MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 6 -- Scholarship America issued the following news release: Scholarship America(R) is pleased to announce its Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund(R)--the largest private scholarship fund for 9/11 families--has surpassed $152 million in total scholarships awarded to more than 3,500 students since September 11, 2001. That figure includes over $12 million in needs-based scholarships to support 800 students during the 2017-18 academic year. The average award for 2017-  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- The William J. Clinton Foundation issued the following statement by President Bill Clinton on the death of Carol Willis: "I loved Carol Willis. We met more than 40 years ago when he was a student at the University of Arkansas Law School and I was teaching there. At a time when African-Americans were just beginning to attend the school in substantial numbers, he was a voice for inclusion and was an important part of my efforts to help more African-American students earn law   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The office of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Congressmen Donald McEachin (D-Va.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.) announced their plans to introduce bicameral resolutions to commemorate Arthur Ashe, a Richmond, Virginia, native, on the 50th anniversary of his historic win at the 1968 U.S. Open Tennis Championship. The resolution honors  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The office of Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Mark Warner (D-VA) and Congressmen Donald McEachin (D-VA) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) announced their plans to introduce bicameral resolutions to commemorate Arthur Ashe, a Richmond, VA native, on the 50th anniversary of his historic win at the 1968 U.S. Open Tennis Championship. The resolution honors Ashe's humanitarian contribut  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The office of Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Mark Warner (D-VA) and Congressmen Donald McEachin (D-VA) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) announced their plans to introduce bicameral resolutions to commemorate Arthur Ashe, a Richmond, VA native, on the 50th anniversary of his historic win at the 1968 U.S. Open Tennis Championship. The resolution honors Ashe's humanitarian contrib  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued the following hearing memorandum: TO: Members, Committee on Energy and Commerce FROM: Committee Majority Staff RE: Hearing on "Twitter: Transparency and Accountability" I. INTRODUCTION The Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a hearing on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled "Twitter: Transparency and Accountability." II. WITNESS * Jack Dorsey, C  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Unprecedented secrecy. Just hours before Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings, Senate Republicans dumped 42,000 pages of documents that were pre-screened by a Republican lawyer who used to work for Kavanaugh. Washington Post: "Hours before the start of hearings on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court, the lawyer for former president George W. Bush turned over 42,000 pages of documents from the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The office of Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today raised concerns about the rushed confirmation process for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, including the 35-month black hole of missing documents from Kavanaugh's time as White House Staff Secretary during the first day of his confirmation hearings  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The office of Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following op-ed regarding the confirmation hearing of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, which was provided to USA Today: On Tuesday, September 4, I'll gavel in the beginning of a days-long hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to consider the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve as a Supreme Court Justice. It will be my fifteenth Supreme Court hearing as a member of the committee and my s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following floor remarks regarding Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court: "Today, the Judiciary Committee began its hearings to consider Judge Brett Kavanaugh for confirmation as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. One of the distinguished professionals asked to introduce Judge Kavanaugh is Lisa Blatt, a prominent and accomplished Supreme Court litigator. She a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Sept. 4, on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court: Mr. President, the Judiciary Committee has begun the hearing to consider Judge Brett Kavanaugh for confirmation as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. One of the distinguished professionals asked to introduce Judge Kavanaugh is Lisa Blatt, a prominent and accomplished Supreme Cour  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The office of Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following remarks: * * * Sen. Portman introduced Judge Brett Kavanaugh, the president's nominee to serve on the Supreme Court, at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing. He praised Judge Brett Kavanaugh's qualifications and character and urged the Senate to approve him as the next associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Portman has given various speeches on the Senate floor in support of  more