WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AMID BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL, CONGRESSMAN RYAN CALLS ON TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY TO ENFORCE CONSUMER PROTECTIONS FOR AIRLINE PASSENGERS USING WHEELCHAIRS * Amid Busy Holiday Travel, Congressman Ryan Calls on Transportation Secretary to Enforce Consumer Protections for Airline Passengers Using Wheelchairs "The choice to not enforce the critical elements of the 2024 wheelchair rule, in addition to the decis  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Brian P. Hudak Named OCC Deputy Chief Counsel The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced Brian P. Hudak as Deputy Chief Counsel. In this role, Mr. Hudak provides advice to the Chief Counsel and senior OCC officials on significant legal, policy and administrative matters affecting the federal banking system. This   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Brookings Institution Center for Economic Security and Opportunity issued a report analyzing state-level school spending and educational outcomes, finding substantial per-pupil spending differences across states but weak correlations with test scores and dropout rates. The report examined 2018-19 data, the last pre-pandemic year, revealing high-spending states like New York spend twice as much or more than low-spending ones, yet average NAEP math scores show m  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a final rule amending its Rules of Practice and its Rules Relating to Investigations. The changes are designed to boost transparency in the agency's enforcement process and update procedures for notifying potential respondents. The revisions to the Rules of Practice enhance openness concerning settlements. They explicitly clarify that the commission can accept an offer of settlement via an order and establish firm  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Chairman Garbarino Delivers Opening Statement in Hearing on Surge in Threats Against Law Enforcement Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to examine the alarming rise in anti-law enforcement sentiment sweeping across the nation and its direct  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE LEADS LETTER CALLING FOR EXCLUSION OF AI MORATORIUM IN FY26 NDAA * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) led 43 of her colleagues in a letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committee leadership urging the exclusion of any moratorium or preemption on state Artificial Intelligence laws in the FY26 NDAA. "Artificial intelligence offers exciting opportunity and innovati  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DISCRIMINATORILY FREEZING GREEN CARD APPLICATIONS FROM 19 TRAVEL BAN NATIONS * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's discriminatory pause on immigration applications from non-European countries: "The administration's decision to freeze green-card and naturalization applications fo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE, COLLEAGUES WRITE TO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR URGING ACTION TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS OF BLACK WOMEN UNEMPLOYMENT * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Robin Kelly (IL-02), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led a letter signed by 19 of their colleagues to Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Acting Director Loretta Greene of the U.S. Department of Labor   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 2 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Announces $851,255 in Volunteer Fire Capacity Grant Funding Now Available * The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is now accepting applications for $851,255 in Volunteer Fire Capacity grants to help rural fire departments protect public safety and natural resources. The application deadline is December 22, 2025. "Volunteer fire dep  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 3 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other State agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate, and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSFR) -- Holtec Decommissioning International LLC, Camden, New Jersey, and PSEG Services Corp., Newark, New Jersey, have submitted separate requests for license amendments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, addressing distinct operational changes for five nuclear units. PSEG Services submitted its request on behalf of its subsidiary PSEG Nuclear LLC. Holtec's request for the Indian Point Energy Center focuses on terminating the federal agency's preemption authority at th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-365) on the Bank Competition Modernization Act (H.R. 5262), which aims to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and Home Owners' Loan Act to require the consideration of certain entities and factors when evaluating proposed acquisitions, mergers, consolidations, assumptions of liabilities or transfers of assets. The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-363) on the Business Owners Protection Act (H.R. 3484), which aims to terminate unused authorities of the Securities and Exchange Commission that were established pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Nov. 4, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 3484, the Business Owners Protection Act of 2  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-367) on the Community Bank Leverage Improvement and Flexibility for Transparency Act (H.R. 5276), which aims to amend the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the Community Bank Leverage Ratio. The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Nov. 4, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 5276, the Community Bank LIFT Act, was introduced on   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-368) on the Merchant Banking Modernization Act (H.R. 5291), which aims