WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (TNSFR) -- First Mid Bancshares Inc., Mattoon, Illinois, has applied to the Federal Reserve System for approval to merge with Two Rivers Financial Group Inc., Burlington, Iowa. This transaction would also give First Mid Bancshares indirect control of Two Rivers Bank & Trust, which is also located in Burlington. The company filed the request under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, along with Regulation Y and all other applicable statutes, to become a bank holding company  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Cruz, Merkley, Colleagues Send Letter Calling For Pressure on China to Release Zion Church Members * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led a bipartisan letter urging U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to increase pressure on Chinese authorities to immediately release Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and dozens of other Zion Church leaders who were wrongfully detaine  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