WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford in the Daily Caller: Time to Counter Escalating Radical Islam Menace in America * On Monday, December 8 th, 2025, the following Op-Ed written by Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) was published in the Daily Caller. "If the American experiment is to survive, we must wake up to the rapidly escalating threat of radical Islam here at home. After an era of open borders and the left's continued effor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Chairman LaMalfa Leads House in Renewing Secure Rural Schools Payments * Washington, D.C. Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) led the effort in the House of Representatives to pass the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, which reauthorizes Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payments to rural counties in Northern California and across the country. This leg  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pete Stauber Applauds Passage of Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This evening, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) supported S. 356, the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, when it passed on the House Floor. The legislation, which is now headed to the President's desk for signature, reauthorizes the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program, ensuring cr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Emmer, House Republicans Demand Walz Provide SNAP Data to USDA * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) joined Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01), Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) in sending a letter to Governor Tim Walz demanding that he complies with the U.S. Department of A  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * Ghanaianway Restaurant and Grocery LLC Recalls Fresh Salted Lamb Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection * WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2025 - Ghanaianway Restaurant and Grocery LLC in Newark, N.J., is recalling approximately 5,970 pounds of fresh salted lamb products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agricult  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Klobuchar Op-Ed in The New York Times: "State A.I. Laws Keep Us Safe. Trump's Next Move Could Upend That." * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) published an op-ed in The New York Times on how, with the lack of federal standards, it is essential for states to maintain and strengthen their own AI protections rather than override the few protections Americans have from the downsides   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced it has granted three exemptions to two power companies during the period spanning July 1, 2025, to Sept. 30, 2025. This action responds to requests submitted by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Oakland, California, and Northern States Power Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota. The exemptions relate to specific requirements in the NRC's regulations, as outlined in publicly available documents. Pacific Gas and Electric received two e  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Demands Urgent Relief for All New Mexico Farmers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On December 8, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) sent a letter urging Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to deliver timely, equitable relief to farmers across New Mexico who continue to face rising costs and uncertainty due to the administration's tariff war. Nine of Rep. Vasquez's colleagu  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 9 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * Research collaborations propel economic data in Indian Country * This article is the fourth in a series marking the Center for Indian Country Development's tenth anniversary. See our first article for key insights from the Center's first decade of economic research, our second article for examples of economic data innovations taking place across Indian Country, and our third article  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * Senator Hassan Presses Corporate Owners of Mobile Home Communities for Answers on Affordability and Resident Living Conditions Today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, pressed six corporate owners of manufactured housing communities for answers on affordability and living conditions  more