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Greg Abbott, R- Texas, issued the following news release:. Governor Greg Abbott laced numerous resources on standby across the state in anticipation of severe weather spurring from a Tropical Depression in the Gulf- including heavy rain, dangerous rip currents, and flash flooding. This Tropical Depression is expected to impact the lower third of Texas, including…

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety issued the following news release:. “These findings don't suggest that convertibles offer better protection for their occupants than other cars, but they do indicate there's no statistical basis for concerns that the lack of a permanent roof makes them more dangerous,” says Eric Teoh, IIHS director of statistical…

Ayanna Pressley, D- Massachusetts, issued the following news release:. Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley, Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus's Abortion Rights and Access Task Force, Barbara Lee, Co-Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus, Jan Schakowsky, Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus's Providers and Clinics Taskforce and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez filed an amendment to…

Anthony Brindisi, D- New York, issued the following news release:. Congressman Anthony Brindisi was the only member of the New York Congressional Delegation to be named a 2020 Medicare Advantage Breakthrough Champion by the Better Medicare Alliance, a leading national Medicare Advantage advocacy group. In addition to Brindisi, the Better Medicare Alliance…

United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, a member of the Senate Health, Education, and Pensions Committee and the Special Committee on Aging, sent a letter with her Senate HELP Committee colleagues Tammy Baldwin, Tina Smith, and Bernard Sanders to Vice President Mike Pence, the head of the Trump Administration's Coronavirus Task Force, requesting information…

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release:. Attorney General Ashley Moody announced that Florida will receive millions of dollars following a massive multistate health care fraud investigation. Florida, along with 49 states, territories and the federal government, settled allegations of fraud against Universal Health…

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release:. The special committee will be co-chaired by Ray Farmer, NAIC President and Director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance, and David Altmaier, NAIC President-Elect and Commissioner of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. Dean Cameron, NAIC Vice…

—Four decades after the U.S. established diplomatic ties with Communist China, the relationship between the two may have reached a turning point. China ordered the closing of the U.S. Consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu on Friday, in rapid retaliation for the closing of its consulate in Houston. On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered…

Price gouging is an unfortunate reality during a crisis. The cost of household items that most people don't think twice about, including toilet paper, masks, and gloves have become hot commodities. With the pandemic came profiteers who saw no need to let a good crisis go to waste.

MITO, Japan— Worsening China- U.S. friction, worries over aid to Americans and U.S. businesses and a stumble on Wall Street combined to push shares in Asia lower on Friday. As expected, China announced the closure of the U.S. consulate in the western city of Chengdu. “Alongside the eviction of the Houston Chinese Consulate, the risk of the U.S.- China conflict escalating…

Tulsi Gabbard, D- Hawaii, issued the following news release:. The Hawai'i congressional delegation today urged President Trump to immediately provide support to the state as Hurricane Douglas approaches the islands. Federal support is especially critical at this juncture because so many state and county emergency management and response personnel are…

—Joe Biden wants to address health care disparities, toughen gun control, overhaul policing, provide free community college, erase student loan debt, invest in green energy and improve the nation's infrastructure. At a time of unprecedented gridlock, even some fellow Democrats warn Biden's lengthy to-do list faces long odds in Congress. The higher priority for…

Chuck Grassley, R- Iowa, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Trump administration's requirement for weekly testing of nursing home staffers and disbursement of an additional $5 billion in funding to these facilities:. “America's seniors face just about the highest risk in this pandemic.

Roy Den Hollander, the now-dead 72- year-old lawyer believed to have shown up Sunday at the central New Jersey home of a federal judge and shot to death her 21- year-old son while wounding her husband, was absolutely nothing like that. As U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas– New Jersey's first Latina federal judge– mourned the unthinkable loss of her only child,…

Jul. 24– Hawaiian Electric said it is proactively preparing to respond to the impacts of Hurricane Douglas as the, bringing the potential for high winds and heavy rains this weekend. The utility is preparing to move crews and equipment to areas most likely to be affected–with forecasts currently showing impacts to Hawaii island as early as Saturday night and…

Jul. 24– Hawaii's congressional delegation today urged President Donald Trump to immediately provide federal assistance to the state as Hurricane Douglas hurtles toward the isles. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono, and U.S. Reps. “With the time remaining before the forecasted landfall, we can take steps that will improve outcomes for Hawaii residents,” wrote the…