WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * $21 Million Payout Process Begins in Columbia University Antisemitism Settlement with EEOC * Current and former employees can review and participate in $21 million class settlement for antisemitic harassment and retaliation NEW YORK - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the opening of the claims process following establishment of Columbia University's $21  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * As Financial Scams Spike During The Holiday Season, Senator Gillibrand Demands Stronger Safeguards To Protect Seniors; Announces Legislation To Sleigh Scammers * Americans Lost $16.6 Billion To Scams In 2024; $4.8 Billion Was Stolen From Seniors Gillibrand's National Strategy for Combating Scams Act Would Help "Sleigh" Scammers by Requiring the FBI to Develop a Coordinated National Strategy   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Blasts Democrats' Plan to Extend Wasteful Biden COVID Bonus Payments * "And on one side of the aisle, you have Democrats protecting a broken system with no plan to lower costs. On this side of the aisle, we have Republicans who are fighting to give people what they've wanted all along: the care they need, from the doctor they choose, at a price they can afford." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Se  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Carey, Landsman Reintroduce Bipartisan NO BOSS Act to Encourage Small Business Formation * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Reps. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15) and Greg Landsman (D-Ohio-01) reintroduced the New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency (NO BOSS) Act to support individuals as they pursue small business ownership. The bill makes improvements to the underutilized Self-Employment Assis  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE CONDEMNS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNAUTHORIZED MILITARY STRIKES OFF THE COAST OF VENEZUELA AND IN THE CARIBBEAN * c: 202.913.0126 WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement on the Trump administration's unauthorized military strikes on alleged drug boats off the coast of Venezuela and in the Caribbean: "Since September, the Trump administration has  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Congressional Progressive Caucus Members Condemn the Trump Administration's Abusive Immigration Overreach On Wednesday, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) hosted a Special Order Hour on the House floor to call attention to the Trump administration's ongoing immigration overreach and emphasize the urgent need for   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Congressional Progressive Caucus issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Congressional Progressive Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members Condemn the Trump Administration's Abusive Immigration Overreach On Wednesday, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) hosted a Special Order Hour on the House floor to call attention to the Trump administration's ongoing immigration overreach and emphasize t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Introduces the FREEDOM Act to Strengthen Efforts Promoting Internet Freedom in Iran * Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today joined Rep. Dave Min (CA-47) in introducing the Feasibility Review of Emerging Equipment for Digital Open Media (FREEDOM) Act, bipartisan legislation requiring the State Department, alongside the Federal Communications Commission (FC  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging USTR to Hold Canada Accountable for USMCA Dairy Violations * Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) led a bipartisan effort urging U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to hold Canada accountable for failing to meet its dairy commitments under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The letter calls for strong enforce  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has largely denied a protest filed by Ernst & Young LLP, New York, concerning the scope of corrective action taken by the U.S. Army Materiel Command. The action followed EY's prior protest of a contract award to Guidehouse Inc., McLean, Virginia, for support of the Army Financial Improvement program. The GAO's decision, issued on September 26, 2025, denied EY's challenge to the corrective action scope but dismissed its challenge regardin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Statement Calling On Secretary Hegseth To Resign * Today, in response to the Department of Defense Inspector General report finding that Secretary Pete Hegseth risked endangering American troops and compromising mission objectives when he communicated war plans over Signal, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence committees, released the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Hegseth Hosts Swedish Counterpart at Pentagon * Secretary of War Pete Hegseth welcomed Pal Jonson, Sweden's minister of defense, to the Pentagon today for a bilateral engagement. At the meeting's outset, both leaders spoke highly of the U.S. and Sweden's mutually beneficial military relationship, as well as the progress that Sweden has made since officially becoming a member of NATO, March 7, 2024. "The mil  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Ho Nieh Sworn in as NRC Commissioner Ho Nieh, nominated as an NRC Commissioner by President Donald J. Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, was sworn in today for a term ending June 30, 2029. He is the first former NRC resident inspector to serve as a Commissioner. "I am grateful for the opportunity to return to the NRC to work alongside such a competent and dedicated workforce  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Castro Introduce Resolution Condemning Trump's Pardon of Notorious Drug Trafficker * Washington, D.C. \- Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Joaquin Castro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, today introduced a resolution condemning President Trump's pardon of former Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Jacobs, Shaheen, Booker Condemn President Trump's Remarks on Somali Immigrants in the United States * Washington, D.C. 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 Member of the Sena  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * BORDER BRIEF: October Marks the Lowest Start to a Fiscal Year Ever for Nationwide Border Encounters Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security released its latest "Border Brief" factsheet, highlighting the continued progress by the Trump administration in securing the homeland. In October, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rec  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Bipartisan Bill Cosponsored by Representative Mannion to Accelerate Treatments for Kids Fighting Cancer * WASHINGTON, D.C. Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today announced the House's unanimous passage of the bipartisan Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act, legislation he cosponsored to strengthen pediatric cancer research, speed the development of therapies for rare childhood di  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Joins Bipartisan House Members to Announce New Health Care Framework "Commonground 2025" * Washington, D.C. - 12/4/25... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined a bipartisan group of House Members, co-led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) and Jen Kiggans (VA-02) to announce a new health care framework, CommonGround 2025. The bipartisan framework includes a two-year extension of health ins  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Pushes to Restore Accountability in the Executive Branch * Washington, D.C. - 12/4/25... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the Executive Transparency Act, legislation that requires Cabinet secretaries and the heads of major federal agencies to provide annual briefings to relevant congressional committees. The legislation mandates annual in-person briefings from more than two   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler, Bynum Lead Bipartisan Effort to Update Homelessness Definition for Kids and Teens * Washington, D.C. - 12/4/25... Yesterday, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Janelle Bynum (OR-05), introduced the Homeless Children and Youth Act, legislation to align federal agencies' approach to identifying and meeting the needs of homeless children and youth. Enacted in 1987, the McKinney-Vento Homelessness A  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES IN THE CAPITOL: "AMERICA IS FAR TOO EXPENSIVE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and the Steering and Policy Committee held a hearing on Donald Trump's unaffordable America. As Republicans continue to drive up the cost of living and break our healthcare system, House Democrats are lifting up the stories of hardworking Americans who are bein  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES IN THE CAPITOL: "AMERICA IS FAR TOO EXPENSIVE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and the Steering and Policy Committee held a hearing on Donald Trump's unaffordable America. As Republicans continue to drive up the cost of living and break our healthcare system, House Democrats are lifting up the stories of hardworking Americans who are being crushed by the rising pr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. 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 cost of living on behalf of e  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Issues Statement on Unions' Legal Challenge to State Department Firings Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in support of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), which have filed a tempor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Statement on DRC-Rwanda Declaration Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement after Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a joint declaration recommitting to the Washington Accords. "DRC and Rwanda recommitting to the Washington Ac  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Meeks, Castro Introduce Resolution Condemning Trump's Pardon of Notorious Drug Trafficker Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Joaquin Castro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, today introduced a resolution condemning President Trump's pardon o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Introduce Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Authorization Act * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced the RCORP Authorization Act, a bipartisan bill that amends the Public Health Service Ac t and ensures the continued operation of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP). This legislation secures and strengthens vital prev  more

PASADENA, California, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Completes Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Construction Set to launch by May 2027, the spacecraft will study mysteries of the cosmos while also testing the Coronagraph Instrument, a new technology designed and built by JPL. NASA's next big eye on the cosmos is now fully assembled. On Nov. 25, technicians joined the inner and outer portions of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 5 -- The New York State Education Department issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * New York State Education Department Releases 2024-25 State Assessment Results Assessment Data Now Available on NYSED Data Website * The New York State Education Department (NYSED) today released the results of the 2024-25 Statewide Assessments, including Grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics Assessments and the Regents Examinations. The data provides   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * OFAC Imposes $7 Million Penalty on Company Tied to Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Gracetown violated U.S. sanctions despite notice from OFAC that dealings with Kremlin-connected oligarch were unlawful * Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed a $7,139,305penalty on Gracetown Inc., a property management company in New York, for v  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dan Goldman Introduces New Tax On Wealthiest Americans Generating An Estimated $276 Billion In Revenue * New Legislation Is Centerpiece of Goldman's Multi-Year Effort to Ensure the Ultra-Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share ROBINHOOD Act Targets Billionaire Borrowing Schemes Allowing Richest Americans to Access Massive Sums Tax-Free Instead of Paying Capital Gains New Tax on Ultra-Wealthy Could G  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $11+ MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PROJECTS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK THROUGH THE NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION * Communities From North Country, Finger Lakes, CNY, Capital Region Win Funding For Critical Community Projects Such As Expanding Access To Healthcare, Upgrading Wastewater Infrastructure, Building New Educational Facilities   more

UPTON, New York, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Two Brookhaven Lab Physicists Named Fellows of the American Physical Society * UPTON, N.Y. Two physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have been named 2025 Fellows of the American Physical Society (APS). The honor recognizes their excellence in physics and exceptional service to the physics community. This year's Brookhave  more