WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * "Will make a world of difference": Whip Emmer, Minnesota farmers thank President Trump for $12 billion in farmer aid * House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and Minnesota farmers are thanking President Trump following his announcement of a $12 billion aid package for American farmers. "President Trump is putting American farmers first, and this announcement is further proof  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (TNSFR) -- Pinnacle Financial Corp., Elberton, Georgia, and the Stearns Financial Services Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Saint Cloud, Minnesota, have submitted separate applications to the Federal Reserve System detailing proposals for corporate acquisitions and mergers. The actions are being considered by the central banking system pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and related regulations, with the Federal Reserve System acting as the recipient  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release: * * * GSA Announces Design-Build Construction Award for Grand Portage Land Port of Entry * CHICAGO - Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced the award of a $105 million Design Build Construction contract to McGough Constructionas part of the Administration's priority to put America first and reinforce national border securityfor design and construction of the Land Port of Entr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released its 2025 funding awards, announcing the formula allocation amount for eligible housing trust fund (HTF) grantees. The total funding to be distributed is $223,024,239.90. The Housing Trust Fund was created by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) and is administered by HUD. Its core purpose is two-fold: to increase and preserve the supply of rental housing for extremely low-income famil  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar and Hoeven Urge the CPSC to Strengthen Protections Against Carbon Monoxide Poisoning * WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Hoeven (R-ND), the leads of the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act, are urging Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Acting Chairman Peter Feldman to address the heightened risks of home carbon monoxide   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Trump v. Slaughter * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the only Democratic Senator on both the Judiciary and Commerce Committees, released the following statement on the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter. "Congress has long used its power to establish independent agencies to protect consumers, workers, in  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on White House Farmer Aid Announcement U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement on the administration's announcement of assistance to farmers impacted by President Trump's tariffs. "While we need t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Progressive Caucus Deputy Chair Ilhan Omar Condemns ICE Agents' Physical Attacks on Congressmember Adelita Grijalva * WASHINGTON Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Deputy Chair Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) released the following statement regarding agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) using (link is external) physical force (link is external) against Rep. Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) when s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Statement on Trump's Farm Aid Plan Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement regarding the Trump administration's announced $11 billion farm aid plan. "Despite the administration's repeated denials, farmers know that they experienced billions of d  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Stauber Introduces Bill to Ensure Water Quality in Great Lakes Region and Throughout U.S. * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) introduced the American Water Stewardship Act, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize funding for several long-standing programs to maintain and improve water quality throughout the nation, including the Grea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * While Americans Were Enjoying Their Weekends, ICE Law Enforcement Was Hard at Work Arresting Gang Members, Pedophiles, and Drug Traffickers * WASHINGTON - While Americans were enjoying their weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were hard at work arresting the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from across the country including gang members, pedophiles, a  more