WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Chair Hoyer Leads House Democrats on Letter Demanding Trump Administration Reveal List of Frozen Federal Funds WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Chair of the Regional Leadership Council, led over 150 House Democrats in sending a letter (link is external) to the Trump Administration after President Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office that could pause all di more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-788) on the Bank Resilience and Regulatory Improvement Act (H.R. 8337), which aims to amend the Federal banking laws to improve the safety and soundness of the United States banking system. The report was advanced by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 3, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary Introduced on May 10, 2024, by Representative Andy Barr, H.R. 8337, the Bank Resilie more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-787) on the Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 7428), which aims to regulate the business of offering and providing earned wage access services to consumers. The report was advanced by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 3, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary Introduced on February 20, 2024, by Representative Bryan Steil, H.R. 7428, the Earned Wage Access Con more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement and a fact sheet after the Trump Administration announced a sweeping freeze on all federal funding--a brazen attack on millions of American families and a blatant episode of executive trespass on Congressional powers. "The T more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on President Trump's Unconstitutional Move to Halt Federal Funding WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today regarding President Donald Trump's unconstitutional move to immediately halt federal grants and loans: "The federal government is supposed to function For The People. Ordering an immediate halt to all federal grants and loa more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on the U.S. Senate's International Criminal Court Sanctions Legislation Vote WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today regarding the U.S. Senate's vote on legislation that would hold the International Criminal Court (ICC) accountable for their decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE ERO Baltimore arrests Salvadoran gang member with weapons charges BALTIMORE -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended a 19-year-old Salvadoran national and member of the MS-13 foreign terrorist organization. ICE officers from Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore arrested Anderson Geovany Romero in Hyattsville, Maryland, Jan. 2 more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 28 -- The University System of Maryland posted the following news release: * * * The Baltimore-based digital health startup is working to end medication errors in enterprise care settings. * * * Impruvon Health ("Impruvon"), a Baltimore-based digital health company, announced today that it closed an oversubscribed Seed II round to support rapid national expansion of its medication management solution which helps enterprise healthcare organizations avoid medication e more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Job openings rates increased in 2 states in November 2024 January 28, 2025 Job openings rates increased in 2 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed in 46 states and the District of Columbia in November 2024. The national job openings rate (4.8 percent) was little changed over the month. The increases in job openings rates occurred  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 29 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown released guidance to healthcare providers regarding immigration enforcement operations at medical facilities. The guidance, requested by the Maryland Secretary of Health, aims to help healthcare facilities comply with federal and state laws while ensuring all Maryland residents maintain access to essential healthcare services despite in more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 29 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * New Trump Administration Policy Would Block Trillions in Funding for Health, Education, Law Enforcement, Disaster Relief, and other Essential State Programs * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that orders the withholding of trillions of dol more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 29 -- The Maryland Department of Labor issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Maryland's unemployment rate remains one of the lowest in the nation at 3.1 percent * * * Maryland added 38,400 jobs in 2024 (27,300 in the private sector) and employment grew at a 1.4 percent growth rate, according to preliminary end-of-year employment estimates released today by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This data, based on survey more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 29 -- The Maryland Department of Labor issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: The Maryland Department of Labor's Office of Financial Regulation and 47 other state financial regulatory agencies reached a settlement with Block, Inc., for violations of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) laws that safeguard the financial system from illicit use. More than 50 million consumers in the United States use Cash App, Block's mobile payment service more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: After a seven-day trial, a federal jury found James William Wilson, Jr., 77, of Owings Mills, Maryland, guilty of 13 counts of fraud, three counts of money laundering, two counts of filing false tax returns, and one count of aggravated identity theft. Erek L. Barron, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the verdict with Acting Deputy Assistant Attorne more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSFR) -- The Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) has expanded its membership, according to a filing submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission on December 17, 2024. The update, made under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act, ensures continued protection for members under antitrust laws. Newly added organizations include Mavenir Systems, Inc., based in Richardson, Texas; MTN Group Management Services from Johannesburg, Sout more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSFR) -- The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has announced the appointment of three key members to its Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board (PRB). The newly appointed members include William J. Bosanko, Deputy Archivist; Valorie F. Findlater, Chief of Management and Administration; and Ovnelle Millwood, Acting Chief Human Capital Officer. This new board replaces all previous appointments and is effective as of January 29, 2025. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) joined 153 House Democrats in sending a letter to the Trump Administration after President Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office that could pause all disbursements of Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding immediately. Neither the vaguely worded executive order nor a follow-up memorandum from Trump's more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) issued the following statement after President Trump announced his administration will be withholding federal funding from communities across the country. "I am deeply concerned by President Trump's unconstitutional and unprecedented withholding of federal funding. Congress holds the power of the purse which means this funding more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD) provided the following statement on the recent raids on places of worship by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): "It is shocking that the Trump Administration is now targeting churches and other places of worship for ICE raids. This cruelty not only contradicts longstanding ICE policy, but the idea of armed law enforcement dragging out worshippers violates th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: Congressman Johnny Olszewski today issued the following statement on President Trump's unprecedented pause on federal funding for critical community programs: "I believe in consistent and thoughtful leadership that lowers costs for American families. The Trump Administration's blanket freeze on federal grants, loans and financial aid is a brazen - and seemingly illegal - attack on our dem more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Slams Trump Administration for Illegal Withholding of Federal Grant Funds Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement regarding the Office of Management and Budget's memoranda directing agencies to withhold vast swaths of approved federal funding, including grants and loans. "Make no mistake - this m more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Raskin Sound Alarm on NIH Disruptions, Urge Immediate Restoration of Operations Today, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and Congressman Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) wrote Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Dorothy Fink urging the agency to immediately and completely restore operations at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) more PR

TACOMA, Washington, Jan. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Defendant defrauded Americans for a decade with trove of over 14,000 stolen identities * * * The second of two Nigerian men residing in Canada who defrauded pandemic aid programs of millions was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 54 months in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft announced U.S. Attorney  more PR