WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2026: * * * Meeks, Kamlager-Dove Demand Answers from Lutnick on Trump's Financial Interests Surrounding UAE Export Control Decisions Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, sent  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * Meeks, McGovern, and Khanna Lead Colleagues in Demanding the Trump Administration Explain Decision to Lift Sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong Officials Letter questions whether the easing of human rights penalties was a concession to the PRC in trade negotiations - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, with 30 co-signers issued the following letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 12, 2026 The Honorable Sean Duffy Secretary United States Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Dear Secretary Duffy: We write to express concern about the Trump administration's   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSletter) -- Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, and Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following letter to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 31, 2026 The Honorable Andrew N. Ferguson Chairman Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20580 Dear Chairman Ferguson: We are writing regarding the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) proposed policy statement released on July 1, 2026  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER CONVENES SMALL BUSINESS LEADERS TO ADDRESS SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES FACING FINGER LAKES CRAFT BEVERAGE INDUSTRY * Schumer Says Tariff Costs, Shifting Consumer Trends, And Distribution Disruptions Threaten Upstate New York's Craft Beverage Industry Senator Backs New York Wine & Grape Foundation's $500,000 SBA Proposal To Strengthen Supply Chain Resilience Schu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze to Launch "Words Bridging Worlds" National Tour Tour Invites Audiences to Engage More Fully with Poetry Translation "Words Bridging Worlds," Arthur Sze's signature project as the nation's 25th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry will launch in September with a national tour encouraging Americans to engage with poetry written in foreign languages. "Words Bridging Worlds" invites anyon  more