RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 7 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * NC House Passes Bill Targeting Medical Care for Young People RALEIGH - The North Carolina House of Representatives passed House Bill 519 today, which would take away young people's ability to consent to certain health care without parental permission. People under eighteen are currently able to consent to specific health services without parent permi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Murphy, & Colleagues Demand DOJ Reverse Cancellation of Hundreds of Public Safety Grants [HARTFORD, CT] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined 27 Democratic senators in sending a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) urging Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Maureen Henneberg to reverse the abrupt cancellat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed the establishment of new restricted airspace areas at Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point in North Carolina. The proposed restricted areas, designated R-5305A, R-5305B, and R-5305C at Camp Lejeune and R-5307A, R-5307B, and R-5307C at Cherry Point, aim to enhance aviation safety and military operations in the region. Initially published on March 20, 2025, this proposed rule has underg more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The General Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a request for reconsideration from Leadership and Performance Strategies LLC, a small business located in Sanford, North Carolina. The company sought to overturn the GAO's previous decision from December 20, 2024, which dismissed their protest against the award of a contract to Cognito Systems, LLC, of Newport News, Virginia. The original protest was dismissed for failing to include a sufficient factual basis. Leadership ha more ST

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The General Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by 721 Medical Center Property LLC (MCP) of Wilmington, North Carolina, challenging the terms of a lease solicitation (RLP) issued by the General Services Administration (GSA). The RLP sought office space in a single location for three federal tenant agencies: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). MCP argued that the solicitation more ST

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * HASC, SST Democrats Demand Answers on Potential SpaceX, Musk Conflicts of Interest and Alleged Chinese Investment Cover-Ups (Washington, DC) - U.S. Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee; Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Ranking Member of the Space and Aeron more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has announced that it will review in its entirety the final initial determination (ID) issued by the presiding administrative law judge (ALJ) in the investigation regarding the alleged patent infringement by ASUS in the case filed by Lenovo (United States) Inc. of Morrisville, North Carolina. The investigation, numbered 337-TA-1382, was initiated based on Lenovo's complaint which claimed violations under Section 337 o more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Tillis, Coons Introduce Legislation to Address Youth Drug Use Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced bipartisan legislation to fund public service announcement (PSA) campaigns and contests to help young Americans understand the dangers of drug use. The Youth Substance Use Prevention and Awareness Act would expand the Department of Justice's Burea more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Brad Knott, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Knott Leads Effort to Expose Incentives for Illegal Aliens WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Brad Knott (NC-13) led a group of five lawmakers speaking on the House Floor to expose and condemn the Biden administration's misuse of taxpayer dollars to incentivize illegal immigration and worsen the open borders crisis. "Mr. Speaker, you've heard today from my colleagues and myself ab more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Introduces Resolution to Recognize May as Bladder Cancer Awareness Month Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., introduced a resolution to recognize May as Bladder Cancer Awareness Month. "While most bladder cancers are caught early, it can be a terrible disease that takes many innocent lives," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "As a urologist of over 30 years, I have tre more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Legislation to Provide Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to Veterans Passes VA Committee Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D.'s legislation, H.R. 1336, the Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act, passed the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. This bipartisan bill would establish a pilot program at the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish hyperbaric oxygen more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Demand DOJ Reverse Cancellation Of Hundreds Of Public Safety Grants HARTFORD-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday joined 27 Democratic senators in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) urging Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Maureen Henneberg to reverse the abrupt ca more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Larsen, Titus Statements from Hearing on Federal Rail Investment Washington, D.C. -- The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Railroads, P more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * REPS LIEU, JACOBS, SCHOLTEN, FROST AND ROSS REINTRODUCE REPRODUCTIVE DATA PRIVACY PROTECTION BILL WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI), Congressman Maxwell Frost (D-FL), and Congressman Deborah Ross (D-NC) reintroduced the Reproductive Data Privacy and Protection Act. This legislation would prevent law more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Scientists Investigate Why a Sperm Whale Washed Up Along Hilton Head, South Carolina May 3, 2025: 6:42 p.m A male sperm whale washes up along Hilton Head, South Carolina. The animal is just inside the surf struggling to survive. A team of marine mammal experts from South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina start to assemble to make their way to the beach. They determine the a more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 6 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Siblings in service: Army Reserve Soldier enlists on Army Reserve's 117th birthday CONCORD, Mass. - Where once the shot heard around the world was fired--on the quiet Concord River in Massachusetts--the hillsides rang again. This time, the musket fire was followed by the jubilation of the Army Reserve's 117th birthday. As Soldiers celebrated, a new bond was forged between brother and sister.  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis Applauds New NC State Directors for the Farm Service Agency and Rural Development WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Thom Tillis applauded the announcement from Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins that Ron Garrett has been appointed as State Executive Director of the North Carolina Farm Service Agency and Robert Hosford has been appointed as State Director of North Carolina Rural Develo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Tax-Free Pell Grant Act to Help Make Higher Education More Affordable Legislation would simplify access to higher education assistance and increase opportunities for students Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to simplify higher education assistance by better coordi more PR