WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Joins Coons, 12 Senators in Urging Senate Appropriations Leadership to Advance Long-Term Funding for Amtrak * WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined a group of 13 Senate colleagues in sending a letter, led by U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), to the leadership of the Senate Commerce and Appropriations Committees urging them to include advance appropriations for Amtrak and p  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 14 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's College GameDay Covered by State Farm heads to Columbia, S.C. for Rebels-Gamecocks on Feb. 22 * * GameDay's third show of the season will be live from No. 3 South Carolina (11 a.m. ET on ESPN) * Christine Williamson set to host the pregame show, alongside women's basketball analysts Andraya Carter and Chiney Ogwumike ESPN's College GameDay Covered by State  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47020) on Feb. 13, 2026, entitled "A Guide to Major Congressional and Presidential Awards" by social policy specialist Gene Falk. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This report is intended to help congressional offices obtain information about civilian awards authorized by Congress and the President. It provides details about the establishment, criteria, selection process, and presentation of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, Neal Condemn ICE Infiltration at Social Security * East Hartford, CT - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) released a joint statement following reporting from WIRED (link is external) that the Trump Administration is instructing Social Security workers to hand over appointmen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy In Munich On AI: We Need Regulation And International Cooperation To Prevent Economic And Cultural Collapse * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday took part in a panel at the Munich Security Conference: "Outsmarting Ourselves? Risks and Rewards of the AI Race." Murphy spoke alongside academics, European officials, and a Google executive to assess the emerging, a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal Join Northeast Corridor Democrats to Call For Advance Amtrak Appropriations * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined a group of Northeast Corridor Democrats in sending a letter to Senate Commerce and Appropriations Committee leadership, urging them to include advance appropriations for Amtrak and passenger rail programs   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 2/6/2026-2/13/2026 * Slamming Violent & Invasive ICE Tactics [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), yesterday pressed Todd Lyons, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), on a policy memo he wrote authorizing federal immigration agents to enter  more