WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * BORDER BRIEF: Christmas Comes Early as the Trump Effect Leads to Another Month of Record Low Border Encounters Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security released its latest "Border Brief" factsheet (https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Nov-FY26-Border-Brief-1.pdf), highlighting the continued historic success of th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Breaking through the clutter: NEEC research project advances radar technology for naval defense * DAHLGREN, Va. - Since it's fielding in World War II, radar has produced crucial early warnings of incoming enemy forces and better accuracy against targets, giving the U.S. Navy a decisive advantage in naval warfare engagements. Nearly eight decades later, radar - which uses electromagnetic waves to detect   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Cholo Abdi Abdullah Sentenced to Life in Prison for Conspiring to Commit 9/11-Style Terrorist Attack on Behalf of Al-Shabaab * Cholo Abdi Abdullah was sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison following his conviction for multiple crimes that included conspiring to provide and providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, and conspiring to murder U.S. nationals, commit air  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Citing national security concerns--the critical issue Chris Smith has raised for years--the Trump administration halts construction of offshore wind projects Construction of Empire Wind suspended * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a longtime opponent of offshore wind industrialization, issued the attached statement following the Trump administration's announcement that the Depts. of the Interior and War   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN INTRODUCES "SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF ACT" TO ELIMINATE TRUMP'S TARIFFS ON HUDSON VALLEY SMALL BUSINESSES AND REQUIRE FULL REFUNDS TO THOSE FORCED TO PAY THEM * Congressman Pat Ryan Introduces "Small Business RELIEF Act" to Eliminate Trump's Tariffs on Hudson Valley Small Businesses and Require Full Refunds to Those Forced to Pay Them During his Small Business Listening Tour this sum  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 22 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Region 1 Celebrates Two Local Emergency Food Relief Organization Grant Awardees * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Region 1 recently celebrated the awarding of more than $55,000 in grant funding to two regionally impactful not-for-profits, Pronto of Long Island and Family Service League Inc. These two grantees are among eight Long   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Proposes Updated Groundwater Cleanup Plan for Radiation Technology Inc. Superfund Site * Rockaway Township, N.J. \- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing an updated cleanup plan for groundwater contamination at the Radiation Technology Inc. Superfund site in Rockaway Township, New Jersey. Recent EPA studies show that contaminants left from historic rocket-engine testing a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Following IG Response, Warren and Slotkin Press for Full Investigation into Extent of Donald Trump, Trump Family, and Senior Trump Administration Officials Cashing in on Foreign Crypto Deals State Department Inspector General Refers Warren and Slotkin Request to Office of Investigations Lawmaker's request followed a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Garbarino Highlights 2025 Accomplishments: Delivering Results for Long Island * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) highlighted a year of legislative and constituent service accomplishments focused on delivering real results for Long Island families, small businesses, and law enforcement. "Everything I do in Congress is about delivering real results for Long Island," sa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Goldman Lambasts Trump Administration for Pausing Offshore Wind Projects * New York, NY - Today, U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (NY-10) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Interior announcing that it is pausingeffective immediatelythe leases for all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the United States, including Empire Wind 1 in New York:   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Henry L Ferguson Museum, Fishers Island, New York, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and determined cultural affiliation with the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe, the Narragansett Indian Tribe and the Shinnecock Indian Nation. The action is being taken under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and involves the remains of one Native American individual and two funerary objects held  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks and Warren Invoke Power Under Statute to Require Trump Administration Turn Over Information on Its Decision to Greenlight the Sale of H200 Chips to China * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission initiated an investigation into the importation and sale of low-profile microwave-hood combination products following a complaint filed by Whirlpool Corp., Benton Harbor, Michigan. The company alleges that several competitors are violating section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 by infringing upon five specific United States patents. Whirlpool filed the initial complaint on November 18, 2025, and provided additional information on  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Justice Department Sues J.B. Pritzker, Kwame Raoul Over the Illinois Bivens Act Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul, challenging their unconstitutional attempt to regulate federal law enforcement officers through the so-called "Illinois Bivens Act" and "Court Access, Safety, and Participation Act."  