WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Named Co-Chair of House Democratic Task Force to Defend 14th Amendment * Congressman Cleaver also delivers House floor remarks highlighting threats to equal protection, due process, and birthright citizenship (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), announced his appointment as Co-Chair of the newly established House Democratic Defend the   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver's Statement on Rep. Massie's Amendment to GOP Foreign Aid Budget Bill & Policy in the Middle East * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), released the following statement on his vote on Rep. Thomas Massie's amendment to the Fiscal Year 2027 State Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act. "This Republican foreign aid b  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Calls for Return to Bipartisan Farm Bill Tradition at Center Forward Discussion * Davids (D), Finstad (R) discuss future of the Farm Bill coalition after years of partisan gridlock WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) joined Representative Brad Finstad (R-MN-01) and Center Forward for a bipartisan discussion on the future of the Farm Bill coalition. During th  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Delivers Fraudsters' Day of Reckoning to the Senate Floor * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is forcing Washington to choose between fraudsters and taxpayers by bringing her Protecting American Taxpayers Act up for a vote. While Uncle Sam loses up to $521 billion in fraud a year, Ernst is leading the effort to develop a comprehensive anti-fraud package with her colle  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 13, 2026 The Honorable Todd Blanche Acting Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Acting Attorney General Blanche: I write to request that you appoint a Special Counsel to investigate Dr. Anthony Fauci's conduct. Specifically, the investigation should e  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Sanction Purchasers of Russian Oil * Moran spoke on the Senate floor, paying tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham & reaffirming U.S. support for Ukraine WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) this week joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues in introducing the Sanctioning Russia Act, the result of an agreement negotiated by the late Sen.  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12761) by financial economics analyst Karl E. Schneider. Here are excerpts: * * * Sports Betting and Consumer Finance Sports betting involves risking money on the outcomes of athletic events. Before 2018, sports gambling was illegal in most states. In 2018, the Supreme Court held in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that the Professional and Amateur Spo  more