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Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Calif.-26), Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.-24), and members of the California congressional delegation are launching an inquiry into Sable Offshore’s efforts to restart oil drilling off the California coast and are demanding answers on the company’s collaboration with the Trump administration to invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) in relation to this project.  The post Brownley, Schiff, and Carbajal Launch Investigation into Sable Offshore’s Politicized Efforts to Restart Oil Drilling Operations Off Santa Barbara Coast a

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), and Bobby Scott (VA-03) led their colleagues in demanding answers from the Trump administration about nearly $2 billion in payouts to energy companies to terminate offshore wind projects. The lawmakers outlined how these payments appear to demonstrate a concerted effort to bribe companies to abandon the offshore wind energy market.   The lawmakers emphasized Trump’s history of clear favoritism toward the fossil fuel industry as further evidence of his administration’s attempts to unde

May 28, 2026: Congressman Donald Norcross speaks to audience at the opening of the new Haddonfield Police Station HADDONFIELD, NJ – Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today joined local, county and state officials to cut the ribbon on the Haddonfield Police Department’s new headquarters at 1 Walnut Street. Norcross had previously secured half a million dollars in federal funding for the project. Haddonfield’s Police Department was previously located in the basement of the roughly 100-year-old Borough Hall – a space that also served as a sealed fallout shelter during the Cold War. Due in part

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Visits Two Boxborough Business Grant Recipients (28-MAY-26) Members of the Boxborough Economic Development Committee (EDC), Town Planner Alec Wade, and Associate Town Planner Ian Gilson greeted Congresswoman Lori Trahan and members of her staff on Thursday, May 28 at Oscar’s Burritos.  Trahan arrived shortly after 11 a.m. on a scheduled visit to small Boxborough businesses to follow-up on the 2023 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Boxborough Business Improvement Grant Program, which used $125,000 in federal funding to create a fund designed to supp

Yesterday, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) sent a letter to Sound Transit's Board of Directors in support of completing the light rail regional spine from Everett to Tacoma: “Completing the spine is critical to creating jobs, providing more affordable transportation options, expanding equitable access to transit and promoting regional connectivity," said Rep. Larsen. “Doing so will help Sound Transit capitalize on the significant federal transit investments already made in our region.” Rep. Larsen is the top Democrat on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He helped pass

By Ben Levine Downtown Los Angeles is set to put a major piece of civil rights history right on its front steps. On Wednesday, the federal courthouse at 350 W. First Street will be formally named for trailblazing parents and plaintiffs Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez. Officials plan a ribbon-cutting at 2:30 p.m., followed by a 4 p.m. naming ceremony in the building’s ceremonial courtroom. According to MyNewsLA, the ribbon-cutting will take place in front of the courthouse, with the 4 p.m. program moving inside to the ceremonial courtroom. The structure will carry the new title of the Feli

Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, announced they are requesting a Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) disaster declaration process amid concerns that disaster aid decisions are becoming increasingly politicized under the Trump administration. In a request letter, the Ranking Members warned that recent denials of disaster declarations, despite damage exceeding FEMA’s trad

Today, U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), and members of the California congressional delegation are launching an inquiry into Sable Offshore’s efforts to restart oil drilling off the California coast and are demanding answers on the company’s collaboration with the Trump administration to invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) in relation to this project.  In a letter to Sable Offshore Corp.’s CEO and Chairman Jim C. Flores, the lawmakers raise concerns about the timeline of Sable’s accrued lawsuits, cease and desist orders, fines, etc. datin