WASHINGTON, April 25 -- A group of 13 state Attorneys General have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concerning the agency's proposed rule on National Emission Standards for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations. The letter opposes key aspects of the EPA's approach regarding the treatment of health benefits and residual risk reviews under the Clean Air Act. While supporting adoption of technology to curb hazardous air pollutants and volatile organic c  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warren, Van Hollen, Colleagues Open New Investigation into Hegseth's Role in Dismantling Military's Civilian Harm Prevention Guard Rails * Hegseth has made deep cuts in funding, personnel for civilian harm mitigation programs More than 1,700 civilian deaths, strikes on more than 30 schools, health care facilities since the start of President Trump's illegal war in Iran Washington, D.  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Leads Group Of 17 Senators In Demanding Trump Administration Comply With Law, Use Foreign Assistance Funding To Support Global Health, Food Aid, Help Save Lives As Congress Directed * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, today led a group of 17 senators in demanding that the Trump administ  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana posted the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * Southern Indiana Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Nearly $600,000 through Multiple Fraud Schemes NEW ALBANY- Joseph M. Merk, 38, of Crandall, Indiana, has been sentenced to 4.5 years in federal prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to four counts of wire fraud, one count of bank fraud,   more