WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The House Oversight and Reform Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 117-19) on the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51), which aims to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C., into the union. The report was advanced by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-New York, on April 16, 2021. Excerpts of the report follow (with changes to the law omitted, and available at https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/117th-congress/house-report/19/1?s=3&r=6) * * * Summar more ST

LEXINGTON, Virginia, May 3 (TNSPer) -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: As a cadet, Col. Bill Wanovich '87 wasn't on the commandant's radar--and he never marched in an inaugural parade, as the parade he was scheduled to participate in, the Jan. 20, 1985, inauguration of President Ronald Reagan, was canceled due to extreme cold. But life has a funny way of taking us back to places we've been before---and offering second chances as well. Wanovich, who will retire July 1 aft more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following commentary to the Washington Post: * * * The GOP Is At A Turning Point; History Is Watching Us In public statements again this week, former president Donald Trump has repeated his claims that the 2020 election was a fraud and was stolen. His message: I am still the rightful president, and President Biden is illegitimate. Trump repeats these words now with full knowledge that exactly this type of language provoked violence o more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) released its 50th Annual Federal Rating of Congress. It announced that Congressman Doug Lamborn is among the recipients of ACUF's Award for Conservative Excellence. In the second session of the 116th Congress, Congressman Lamborn earned 96% for the 2020 session and carried an average over his thirteen years in Congress of 96.57%. "It is an honor to represent  more PR