WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Coons bipartisan bill to improve federal court efficiency passes U.S. Senate * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that the U.S. Senate passed his bipartisan Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act, which he introduced with Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) to update the dollar threshold for certain state-law lawsuits between partie  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 30, 2026 The Honorable Andrea Lucas Chair U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 131 M Street, NE Washington, DC 20507 RE: EEOC-2026-0001, FY 2026-2030 Strategic Plan Dear Chair Lucas: I write with regard to the Equal Employment Opp  more