to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to generally permit holding merchant banking investments of up to 15 years. The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Nov. 4, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 5291, the Merchant Banking Modernization Act, was introduced on September 10, 2025, by Rep  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-366) on the Stress Testing Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 5270), which aims to require the Federal Reserve Board to issue rules to establish methodologies and scenarios used in stress testing. The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Nov. 4, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 5270, the Stress Testing Accountability and Transparency Act was introduced on   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-355) on a bill (H.R. 2916), which aims to authorize, ratify and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the state of New York. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Oct. 31, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 2916 is to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-359) on the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 4313), which aims to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities and to require an additional study and report on such flexibilities. The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on Oct. 31, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND A. Purpose and Summary The  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Buffalo arrests notorious drug trafficker and criminal illegal alien from Ukraine who attempted to exploit immigration law to hide from justice * BUFFALO, N.Y. - ICE Buffalo Fugitive Operations officers arrested criminal illegal alien and international fugitive Anhelina Polishchuk during a targeted operation Nov. 20. The 40-year-old Ukrainian natio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Garbarino, Rep. Guest Joined Newsmax, NewsNation Ahead of Hearing on Rising Threats to Law Enforcement This morning, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) and Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) discussed the increase in anti-law enforcement senti  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has instituted an investigation into the importation and sale of liquid crystal display (LCD) devices, components and products containing them, based on allegations of patent infringement. This action follows a complaint filed on Aug. 29, 2025, by BH Innovations LLC, New York, which was later amended to include Longitude Licensing Ltd. and 138 East LCD Advancements Ltd., both of Dublin, Ireland, as complainants. The complaint all  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "THESE PEOPLE ARE DESTROYING THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN REAL TIME" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Situation Room, where he made clear that as Donald Trump and Republicans continue to raise prices and fail to address their healthcare crisis, Democrats will continue fighting to lower the high cos  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "REPUBLICANS ARE ON THE RUN BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURES" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's All In with Chris Hayes, where he reiterated that while Republicans have failed to deliver on their promise to lower costs on day one, Democrats are fighting to bring down the cost of living, fix ou  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "REPUBLICANS ARE ON THE RUN BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURES" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's All In with Chris Hayes, where he reiterated that while Republicans have failed to deliver on their promise to lower costs on day one, Democrats are fighting to bring down the cost of living, fix our broken healthcare system  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Meeks, Jacobs, Shaheen, Booker Condemn President Trump's Remarks on Somali Immigrants in the United States Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa, and Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Memb  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Meeks, Kim Introduce Legislation to Crack Down on Illegal Fishing from the People's Republic of China Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Young Kim, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, today introduced legislation that would enforce sanctions and   more

UPTON, New York, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * MicroBooNE Finds no Evidence for a Sterile Neutrino * Editor's note: The following news release about the search for evidence of sterile neutrinos by the MicroBooNE experiment was originally issued by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, where the MicroBooNE experiment is located. Scientists from DOE's Brookhaven National Lab  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 4 -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * New York State Department of Health Launches Nation-Leading Lead Rental Registry Program Lead Rental Registry Program Will Inspect, Certify and Track Pre-1980 Rentals in Communities of Concern Local Health Departments Are Contacting Property Owners to Verify and Provide Information About Rental Properties $40 Million Awarded to 20 Counties to Fix Lead Hazards Identifi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Launches Investigation of CBS "Ombudsman" After CBS Heavily Edits Trump 60 Minutes Interview Following President's Displeasure with Journalist's Questions CBS "Ombudsman" Appears to Be Acting as a Government Regulator and Censor Enforcing Trump's Demands for More Pro-Trump Content * Today, Rep. Jamie Raski  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Goldman, Sen. Cortez Masto, And Rep. Ramirez Introduce Legislation To Protect Unaccompanied Children From Republicans' H.R. 1 * New Bicameral Bill Repeals Cruel Fees and Policies