Hawaii senator calls out federal firings of crucial wildlife employees
Sen. Hirono said the decision to fire those federal Fish and Wildlife Service employees was hasty and made without foresight.
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DOGE access to student loan borrowers’ personal data probed by lawmakers
Senate Democrats demand info on Musk's DOGE team's access to student federal loan data, a violation of the Privacy Act ...
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Hegseth tours Guantanamo as lawmakers question damage to military from detaining migrants there
Democratic lawmakers are questioning the long-term damage detaining migrants at Guantanamo Bay will have on U.S. military ...
Hawaii county to develop new emergency and assessment center
Hawaii County issued a request for proposals to developers for the first phase of a homeless shelter. The Kukuiola Emergency ...
Morning Report — Americans focus on their wallets as Trump policies roam
Has Trump ventured beyond consumers’ priority? Agencies tell workers to ignore DOGE email Budget progress still iffy in ...
Democrats and former defense officials rail against ‘pure pettiness’ of Trump Pentagon firings
Democrat lawmakers and former national security leaders are furious over President Trump’s Friday night massacre of top ...
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Duckworth Joins Blumenthal, Senators in Demanding VA Secretary Collins Put Veterans First and Reverse Mass Terminations of VA Employees
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Veterans’ ...
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Duckworth Leads Fellow Democrats on Senate Veterans Affairs Committee in Demanding CFPB Immediately Restart Operations to Protect Veterans and Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on ...
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Duckworth, Hirono, Takano Renew Push to Prevent Atrocities like Mass Japanese American Internment from Happening Again
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, on the anniversary of Executive Order 9066 that began the horrific internment of thousands of ...
Senator from Oregon introduces bill to raise minimum age to buy assault weapons
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden on Wednesday said he is joining legislation that would raise the minimum age to buy assault weapons.
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Wyden backs bill to raise minimum age to buy assault weapons, high-capacity ammunition from 18 to 21
Ore., said Wednesday he is joining legislation to raise the minimum age to buy assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines from 18 to 21.  “If you’re not old enough to purchase alcohol, you ...
19 senators introduce legislation to raise buying age for assault weapons to 21
A group of 19 U.S. senators are joining forces to push for raising the buying age of assault weapons, citing mass shooting ...