WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48478) on April 1, 2025, entitled "U.S. Global Change Research Program: Overview and Considerations for Congress" by environmental policy analyst Kathryn G. Kynett. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is an interagency program established by Congress through the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (GCRA; P.L. 101-606) to coordinate and integrate federal res  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Audit Confirms $1 Million in Federal Relief for Puerto Rican Fishers Was Never Distributed WASHINGTON- A new federal audit, launched at the request of Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), confirms that $1 million in disaster relief intended to assist Puerto Rican fishers after the COVID-19 pandemic was never delivered. Each eligible fisher could have received between $2,419 and $15,000 for  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Community Global Entry Enrollment - South Orange, NJ - Deja Vu In-Person Interview Appointments for Conditionally Approved Applicants NEW YORK, N.Y. -- U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers from the New York Field Office and the Port of New York/Newark will conduct interviews for conditionally approved Global Entry applicants at the South Orange Polic  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 4, 2025 AIR FORCE Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Hawthorne, California, was awarded a $5,923,580,297 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirements contract for the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 launch service procurement. This contract provides launch services, mission unique services, mission acceleration, quick reaction/anomaly resolution, special studies,  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * CWMD Meets with Chicago Area BioWatch and STC Partners WASHINGTON - On March 27 - 28, the Assistant Secretary for the DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD), David Richardson, traveled to Chicago, Illinois, to meet with state and local representatives for the BioWatch and Securing the Cities (STC) programs. During the March 27 BioWatch meeting, A/S Richardson met with t  more

ALBANY, New York, April 4 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Skinners Falls Fishing Access Site on Upper Delaware River The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the temporary closure of the Skinners Falls Fishing Access Site along the Upper Delaware River in the town of Cochecton, Sullivan County. The site is closed to the public through May 2025 due  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on April 4, 2025 by Governor Michael S. Barr: * * * AI, Fintechs, and Banks Governor Michael S. Barr At the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco, California Good morning and thank you to the conference organizers for having me here today./1 It's great to see such a diverse audience of fintech innovators, bankers, fellow regulators, and students. We all play a part in fostering responsible innovation. Resp  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Gillen Condemns Hateful, Antisemitic Graffiti Found in Hempstead Parks GARDEN CITY, NY - Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) issued the following statement condemning the antisemitic graffiti found at Rath Park in Franklin Square and Coes Neck Park in Baldwin: "I am deeply disturbed that antisemitic graffiti was found at Franklin Square's Rath Park and Baldwin's Coes Neck Pa  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Garbarino, Schumer, Jeffries, Nadler, Goldman Lead Bipartisan Push Calling On President Trump To Reverse Cuts To World Trade Center Health Program Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Representative Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Democratic Leader Jeffries (D-NY), and Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Dan Goldman (D-NY)  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden slams GOP budget priorities as fiscally irresponsible plan to juice elites at expense of working families WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement regarding the House and Senate GOP's budget plans, following a vote Thursday to advance a harmful budget resolution through the Senate: "Americans should be furious that the Senate GOP has picked up where their  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Goldman, Gillibrand, Schumer, Jeffries, Garbarino, and Nadler Lead Bipartisan Letter Demanding President Trump Reverse Cuts to World Trade Center Health Program Firing of WTCHP Administrator, Purges of NIOSH Staff Devastate Program's Ability to Provide Health Care to 137,000 9/11 Survivors and First Responders Trump Administration Plans to Fire All NIOSH Staff in the Coming Days Read the Lette  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Goodlander Helps Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Fully Fund Special Education Concord, N.H. - Today, in the wake of President Trump's lawless efforts to dismantle the United States Department of Education, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander is helping to lead the way forward to the swift passage of bipartisan, bicameral legislation, the IDEA Full Funding Act, that will ens  more

ALBANY, New York, April 4 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces $5 Million for Departments of AI and Society Across Eight SUNY Campuses Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that eight SUNY campuses are developing departments, centers, and institutes of AI and Society to engage diverse disciplines and communities, broaden AI development to prepare students for the future and advance the use of AI for the public good. Through this   more

