said today they have joined Rep. Maxine Dexter's bicameral legislation to ensure the Department of Homeland Security allows noncitizens who have be  more