WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSFR) -- America's Datahub Consortium has filed a notice with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division disclosing changes in its membership. The consortium, which originally filed its notification on November 11, 2021, has added several new parties while two have withdrawn. The purpose of these notifications is to extend the provisions of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, which limits the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damag more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: * * * Casarez named next DLA senior enlisted leader * FORT BELVOIR, Va. - Army Sgt. Maj. Petra Casarez will be the Defense Logistics Agency's next senior enlisted leader. She will replace Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Alvin R. Dyer this September. He came to DLA in August 2023. Casarez brings an impressive background and wealth of leadership experience to her upcoming service with  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Suhas Subramanyam and Members of the Congressional Dads Caucus Introduce "Babies Over Billionaires" Legislative Package to End Tariffs on Essential Family Goods * Washington, D.C. -- This week, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam joined members of the Congressional Dads Caucus, led by Chair Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), to unveil a new six-bill legislative package as part of their Babies Over Bil more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a rule (Docket No. DEA-989) entitled "Schedules of Controlled Substances: Extension of Temporary Placement of Clonazolam, Diclazepam, Etizolam, Flualprazolam and Flubromazolam in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act." This temporary scheduling order extends the Schedule I status for five designer benzodiazepines: clonazolam, diclazepam, etizolam, flualprazolam and flubromazolam. These more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a rule (Docket No. DEA-989) entitled "Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Clonazolam, Diclazepam, Etizolam, Flualprazolam and Flubromazolam in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act." This rule proposes to permanently place clonazolam, diclazepam, etizolam, flualprazolam and flubromazolam, along with their salts, isomers and salts of isomers, in schedule I of the Controlled more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule (Docket No. FAA-2025-2037) entitled "Amendment of Class D Airspace and Establishment of Class E2 Airspace Over Hampton Roads, VA." The proposed changes are a direct result of the air traffic control tower at Langley Air Force Base shifting to part-time operations. To ensure the safety and proper management of instrument flight rules operations in the area, controlled a more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 26 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces Second Quarter 2025 Operating Highlights and Declares Dividend ATLANTA, July 24, 2025 - Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (the Bank) today released preliminary unaudited financial highlights for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. All numbers reported below for the second quarter of 2025 are approxim more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * FERC's Office of Enforcement Gets Expanded Name FERC Chairman Mark Christie today announced that the Office of Enforcement will be renamed the Office of Enforcement and Regulatory Accounting ("OERA") to better reflect the important work of the entire office. The change is in name only; the responsibilities and mission of the office will more PR

BANNER ELK, North Carolina, July 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * Foxx Issues Warning to Columbia University Administrators Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding Columbia University's $200 million agreement with the Trump administration. "Last April, on the steps of Low Library at Columbia University, I stood alongside Speaker Johnson, several of my Republican colleagues, and Je more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest filed by SOFITC3 LLC, a small business located in Piscataway, New Jersey, concerning a contract awarded to OTOT Technologies LLC, a small business from Arlington, Virginia. The contract issued by the Defense Health Agency is for test and evaluation information technology services. SOFITC3, LLC challenged several aspects of the award, including the evaluation of OTOT Technologies' past performance, an alleged violat more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Government Accountability Office has ruled that the U.S. Navy must reimburse Delphinus Engineering Inc., a small business from Newton Square, Pennsylvania, for the costs incurred in its protest against a contract award to Prism Maritime LLC of Chesapeake, Virginia. The contract issued by the Naval Surface Warfare Center was for alteration installation team services and in-service engineering agent support. Delphinus Engineering challenged the Navy's decision to award  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- NASA issued the following news: * * * GLOBE-Trotting Science Lands in Chesapeake with NASA eClips On June 16-17, 2025, 50 students at Camp Young in Chesapeake, Virginia traded their usual summer routines for microscopes. The NASA eClips team from the National Institute of Aerospace Center for Integrative STEM Education (NIA-CISE) taught two engaging lessons focused on macroinvertebrates and plankton, with a surprising star of the show - mosquitoes! Camp Young, a Title  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces $414,482 HHS Grant to Virginia Tech for Cancer Research * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a $414,482 grant. The funding supports cancer research. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Virginia Tech leads important health research initiatives that test treatment more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Shaheen Lead Colleagues in Urging Trump to End Threats of Tariffs on Brazil * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led their colleagues in sending a letter to President Donald Trump expressin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Schatz Introduce New Legislation to Improve Wages, Operations Transparency for Rideshare Drivers, Delivery App Workers * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Thursday joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) in introducing the Empowering App-Based Workers Act, new legislation to im more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * National Capital Region Members of Congress Release a Joint Statement on the Trump Administration's Plan to Relocate USDA Agencies * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a reorganization of the department that would shut down several facilities in the National Capital Region and relocate thousands of employees across the country. U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * National Capital Region Members of Congress Release a Joint Statement on the Trump Administration's Plan to Relocate USDA Agencies * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced (link is external) a reorganization of the department that would shut down several facilities in the National Capital Region and relocate thousands of employees across the country. Representativ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- President Trump sent 12 nominations to the Senate on July 16, 2025: Jeffrey Anderson, of Georgia, to be Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, with the rank of Ambassador. Julie Callahan, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador. Jerome Francis Gorgon, Jr., of Michigan, to be United States Attorne more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- President Trump sent ambassador and military nominations to the Senate on July 9, 2025: Nicholas Adams, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Malaysia. Eric Meyer, of California, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Sean O'Neill, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand. Julie Stufft, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan. Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Space Force. * * * Presidential nomina more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Kiggans' Bill Clears Flight Path for Civilian Drone Use * Read the Fox exclusive by Morgan Phillips WASHINGTON, DC -- This week, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the Local Innovation for Flight Technologies (LIFT) Act, alongside Rep. Bradley Finstad (MN-01), to codify President Trump's Executive Order on "Unleashing American Drone Dominance." Rep. Kiggans said, "Technology is evolving r more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz, Murphy Introduce New Legislation To Improve Wages, Operations Transparency For Rideshare Drivers, Delivery App Workers * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today introduced the Empowering App-Based Workers Act, new legislation to improve transparency on how app companies operate and help boost wages for rideshare drivers and delivery app workers.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Senate conducted seven committee hearings on July 24, 2025: * * * BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: An original bill (S. 2431) entitled, "Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026", and An original bill (S. 2465) entitled, "Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026". * * * NOMINATION Committee on Armed more ST

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * Trump Administration to Release Remaining Withheld Education Funding Following Pressure from House Democrats After illegally withholding $7 billion in education funding approved by Congress, officials within the Trump Administration have announced they will release the remaining funds. The restored funding comes after more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Finds Five Northern Virginia School Districts in Violation of Title IX * Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it has concluded its investigation of five Northern Virginia school districts (the Divisions) for allegations of discrimination on the basis of sex. OCR determined that the Divisions' policies, which allow stud more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect American Taxpayers from Stolen Tax Refund Checks * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the bipartisan Recovery of Stolen Checks Act, which would allow American taxpayers who have their paper checks from the U.S. Department of Treasury lost or stolen in the mail to receive their payment more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Reed, Durbin, Shaheen, Coons, and Schatz Call on Trump Administration to Engage Netanyahu to Immediately Change Course in Gaza * WASHINGTON -- Today, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) joined with Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senate Foreign Relations Committ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Op-Ed: America needs an aggressive critical minerals strategy * The following op-ed by U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) was originally published by the Washington Examiner on July 25, 2025. By Todd Young In April, China restricted exports of crucial rare earth elements and magnets, which are used in everything from fighter jets and submarines to missile systems and drones. President Donald more PR