ALBANY, New York, April 4 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Start of $20.5 Million Bridge Replacement Project of I-90 Bridge Over Mohawk Street in Herkimer County Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the start of a $20.5 million project to replace the Thruway (I-90) bridge over Mohawk Street (Route 28) in the Village of Herkimer. The current bridge is original to the Thruway system and located just west of exit 30 (Herkimer -  more

ALBANY, New York, April 4 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul, MTA, NYC Economic Development Corporation, and Delancey Street Associates Unveil Subway Accessibility and Housing Projects to Proceed at Essex Crossing Governor Kathy Hochul, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the New York City Economic Development Corporation and Delancey Street Associates today announced the commencement of projects to make the Delancey St-Essex St Stati  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley, Kim Demand Answers from Major Companies after Backlog, Soaring Prices Hamper Fire Department Readiness Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Management, directed a letter to the CEOs of three major companies - REV Group, Oshkosh Corp., and Rosenbauer America - demanding answers for the rampant iss  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Hegseth Keeps It Candid With Midshipmen During Academy Visit The Brigade of Midshipmen greeted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth April 1, 2025, when he arrived at the U.S. Naval Academy's King Hall in Annapolis, Maryland, for their noon meal. The secretary received raucous applause as he shook hands with midshipmen on his way to the hall's center podium, where he delivered brief remarks. Athletic Grit and L  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE removes criminal illegal alien wanted for rape in Ecuador PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Jose Luis Romero Diaz, a citizen of Ecuador with a final order of removal, to Ecuador, March 25. Romero is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authorities in Ecuador for rape, trafficking in controlled substances and th  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE, federal partners arrest 133 alien offenders during enhanced operation in New York BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and federal law enforcement partners apprehended 133 illegal aliens during an enhanced targeted enforcement operation focusing on criminal illegal alien offenders and other immigration violators in western, ce  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 29, 2025. * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 224,000 to 225,000. The 4-week moving average was 223,000, a decrease of 1,250 from   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, Blumenthal, Hayes Join Bipartisan Push for President Trump to Reverse Cuts to World Trade Center Health Program Hartford, CT \- Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senator Richard Blumenthal, and Rep. Jahana Hayes (CT-05) joined a bipartisan group of Members of Congress who are urging President Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reverse cuts to   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE FIRING OF NSA DIRECTOR GENERAL TIMOTHY HAUGH Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: General Timothy Haugh is a patriotic, principled and highly-prepared Director of the National Security Agency. The decision by Donald Trump to fire General Haugh is outrageous and makes the American people less   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE FIRING OF NSA DIRECTOR GENERAL TIMOTHY HAUGH Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: General Timothy Haugh is a patriotic, principled and highly-prepared Director of the National Security Agency. The decision by Donald Trump to fire General Haugh is outrageous and makes the American people less safe in an increasingly da  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Padilla, Warnock Lead Group Demanding Reversal of Mass Firings of Head Start, Office of Child Care Employees Lujan and Warnock are the only two Head Start alumni to serve in the U.S. Senate Senators to Secretary Kennedy: "The termination of staff is alarming and will compound the challenges already facing these programs and services...with no clear planning nor considerations for how ear  more

NEW YORK, April 4 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams and NYPD Commissioner Tisch Open new Facility for NYPD World Trade Center Command 126 Highly Trained Counterterrorism Officers to Call New Facility Home  Located at 27 Cliff Street, Building is Minutes from World Trade Center NEW YORK - New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch today announced the grand opening of the new World Trade  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks, McCaul, Cherfilus-McCormick Reintroduce Bipartisan Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, with Representatives Michael McCaul, Chairman Emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Co-Chair of  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11751) on April 1, 2025, by macroeconomic policy specialist Marc Labonte: * * * Introduction to U.S. Economy: Monetary Policy The Federal Reserve (Fed), the nation's central bank, is responsible for monetary policy. This In Focus explains how monetary policy works. Typically, when the Fed wants to stimulate the economy, it makes policy more expansionary by reducing short-term interest ra  more

