WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Chicago, IL Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), the Vice Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement after Trump-appointed Judge J. Campbell Barker of Texas struck down the Biden Administration's "Keeping Families Together" program. "For years, Trump's extremely unpopular agenda to persecute immigrants and terrorize families has been loyally carried out by  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: * * * Supports delivery of federally mandated education in 45 states, territories * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has awarded more than $10.5 million in grants to organizations in 45 states, the Navajo Nation and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to reduce mining accidents,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Nov. 8, 2024: * * * The New Purchase of 2.4 Million Barrels Closes Out the Emergency Revenues from the Biden-Harris Administration's Emergency Sales in 2022 that Calmed Global Markets and Protected American Businesses and Consumers with a Reliable Supply of Fuel. * * * The U.S. Department of Energy today announced that 200 million barrels of crude oil have been delivered, contracted at a good deal for taxpayers,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: A Maryland man pleaded guilty today for his role in a bribery scheme to give kickbacks to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official in exchange for the official's efforts to influence the award of lucrative federal contracts. According to court documents, Christopher "Mac" Cassity, 51, of Glenwood, was charged in a single-count criminal information with honest services wire fraud,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the highest-ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Jim Risch, R-Idaho, the highest-ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), led 12 of their colleagues on a letter to multiple federal agencies with requests, including that the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of State: Immediately freeze the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is extending the public comment period for the draft recovery plan for seven southern Edwards Aquifer species listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. These species are dependent upon groundwater from the aquifer to support their needed habitats, most notably at Texas' largest remaining spring systems, Comal   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 525,800 illegal i  more