WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Blasts Trump Administration's Illegal, Unconstitutional Funding Freeze Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), the senior House Democrat on Congress' Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement today on the Trump Administration's illegal freeze of funding previously obligated by Congress: "Donald Trump's freeze on federal funds for medical research, disaster relief, student aid, child care, nutriti more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on OMB Memo In response to a memo submitted by President Trump's Office of Management and Budget (OMB), U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "The White House's OMB issued guidance via memorandum that agencies temporarily place a pause, to the extent permitted by law, on grant, loan or federal financial assistance programs that are implicated more PR

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: Capt. John "Swede" Anderson, commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic (HSMWL), was relieved by Capt. David "Biz" Bizzarri during a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Station Mayport, Jan. 23. Current and retired HSMWL Sailors joined family and friends who traveled from around the country to join in the celebration of the end and beginning of Anderson's and Bizzarri's respecti more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce released the following statement after President Trump fired National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Gwynne Wilcox, the first Black woman to serve on the Board. "The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent federal age more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after releasing a report card on President Trump's first week in office, highlighting Trump's numerous wins for the billionaire class at the expense of the American people: "P more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Trump Administration revealed its latest attempt to push out nonpartisan federal workers, this time through a deferred resignation: "Donald Trump is trying every tri more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget ordered a sweeping freeze on all federal grants and loans--potentially halting public programs relied on by millions of Americans. "P more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Washington, D.C. arrests Bolivian illegal national convicted of DWI in Virginia WASHINGTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended an illegally present Bolivian national convicted of driving while intoxicated in Fairfax County, Virginia. Officers from ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Washington, D.C., arrested Daniel Bustamant more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Young, Reed & Marshall Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Mental Health Resources for Health Care Providers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Todd Young (R-IN), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provid more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on Federal Court Stay of Trump-Vance Administration Illegal Federal Funding Freeze Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump-Vance Administration's freeze on federal grants and loans: "I applaud Judge AliKhan's order blocking the Trump-Vance Administration's hasty a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. James Comer, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, reintroduced the Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act to codify recommendations made by the Postal Service Office of Inspector Gen more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * After Pledging to Maintain Merit-Based System for Federal Employment, Trump's Acting AG Prioritizes Political Loyalty Over Merit * * * Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and are demanding a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on her appointment by President Trump to the Council to Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency that was established by an executive order on January 24th of this year. "The FEMA bureaucracy is failing the citizens of western North Carolina. I wholeheartedly agree with President Trump's sentiment that if w more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam, member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) implemented a freeze on all federal grants and loans, which could disrupt public programs that millions of Americans depend on. "People have been calling my office scared, concerned, and rightfully confused more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Travelers can now use their Virginia mobile driver's license at airport security checkpoints * * * The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now accepting Virginia-issued mobile driver licenses at checkpoints with digital ID readers nationwide. Travelers who have downloaded the Virginia Mobile ID app to their smart phone c more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: A Virginia Beach, Va., woman was stopped at the Norfolk International Airport security checkpoint after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted a gun among her carry-on items on Friday, Jan. 24. The .380 caliber handgun was loaded with six bullets. The firearm was removed from the checkpoint and confiscated b more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has announced a delay in the implementation of a final rule revising the fee structure for Section 8e import inspections of fresh fruits, vegetables, and other products. Originally set to take effect on January 29, 2025, the rule is now postponed until March 20, 2025, to allow further review in accordance with a presidential memorandum issued on January 20, 2025. The regulation, published i more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 29 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: In recognition of Data Privacy Day, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is highlighting how the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act ("VCDPA") protects Virginians' personal data. The Virginia Attorney General's Office has been enforcing the VCDPA since it went into effect on January 1, 2023. As the second state in the country to implement a comprehensive data privac more PR

ABINGDON, Virginia, Jan. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: Acting United States Attorney Zachary T. Lee announced today that the Western District of Virginia collected $11,714,277 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2024. Of this amount, $3,267,062 was collected in criminal actions and $8,447,214 was collected in civil actions. Additionally, the Western District of Virginia worked with other U.S. Attorney's Of more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner and Kaine Blast Trump Order to Illegally Stop All Federal Grants and Loans WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today blasted the Trump administration for halting all federal grants and loans disbursed by the federal government in a statement: "President Trump's reckless and illegal order to stop all federal grant and loan programs will have an immediate an more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner and Kaine Blast Trump Order to Illegally Stop All Federal Grants and Loans WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today blasted the Trump administration for halting all federal grants and loans disbursed by the federal government in a statement: "President Trump's reckless and illegal order to stop all federal grant and loan programs will have an immediate and profo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Demand that Trump Exempt Veterans Affairs Employees from Hiring Freeze WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined a group of their Senate colleagues in demanding that President Donald Trump exempt all positions at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from President Trump's Executive Order to institute an immediate hiring freeze acr more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Demand that Trump Exempt Veterans Affairs Employees from Hiring Freeze WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined a group of their Senate colleagues in demanding that President Donald Trump exempt all positions at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from President Trump's Executive Order to institute an immediate hiring freeze across the more PR