in Big Beautiful Bill that Endanger Children Fleeing Trafficking, Abuse, and Exploitation Trump Administration Using Punitive Fees as a Pretext to Deport Vulnerable Children View Video from the Press Conference H  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jackson Introduces Bill to Remove UN Headquarters from New York * WASHINGTON Today, Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) introduced a bill to implement a strategy to relocate the headquarters of the United Nations. This legislation directs the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to relocate the UN Headquarters to a city that upholds President Trump's standard of national security, economic resp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Gregory W. Meeks, Gottheimer and Chairman Hill and Capital Markets Subcommittee Chairman Wagner, Unveil Bipartisan Capital Formation Package * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY- D), Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-AR), and Capital Markets Subcommittee Chairman Ann Wagner (R-MO) unveiled the Incentivizing New   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans are Restoring Secure Borders and Safe Communities * "President Trump and Republicans are ending the chaos, securing the border in record time, and getting America back on track [...] We didn't just secure the border for today. We secured it for the future. In July, Republicans passed and President Trump signed into law the largest border security investment in American history." WASHIN  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:25-civ-09327; S.D.N.Y. filed Nov. 7, 2025) involving Srinivas Koneru: * * * On November 7, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Srinivas Koneru for allegedly engaging in a fraudulent scheme in connection with the November 2020 business combination of Koneru's then-private company, Triterras Fintech Pte. Ltd. ("Triterras Fintech"), with Netfin Acquisition Corp. ("Netfin"),  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:23-cv-08072; S.D.N.Y. filed Sept. 12, 2023): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Virtu Financial Inc. et al, No. 1:23-cv-08072 (S.D.N.Y. filed Sept. 12, 2023) On December 2, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a final consent judgment against broker-dealer Virtu Americas LLC ("Virtu Americas") for failing to establish, maintain, and enforc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of Secretary Marco Rubio's interview on Dec. 2, 2025, with Sean Hannity of Fox News' Hannity: * * * QUESTION: I want to start this out with a fun question. SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah. Yeah. QUESTION: Because there are really serious issues involving national security, peace around the globe. SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah. QUESTION: I mean, you're at the highest level of discussions, and we're going to get into a lot of the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-50) on the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act (S. 389), which aims to establish consumer standards for lithium-ion batteries. The report was advanced by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on July 29, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of S. 389 is to protect consumers from the risk of fires due to rechargeable lithium-ion batteries by requiring th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-49) on the Youth Poisoning Protection Act (S. 289), which aims to ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals. The report was advanced by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on July 29, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of S. 289 is to ban the sale of any consumer product containing a concentration of 10 or more percent by weigh  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Dec. 2, 2025, by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott: * * * Council of Ministers Agrees to Electoral Decree on December 1, 2025 The Transitional Presidential Council (TPC)'s approval of Haiti's electoral decree marks an important step toward the stabilization of Haitian security and governance. The Haitian people have waited for nearly a decade to democratically elect their leadership. We encourage polit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Announces $5.45 Million+ in Federal Grants for Local Fire Departments & EMS Squads * ALBANY, NY Today, Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced the awarding of 13 federal grants totaling more than $5.45 million in funding for 11 Capital Region fire departments and EMS squads. The funding announced today comes from two Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant programs for Fiscal Year 2024 t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Weatherization Bill Advances Out of Energy & Commerce Committee * WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) today cheered the advance of his bill H.R. 1355, the Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act, out of the House Energy & Commerce Committee in a unanimous vote of 50-0. Tonko's bipartisan legislation invests in home weatherization efforts to save low-income families hundreds   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Velazquez Highlights Solutions to Keep Main Street Safe During Hearing on Crime and Cybersecurity Today, the House Small Business Committee convened for a hearing titled "Main Street Under Attack: The Cost of Crime on Small Businesses," examining how cyberattacks, retail theft, and gun violence are affecting small firms and t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Emmer touts key stakeholder support for the SCORE Act * WASHINGTON - House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today announced key stakeholder support for the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act, which creates a national Name,, and Likeness (NIL) framework that supports student-athletes and recenters the educational mission of col  more