NEW YORK, Aug. 31 -- ABC News, a news division of Walt Disney Television, issued the following news on Aug. 30, 2021: ABC News announced today "9/11 Twenty Years Later: America Remembers" -- a special week of coverage across the network and streaming news channel ABC News Live to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, including four reflective primetime specials and a five-part documentary series. On Saturday, Sept. 11, in commemoration of the 20th anniversary, a s more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 31 -- CNN issued the following news on Aug. 30, 2021: As America remembers 9/11, CNN will mark the 20th anniversary with long-form programming specials reported by anchors Victor Blackwell (CNN Newsroom) and Jake Tapper (The Lead and State of the Union) and an updated version of the Emmy(R) Award-winning, Peabody Award-winning documentary CNN Films Presents: 9/11, introduced by actor, producer, and founder of The Leary Firefighters Foundation, Denis Leary, beginning Septe more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41074) on Sept. 1, 2021, entitled "Architect of the Capitol: Evolution and Implementation of the Appointment Procedure" by Congress specialist Ida A. Brudnick: * * * SUMMARY According to its website, the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is responsible "for the operations and care of more than 18.4 million square feet of facilities, 570 acres of grounds and thousands of works of art." Pursuant t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41330) on Aug. 27, 2021, entitled "National Monuments and the Antiquities Act" by natural resources policy specialist Carol Hardy Vincent: * * * Summary The Antiquities Act of 1906 (54 U.S.C. Sec.Sec.320301-320303) authorizes the President to proclaim national monuments on federal lands that contain historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, or other objects of historic or scient more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on Sept. 3, 2021: BY Jim Garamone When Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers first heard of a plane flying into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, he wondered how someone, on such a beautiful cloudless day, could do that. Myers, a career pilot, who flew Wild Weasel missions over Vietnam hunting for enemy surface-to-air missiles, was on Capitol Hill that day preparing for a confirmation hearing to make him chairma more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 2 (TNSOps) -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: Today the American College of Surgeons (ACS) announced the recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award: L.D. Britt, MD, MPH, DSc (Hon), FACS, FCCM, MAMSE, FRCSEng(Hon), FRCSEd(Hon), FWACS(Hon), FRCSI(Hon), FCS(SA)(Hon), FRCSGlasg(Hon). Dr. Britt will receive the Award Sunday evening, October 24, during the virtual Convocation ceremony that highlights the ACS Annual Clinic more PR

OAKLAND, California, Sept. 2 (TNSJou) -- The Independent Institute issued the following news release: As the world scrutinizes the chaos, enormous costs and massive loss of life from the recent, intelligence and military fiasco of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Independent Institute is marking the twentieth anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001 by publishing the special Symposium, "The War on Terror at Twenty," exploring the ways that the government response has changed Amer more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSOps) -- The George W. Bush Presidential Center issued the following news release: President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush will visit the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on Saturday morning, September 11, 2021. President Bush will deliver keynote remarks commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Due to COVID-19, the observance ceremony will be closed to the public, but available for families of Flight 93 and a limited number of invited  more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2021: In response to the Pentagon's announcement that US forces have left Afghanistan, ending a 20-year war that left nearly 2,500 Americans dead and nearly 50,000 Afghan civilians dead, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez released the following statement: "Today America's longest war has finally come to an end. President George W. Bush began this war 20 years ago, and now more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2021: U.S. Representatives Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Tom Malinowski (NJ-07), and Mark Pocan (WI-02), launched the COVID-19 Global Vaccination Caucus with Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts as co-chairs. This caucus will advocate for the one solution that has proven to work and that majority of Americans and scientists agree is crucial more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2021: U.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Tom Malinowski (NJ-07), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Jake Auchincloss (MA-04) launched the COVID-19 Global Vaccination Caucus with Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts as co-chairs. This caucus will advocate for the one solution that has proven to work and that majority of Americans and scientists agree is crucial to more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Aug. 31, 2021, by Press Secretary Jen Psaki: * * * MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon, everyone. I just wanted to provide you all an update on our ongoing efforts on Hurricane Ida. The President and his Homeland Security team are closely monitoring the impacts of Hurricane Ida as damage assessments continue. He has made clear that the state, Tribal, and local officials who have requests for anything have our fu more PR