FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: Huddled inside the International Space Station a million feet above the earth's surface, Kate Rubins decided she wanted to go back. In 2021, while on her second space mission, the astronaut chose to return to her roots in the medical science field and apply for a commission in the Army Reserve while continuing her career at NASA. "I thought when I got back to the planet, this was one thing that I r more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division recently concluded another successful Summer Faculty Research Program, hosting three distinguished professors who conducted navy-relevant research alongside the command's scientists and engineers. This year's program welcomed Dr. Sarah Wolff, an assistance professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Department from The Ohio State University, Dr. Themistoklis Sapsis, a p more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: PHARR, Texas--U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Pharr International Bridge this weekend seized more than $880,000 in cocaine concealed within a tractor trailer hauling broccoli. "Our frontline CBP officers continue to exercise resolute vigilance, utilize their training, experience, technology and the end result is more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC), joined Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO-01), Vice Chair of HFAC, in introducing bipartisan, bicameral legislation to protect U.S. citizens from violence directed by foreign powers. Their Deterring External Threats and Ensuring Robust Responses to Egregious and Nefarious Criminal Endeavors (DETERRENCE) Act would perm more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, ARIZ. In a joint-force effort, Airmen assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing joined the 944th FW in Exercise Desert Hammer, Nov. 13 14, 2024, at Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field, Arizona. The exercise aimed to replicate a deployment in austere environments, preparing Airmen for obstacles and scenarios they may encounter in a real-world environment. These exercise more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Nov. 20, 2024, from the Texas Classroom Teachers Association: * * * TCTA response to Comment Request, Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection ED-2024-SCC-0128-0001 * * * To Whom It May Concern: The Texas Classroom Teachers Association, representing classroom teachers and instructional personnel statewide, has the following comments regarding the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) propos more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 12 signed by Timothy Witman, Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information 202-564-5632 or https://www.epa.gov/​nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) Filed October 28, 2024 10 a.m. EST Through November 4, 2024  more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Nov. 19, 2024, from Environmental Defense Fund, New York: * * * To: UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Nonrulemaking Docket: Reducing Emissions from New and Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Stationary Combustion Turbines Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135 * * * SUPPLEMENTAL COMMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND REGARDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR PROTECTIVE NOX EMISSION STANDAR more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BUFFALO, N.Y. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Buffalo arrested Christopher Alexsandro Dos Santos on Nov. 20. Dos Santos is a 28-year-old citizen and national of Brazil subject to a final order of removal. An immigration judge in Buffalo ordered him removed in absentia from the United States to Brazil on Nov. 8, 202 more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The 42nd Force Support Squadron and Wing Staff Agencies represented their units during GRIT Week at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Nov. 18-22, 2024. The event, led by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kiefer L. Colmer, 42nd FSS Base Honor Guard superintendent, tested Airmen across the four pillars of resilience: mental, physical, social and spiritual strength. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Na more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HOUSTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston, with assistance from ERO El Salvador and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement Task Force, removed Silas Otoniel Zamora-Hernandez, a 49-year-old unlawfully present Salvadoran fugitive from the United States Nov. 22. Zamora-Hernandez is wanted in El Salvador  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Nov. 16, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 213,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 217,000 to 219,000. The 4-week moving average was 21 more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: RESTON, Va. Low-level fixed wing flights are planned over a broad region in western Texas to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The survey will be conducted starting in December 2024 for approximately 10 months, weather and wildfire restrictions permitting. Flights will cover areas within Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Presidio, and Reeves counti more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Airmen and leaders from the 97th Medical Group welcomed Col. John Davis, Air Education and Training Command command surgeon, Chief Master Sgt. Paul Ellis, AETC chief of the medical enlisted force, Col. Betty Venth, incoming Medical Wing Medical Readiness Command-Alpha commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jovan Leach, MW MRC-A senior enlisted leader, and conducted a tour of the 97th MDG a more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Nov. 26 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news: The Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Program is a scholarship-for- service program that combines educational and workforce development opportunities for individuals seeking a degree in 1 of 24 STEM disciplines. The program funds students at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels. In return, scholars are required to complete a one to one ser more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 18, 2024, from Tesla Inc., Austin, Texas. