WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * 2 nights, 5 shipments, over $25 million in counterfeit jewelry * Louisville CBP seizes rings, earrings, bracelets, & necklaces LOUISVILLE, Ky-- On June 19 and June 20, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Louisville seized five shipments containing a total of almost 2,200 pieces of counterfeit jewelry. On June 19 the first shipment arrived from  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins Tillis, Colleagues to Make Obstruction of Public Roads a Federal Crime * Safe and Open Streets Act is a Direct Response to Radical Tactics Used by Anti-ICE Riots in L.A. Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in introducing the Safe and Open Streets Act. T more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Foushee's Statement on Trump's Bombing of Iran * DURHAM, NC (June 22, 2025) -- Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) released the following statement in response to President Trump's announcement of strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran: "Trump's strikes in Iran without Congressional authorization is deeply irresponsible and unconstitutional. This escalation places our tr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on U.S. Military Strikes Against Iran * Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the statement below following U.S. airstrikes against targets in Iran: "The hostilities in the Middle East will not be resolved quickly. "This unilateral action by the United States was unlawful and unconstitutional. Both the law and the Constitution are clear: Only Cong more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Scott and GOP Colleagues Lead Effort to Strengthen Review of Foreign Land Purchases Near Sensitive U.S. Military Sites * Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) in an effort to strengthen national security by ensuring the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) can effectively review foreign l more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Former Governors in Senate: GOP Reconciliation Bill will Slash Medicaid Services, SNAP * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) led a number of his Senate colleagues who previously served as state governors to communicate to Republican leadership the devastating impacts of the Senate reconciliation bill on states. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Senate Finance more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 23 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * From mapboards to dashboards: Army Reserve data experiment shines at Operation Mojave Falcon * FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. - In the heart of central California, Operation Mojave Falcon provided the Army Reserve with more than just another large-scale training event. It served as a proving ground for a forward-leaning concept within the Army: the Operational Data Team (ODT) - a pioneering i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congressman Pat Harrigan Pens Op-ed on Why the Left Fears the Big Beautiful Bill * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- In a new op-ed for Breitbart News, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) explains why the Left is lashing out over President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. As Democrat-run cities descend into chaos, he argues that the bill threatens the core of the Left's more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * In Response to L.A. Riots, Tillis Reintroduces Bill to Make Blocking Public Roads a Federal Crime * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) recently reintroduced the Safe and Open Streets Act, legislation that would make it a federal crime to purposely obstruct, delay, or affect commerce by block more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 24 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * Initial Analysis of N.C. Department of State Treasurer and Open AI: "Better Outcomes for Taxpayers" The 12-week pilot program between the North Carolina Department of State Treasurer (DST) and OpenAI found millions of dollars in potential unclaimed property that could soon be on its way back to North Carolinians. The partnership was formed to see how artificial inte more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * Merkley, Booker, Schumer, Wyden Call on Congressional Leadership to Backtrack on Devastating Health Care Cuts That Will Saddle More Working Families with Medical Debt 5.4 Million More Americans Will be Strapped with Medical Debt Due to the Republicans' Cuts to Medicaid, Affordable Care Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff M more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Foushee Reintroduces Resolution Designating June As Brain And Spine Metastasis Awareness Month * WASHINGTON, DC (June 23, 2025) -- Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) reintroduced her resolution designating the month of June as Brain and Spine Metastasis Awareness Month, to recognize and reaffirm the commitment to increasing awareness of treatment options for people with canc more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Tlaib Leads Colleagues in Demanding Immediate, Permanent Closure of Guantanamo * WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) led 15 Members of Congress in a letter to the Trump Administration calling for an immediate halt to the use of Guantanamo for migrant detention and demanding its permanent closure. "We write to express our outrage at the ongoing and recently proposed expa more PR