WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * 100 Days of Secretary Noem: Making America Safe Again " I will continue fighting every day alongside President Donald Trump to secure our border and keep American communities safe. This is just the beginning of the Golden Age of America. " - Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem WASHINGTON - In her first 100 days on the job, Secretary Kristi Noem returned the Department of Homeland Se more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Urges ICE To Improve Treatment Of Detained Scholar Badar Khan Suri U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) today pressed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reevaluate its detention of his constituent, Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Dr. Badar Khan Suri. In a letter, Beyer urged ICE to consider Dr. Khan Suri's eligibility for release and to reevaluate his custody classification. Dr. Khan Sur more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 5, 2025 ARMY General Dynamics Information Technology Inc., Falls Church, Virginia (W5J9CQ-25-D-0001); Leidos Inc., Reston, Virginia (W5J9CQ-25-D-0002); Royce Geospatial Consultants Inc., Arlington, Virginia (W5J9CQ-25-D-0003); Reinventing Geospatial Inc.,* Fairfax, Virginia (W5J9CQ-25-D-0004); Research Innovations Inc.,* Alexandria, Virginia (W5J9CQ-25-D-0005); OM Group Inc.,* Piscataway,  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Credit Suisse Services AG Admits to Conspiring with U.S. Taxpayers to Hide Assets and Income in Offshore Accounts and Admits that Credit Suisse Breached Its Prior Plea Agreement Credit Suisse Services AG pleaded guilty and was sentenced today to conspiring to hide more than $4 billion from the IRS in at least 475 offshore accounts. The guilty plea by the Swiss corporation is the result of a years-long more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 6 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * FHLBank Atlanta Contributes Nearly $6 Million to Help Homeowners Safeguard their Inheritances Grants provided to 21 organizations preventing and resolving heirs' property issues ATLANTA (May 5, 2025) - Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) is awarding a total of $5.9 million to 21 organizations committed to preventing and resol more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick Relaunches Bipartisan PFAS Task Force to Lead National Fight for Clean Water, Public Health, and Accountability WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Co-Chair and Founding Member of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, today announced the official relaunch of the Task Force for the 119th Congress and welcomed new Co-Chairs Representatives Debbie Dingell ( more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on President Trump Executive Order Targeting Gain-of-Function Research U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to halt U.S. federal funding of gain-of-function research in overseas countries, like China and Iran, without proper oversight measures. In response to the Executive Order, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Presid more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * House Passes Connolly-Kim Taiwan International Solidarity Act Today, the House of Representatives passed the Taiwan International Solidarity Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) and Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA). The legislation counters Beijing's attempts to exclude Taiwan from participating in international organizations. "For too long, the People's R more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * House Passes Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act Today, the House of Representatives passed the Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ). The legislation makes it easier for veterans with disabilities to be made financially whole in the event they are defrauded of their more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The House Rules Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-56) on a concurrent resolution (H.Res. 313), which aims to establish the congressional budget for the U.S. government for fiscal 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 2026 through 2034, and for other purposes. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on April 9, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION The resolution provides for consid more ST

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Beyer Fights For Feds As Elon Musk and the Trump Administration expand their chaotic assault on the federal government and the workers and contractors who deliver its essential services to the American people, Northern Virginia Congressman Don Beyer continues to fight for civil servants who devote their careers to making this country stronger. On Thursday, Beyer announced the introduction of two more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Demand DOJ Reverse Cancellation of Hundreds of Public Safety Grants WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and 28 of his Senate colleagues wrote to the Department of Justice (DOJ) urging U.S. Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi and Deputy Assistant AG Maureen Henneberg to reverse the abrupt cancellation of hundreds of public safety grants that serve crime victims and improve publi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Ends Super Pressure Balloon Flight After 17 Days The first flight of NASA's 2025 New Zealand Super Pressure Balloon Campaign was safely terminated at 7:46 a.m. Sunday, May 4 (in U.S. Eastern Time) after 17 days, 13 hours, and 47 minutes in flight around the Southern Hemisphere's mid-latitude band. Flight controllers at the agency's Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas, conducted a controlled flight te more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- NASA issued the following article: * * * NASA Langley Participates in Air Power Over Hampton Roads By Joe Atkinson, Public Affairs Officer, NASA Langley Research Center NASA Langley Research Center's integral role in the past, present, and future of flight was on full display April 25-27 during the Air Power Over Hampton Roads air show. The air show, held at Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE), which neighbors NASA Langley in Hampton, Virginia, attracted thousands of spect more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Connolly, Stansbury and Equality Caucus Co-Chair Randall Lead Oversight Democrats in Blasting Chairman Comer for Ignoring White House Corruption & Chaos and Using the First Subpoena of 119th Congress to Target the Volunteer Chair of U.S. Fencing Committee Democrats Call for Real Oversight While Republican more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on May 5, 2025, at a House Rules Committee hearing on the Gulf of America Act (H.R. 276) and DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act (H.R. 881): * * * Foxx Opening Remarks on H.R. 276 & H.R. 881 As prepared for delivery: Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to decla more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Second NASA Super Pressure Balloon at Float The second super pressure balloon flight of NASA's New Zealand Balloon Campaign is now at float at 108,000 feet after lifting off from Wanaka Airport, New Zealand, at 11:38 a.m. NZST, Sunday, May 4 (7:38 p.m., Saturday, May 3 in U.S. Eastern Time). The football-stadium-sized, heavy-lift super pressure balloon is on a mission planned for up to 100 days about the Southern Hemisphere's  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSFR) -- The Selective Service System has submitted several forms to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the reinstatement of an expired collection clearance in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. These forms, including SSS Forms 2, 3A, 3B, and 3C, are essential for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the registration data submitted by individuals to the Selective Service System. These forms are specifically used for reporting any changes or correct more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Summary Company Announcement Date: May 02, 2025 FDA Publish Date: May 05, 2025 Product Type: Food & Beverages Allergens Reason for Announcement: Potential or Undeclared Allergen - Soy Company Name: Vietti Food Group Brand Name: Yellowstone Product Description: Baked Beans Vietti Food Group Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Soy in 15-oz Yellowsto more PR