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Sophie Schulman Acting Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20590 Re: Tesla's Comments in Response to Proposed Rule by the National Highway Tr more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) led a letter with Congressmen Mike Flood (NE-01), Cory Mills (FL-07), John Curtis (UT-03), and Andy Ogles (TN-05), to the newly installed Haitian Prime Minister, the Honorable Alix Didier Fils-Aime, imploring the Haitian Government to expedite processing and departures for approximately 70 children being adopted by American families. This is the latest in a series of letter more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined by Congressmen Morgan Griffith (VA-09) and Jeff Duncan (SC-03) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Inspector General Andrew Katsaros requesting the OIG investigate who at the FTC leaked to the press a potential criminal referral of Pioneer Natural Resources Chairman Scott Sheffield to the U.S. Department of Justice. In the letter the lawmakers write more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA) introduced their bipartisan legislation, the Offshore Parity Act of 2024 that will expand the state authority of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama in the Gulf of Mexico. Expanding state sovereignty in the Gulf would give Louisiana greater management authority over resources and their revenues, including energy and fisheries more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Louisiana Congressmen Garret Graves (R-LA) and Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced today their bipartisan legislation, the "Offshore Parity Act of 2024," that will expand the state authority of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama in the Gulf of Mexico. Expansion of state sovereignty in the Gulf would give Louisiana greater management authority over resources like energy and fisheries.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Friday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) and Senator Mike Lee (UT) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton the case challenging Texas law H.B. 1181, which requires age verification for pornography. The brief supports the State of Texas' position that the federal and state legislatures have the duty to protect children from exposure to online pornography by asking more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following commentary on Nov. 25, 2024: * * * The First Thanksgiving Before Plymouth Rock As the holiday season approaches, we look forward to gathering with family and friends, sharing stories, enjoying hearty meals, and giving thanks for the blessings in our lives. For many, Thanksgiving brings to mind images of Plymouth Rock, the pilgrims, and traditional dishes like oven-roasted turkey and pumpkin pie. But what if I told you that more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: AUSTIN - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) released the following statements after their Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act, which would close loopholes in existing criminal child sexual abuse statues to help law enforcement better prosecute offenders and protect victims, passed the Senate: "Perpetrators who attack our children must face consequences for their heinous actions," said more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: AUSTIN - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Susan Collins (R-ME) authored the following op-ed in Newsweek highlighting the mental health and school safety provisions included in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was signed into law on June 25, 2022, to address specific concerns that have led to mass shootings. * * * The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is Cause for Optimism Senator J more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 26 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: DALLAS - Daniel Ramiro Canchola, 54, of Flower Mound, Texas, was sentenced to 10 years and one month in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $34 million in restitution for his role in a $54 million health care fraud scheme. The scheme, uncovered by Attorney General Ken Paxton's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, centered around writing fraudulent prescriptions for durable medical equ more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 26 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Attorney General Ken Paxton's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit played a pivotal role in an investigation leading to the successful federal prosecution of nine pharmaceutical distributor executives, sales representatives, and brokers involved in the unlawful distribution of nearly 70 million opioid pills and over 30 million doses of commonly abused prescription drugs. The drugs, valued at o more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 26 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Attorney General Ken Paxton, as part of an 18-state coalition, sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and members of the Biden-Harris Administration for unlawfully promulgating sweeping new regulations on cryptocurrencies without any legal authority. The Administration's recent rules aim to force digital asset platforms to register with the SEC as securities exchang more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By MaryTherese Griffin FALLS CHURCH, Va. - "My closest friends are service member women, and they are amazing role models. We all feel fulfilled and like we are contributing to something bigger," said Dr Krystal Morris, a recently retired Army Major who served twenty years as a physical therapist. Being a woman in the Army is a familiar feeling for the Gainesville, Florida native. "I had a good example; my mom wa more PR