WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Peters Launch Inquiry into Trump Staffer Paul Ingrassia's Interference in Federal Investigation of Andrew & Tristan Tate * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, yesterday launched a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12378) on Nov. 21, 2025, by natural resources policy specialist Nicole T. Carter. Here are excerpts: * * * Desalination: Converting Saline Water into a Municipal Water Source Desalination is increasingly playing a role in U.S. municipal water supplies. Congress has funded both desalination research and municipal desalination construction projects. Additionally, desalination tec  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11376) on Nov. 21, 2025, by legislative Attorney Todd Garvey: * * * Site Visits, Information Gathering and Oversight by Members of Congress Several disputes have arisen in the 119th Congress surrounding access by Members of Congress to federal buildings. On several occasions, Members have been denied entry to various agency offices, and at least one Member was forcibly r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12695) on Nov. 20, 2025, by natural resource policy specialist Eva Lipiec: Here are excerpts: * * * Tornadoes: Forecasting, Detection and Communication Tornadoes are narrow, violently rotating columns of air, connecting the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. They affect communities across the United States every year and can cause fatalities and injuries, destroy property a  more