WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22478) on Jan. 10, 2025, entitled "Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress" by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction of the President and in accordance with rules prescribed by Congress. Rules for giving certain types of names to certain ty more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22478) on Jan. 10, 2025, entitled "Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) A total of 35 littoral combat ships (LCSs) were procured through FY2019./63 All 35 have been named. LCSs were at first named for U.S. mid-tier cities, small towns, and other U.S. communities./64 The naming rule was later adjusted to regionally importan more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor issued the following news release: * * * Mothers Finest misclassified dancers, failed to pay full wages, took fees from tips * * * WICHITA, KS - The U.S. Department of Labor filed a federal lawsuit on Jan. 6, 2025, as part of its ongoing effort to recover wages and damages for 80 female entertainers of a Wichita gentlemen's club that allegedly failed to pay full wages, illegally deducted fees from their tips and requ more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the designation of the Chairs and Deputy Chairs of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks for 2025. Each Reserve Bank has a nine-member board of directors. The Board of Governors in Washington appoints three of these directors and each year designates one of its appointees as Chair and a second as Deputy Chair. Following are the names of the Chairs and Deputy Chai more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has announced the availability of draft amendments to habitat conservation plans (HCPs) for the lesser prairie-chicken in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. These amendments, submitted by LPC Conservation LLC, propose adjustments to incidental take permits and conservation plans to align with updates to the species' estimated occupied range (EOR) made in 2022. The revisions aim to expand HCP boundaries and  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: The National Credit Union Administration named Julie Cayse as the new regional director, Western Region, effective January 12. In her new role, Ms. Cayse will oversee the examination and supervision of all federally insured credit unions in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo today to discuss the start of Senate confirmation hearings this week and the need to get each nominee confirmed quickly to enact President Trump's agenda.  Additionally, Senator Marshall discussed working with HHS Secretary RFK Jr. and CMS Nominee Dr. Oz to Make America Healthy Again through nutrition and food.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D., Todd Young (R-IN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) applauded their bipartisan Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act being signed into law. The legislation will provide veterans with service-connected disabilities with expedited screening under the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) PreCheck program.  TSA PreCheck is already more PR