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Meeks and Warren Invoke Power Under Statute to Require Trump Administration Turn Over Information on Its Decision to Greenlight the Sale of H200 Chips to China Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the S  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The New York Public Library has announced plans to repatriate Native American human remains to the Seneca Nation of Indians after completing an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The inventory identified human remains representing at least one individual, consisting of a lock of hair attributed to Philip Konjockoty, described in historical records as a Seneca Indian who was 109 years old at the time of examination. Archiva  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, posted the following news: * * * Rep. Crane Leads Legislation Addressing Drone Threats Informed by Overseas Conflicts This week, House Committee on Homeland Security member Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) introduced the ''Detecting and Evaluating Foreign Exploitation of Novel Drones Act,'' or DEFEND Act, which aims to strengthen America's ability to counter emerging threats posed by unmanned air  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gillen Secures Nearly $600,000 for Village of Hempstead Road Safety Initiative * HEMPSTEAD, NY Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced that the Village of Hempstead was awarded $586,018 in new federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation's 2025 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program. This  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Mannion Announces $9.28 Million Federal Grant to Purchase Low-Emission Buses for CENTRO's BRT System * SYRACUSE, NY Representative John W. Mannion today announced a $9.28 million federal grant to purchase new low-emission buses for the Central New York Regional Transportation Authority's (CENTRO) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. The funding, awarded through the Federal Department of  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Dec. 19, 2025, with Secretary Marco Rubio: * * * SECRETARY RUBIO: Are you guys okay if we start early? QUESTION: Sure. QUESTION: Yeah. SECRETARY RUBIO: Nah, let's just wait five minutes. (Laughter.) All right. Well, thank you, guys, for coming today to cover us and to do this event. I wanted to start - I'm going to be very brief because I just want to get to as many questions as I can. I   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Dec. 19, 2025, with Secretary Marco Rubio: * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) QUESTION: (Laughter.) What's your - what's your response to that, and more importantly, how do you think about building and maintaining bipartisan consensus and cooperation on foreign policy at this moment, especially because that will be necessary to sustain President Trump's legacy after he leaves office? SECRET  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Dec. 19, 2025, with Secretary Marco Rubio: * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) SECRETARY RUBIO: We might be, if it's necessary and productive. We're going to work as long as it takes. QUESTION: Okay. SECRETARY RUBIO: And by the way, these are the meetings you know about, but there's talks going on every single day. There was a meeting earlier this week in Berlin. There's phone calls every   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following joint statement with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio: * * * Statement from Kennedy Center Ex-Officio Board  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * The Clock is Ticking: Students Have Only a Few Months to Make Grad School Decisions - Kennedy Pushes for Passage of the LEAP Act to Provide Equal Access to Higher Education for In-Demand Professions * AMHERST, N.Y. - Joined at Daemen University by educators, professionals, students, and advocates, Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) called for swift passage of his legislation, the Loan Equity for  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news: * * * THREAT SNAPSHOT: House Homeland Unveils Updated "Terror Threat Snapshot" Assessment After Annual Worldwide Threats Hearing Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security released an updated "Terror Threat Snapshot" assessment, detailing the persistent, complex, and shifting threats facing America, its allies, and the global community. The assessment hi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Norma Torres, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation, issued the following news release: * * * Torres Leads Subcommittee Dems in Highlighting Future of Constituent Engagement "The goal is to create systems that make it easier for people to be heard." Today, Rep. Norma Torres (CA-35), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation, emphasized how new technologies can help constitue  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Two Garbarino Bills advance in the Financial Services Committee that would deliver real results for Long Islanders * WASHINGTON, D.C. Last week, two bills sponsored by Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) that are critical to Long Island's housing market and small business community were advanced during the House Financial Services Committee's markup. H.R. 5577, the NFIP Extension Act (l  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Representatives Espaillat and Goldman Conduct Oversight of ICE Facilities at 26 Federal Plaza Following Court Win Lawmakers Gained Access to ICE Facilities at 26 Federal Plaza After Suing Trump Administration Congressional Oversight Visit Marks the First Time Members of Congress Have Been Allowed at 26 Federal Plaza Facilities During Trump Administration * NEW YORK, NY - Today U.S. Repr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Representatives Goldman and Espaillat Conduct Oversight of ICE Facilities at 26 Federal Plaza Following Court Win * Lawmakers Gained Access to ICE Facilities at 26 Federal Plaza After Suing Trump Administration Congressional Oversight Visit Marks the First Time Members of Congress Have Been Allowed at 26 Federal Plaza Facilities During Trump Administration Video of the Press Conference C  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Warren and Meeks Invoke Power Under Statute to Require Trump Administration Turn Over Information on Its Decision to Greenlight the Sale of H200 Chips to China U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Congressman Gregory   more