WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Leads a Letter Urging Treasury Department to Halt Efforts to Produce a Gold Coin with Trump's Likeness Plan conflicts with federal law, precedent and tradition * WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today led a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging him to rescind any consideration of producing a gold coin with the likeness of President Donald J. Trump, noting t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 27 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release: * * * Four new trustees elected to Vanderbilt Board of Trust for 2026 * The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust elected a slate of new trustees during its annual spring meeting in early May. Philip Bredesen, Mark Howard Carter, BE'98, and Dina Powell McCormick will serve five-year terms beginning July 1. Todd Graham, BE'96, will serve a two-year term as the alumni trustee, bringing the alumni perspectiv  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, with five co-signers issued the following letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 14, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20220 Dear Secretary Bessent, We write to urge you to rescind any consideration of producing a gold or circulating coin or currency featuring President Donald J. Trump's likeness during h  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 27 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Why did monk seals decline in parts of Hawaii? Decades of data tracking monk seals and fisheries in parts of Hawaii have revealed patterns in fisheries as potential clues to why the endangered marine mammals declined. While many were concerned that lobster fishing was removing seal prey, a look at the larger picture shows that if lobster fishing played any role, it was t  more