WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet: * * * Fiscal Year 2026 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule CMS-1829-P Fact Sheet On April 11, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that proposes updates to Medicare payment policies and rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities under the Inpatient Reha more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet: * * * Fiscal Year 2026 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule CMS 1827-P Fact Sheet On April 11, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule for updates to Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payme more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Gonzalez Leads Letter to President Trump Demanding Website on Sgt. Freddy Gonzalez be Reinstated Letter also demands that Trump Administration End the Purge of Diverse Servicemembers and Veterans from Military Records EDINBURG, TEXAS - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that he led over 50 House Democrats in denouncing the Trump Administration's decision to remove  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Advisory Opinions Requests Received Advisory Opinion Request 2025-06 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2025-06/) (Campaign Legal Center) On April 7, the Commission made public an advisory opinion request (https://www.fec.gov/files/legal/aos/2025-06/202506R_1.pdf) from Campai more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * FinCEN Renews Residential Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders WASHINGTON--Today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the renewal of its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used in non-financed purchases of residenti more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 13 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces Expanded Academic and Cultural Exchange Programming Through New Partnership Between Salisbury University and Japan Study Abroad Foundation TOKYO, JAPAN --Governor Wes Moore today took part in a signing ceremony between Salisbury University and the Japan Study Abroad Foundation that expands their existing memorandum of understanding to support educational and cultural  more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 14 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Celebrates World Quantum Day in Tokyo with Roundtable Discussion Among Global Industry Leaders ANNAPOLIS, MD --Governor Wes Moore today participated in a roundtable discussion focused on strengthening collaboration between Maryland and Japan in the growing quantum industry. Hosted in celebration of World Quantum Day, the roundtable featured a number of high-level Japanese gover more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference on the Impact of Trump's Proposed Cuts to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks at a press conference with U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) outside of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Mary more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: DHS Sets the Record Straight about Kilmar Abrego Garcia Washington, D.C. -- Today, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem set the record straight about Kilmar Abrego Garcia in light of misleading mainstream media reports. "This was just one of those examples of an individual that is a MS-13 gang member, multiple charges and encounters with the individuals her more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on President Bukele's Visit to the White House WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, the Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, (D-VA) released the following statement regarding El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's visit to the White House: "Once again, President Trump is cozying up to an aspiring dictator. The Bukele regi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- NASA issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Prepares Second Asteroid Encounter NASA's Lucy spacecraft is 6 days and less than 50 million miles (80 million km) away from its second close encounter with an asteroid; this time, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson. This upcoming event represents a comprehensive "dress rehearsal" for Lucy's main mission over the next decade: the exploration of multiple Trojan asteroids tha more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, April 14 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Two Generations Inspired by the TACAMO Mission A routine site visit to Oklahoma's Tinker Air Force Base turned into a unique multi-generational moment for Navy Capt. Adam Scott and his son Lt. j.g. Andrew Scott. The pair shared the cockpit of an E-6B Mercury simulator, executing the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission--a first and only opportunity for them to collaborate on  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 15 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * United Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Award $4.7 Million to Support Affordable Housing in Washington, D.C. and Virginia WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 14, 2025) - United Bank (NASDAQ: UBSI) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) announced today an investment of $4.7 million in grant funding, designated for five more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Van Hollen Requests Meeting with President Bukele to Discuss Return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia; Announces Intent to Travel to El Salvador This Week if Abrego Garcia is Not Returned U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has requested a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele while he is in the United States this week in order to discuss the return of Maryland father Kilmar  more PR

PASADENA, California, April 14 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * With NASA's Webb, Dying Star's Energetic Display Comes Into Full Focus Gas and dust ejected by a dying star at the heart of NGC 1514 came into complete focus thanks to mid-infrared data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Its rings, which are only detected in infrared light, now look like "fuzzy" clumps arranged in tangled patterns, and a network of clearer holes close to the central more PR