ALBANY, New York, April 5 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a further postponement of a proposed tariff filing by the Penn Yan Municipal Utilities Board, according to a recent agency docket. The order, issued on April 4, 2025, grants the utility board an extension until June 1, 2025, to modify its electric tariff schedule. The proposed changes, initially filed on August 21, 2024, aim to update voltage levels, clarify terms related to correcting power factor issu  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from New York State's Energy Research and Development Authority and Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services: * * * To: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff Washington, DC 20555-0001 Subject: Proposed Interpretive Rule "Law Enforcement Response in Power Reactor Physical Protection Programs  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Larsen and Stanton Statement on Trump Administration's Short-Sighted Elimination of Successful Resilience Initiative Washington, D.C.-- Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Develop  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nadler, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, Elected Officials Join Red Hook Rally to Champion the Brooklyn Marine Terminal's Future Red Hook, NY - Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler joined a rally organized by Voices of the Waterfront, a local coalition of concerned citizens who feel left out of the planning process for the massive, 122+ acre Brooklyn Marine Terminal redevelopment proj  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * FACT SHEET: Trump Imperils Program to Help Working Americans Heat and Cool Their Homes Trump and RFK Jr. fired entire staff running LIHEAP--putting program that helps 6 million American households heat and cool their homes in grave jeopardy $378 million due to go out to help Americans avoid sweltering heat this summer now at risk  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Social Security Administration has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from the Empire Justice Center, Yonkers, New York, and Urban Justice Center, New York: * * * To: Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs Regulations and Reports Clearance Staff Mail Stop 3253, Altmeyer 6401 Security Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21235-6401 Further Extension of the Flexibility in Evaluating Close Proximity of Time to Evaluate Ongoing Changes in Heal  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Talking Shop: Celebrating NNSY's Pipefitter Shop (Shop 56) NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, Portsmouth, Va. - Norfolk Naval Shipyard's (NNSY) Pipefitter Shop (Shop 56), consisting of approximately 450 shipyard employees, is responsible for bending pipe, fabricating hose assemblies, building complex piping systems, performing brazing operations and testing piping systems and components for carrier and submarine proj  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Leads Resolution on Barth Syndrome Awareness Day ALBANY, NY -- Ahead of Barth Syndrome Awareness Day (April 5th), Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) announced his bipartisan resolution to raise awareness about the ultra-rare genetic disorder and ensure individuals living with this condition have access to safe and effective treatments. Rep. Tonko successfully championed the push in Congress   more

NEW YORK, April 4 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Appears Live on FOX 5's "Good Day New York" Curt Menefee: Well, there's some very positive news for New York this morning. Officials say there's been a historic drop in crime in the city. New data shows the first quarter of the year had the lowest number of shooting incidents in any quarter and recorded history down 23 percent versus last year. Major crime is down 11 percent citywide.  more

NEW YORK, April 4 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Appears Live on PIX11's "PIX11 Morning News" Dan Mannarino: Recent NYPD numbers showing major crimes down double digits compared to this time last year. Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch joining us now from Gracie Mansion to discuss some of these issues and good morning to both of you.  Thank you for being here this morning. And I want to begin with those numbers  more

NEW YORK, April 4 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Appears Live on Spectrum NY1's "Mornings on 1" Pat Kiernan: NYPD and Mayor Adams have been celebrating this week with the latest crime statistics. Looking back at the last month and at the first quarter of the year, improvements in major categories, including significant declines in the number of murders, shootings, and shooting victims. These are first quarter statistics compared to t  more

NEW YORK, April 3 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Hosts Reception to Celebrate Bangladeshi Heritage Mayor Eric Adams: Thank you so much, and I really want to thank Mir, who is a true representative of the community and what it stands for. And think about this for a moment, and I say this often, if I were to say, tell me what group I'm talking about.  Come to the country, may not understand the language, work hard, may leave family   more

ALBANY, New York, April 4 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul, Buffalo Bills and Erie County Mark Major Construction Milestone at New Highmark Stadium With Steel Topping Out Ceremony Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul, the Buffalo Bills and Erie County celebrated the topping out of the new $2.1 billion Highmark Stadium at the construction site in Orchard Park. A major building milestone, topping o  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The White House issued the following news on April 4, 2025: * * * WEEK 11 WINS: President Trump Unleashes Economic Prosperity It was another highly successful week for the American people as President Donald J. Trump continues his relentless pursuit of strength, prosperity, and peace -- and lays the foundation for America to be the global powerhouse for generations to come. Here is a non-comprehensive list of wins in week 11: * Illegal crossings hit a stunning new re  more