WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP officers at the Port of Champlain arrest Haitian citizen wanted for aggravated assault-strangulation * CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Champlain border crossing, arrested a citizen of Haiti who was encountered with an active felony arrest warrant from Virginia. On July 31, CBP officers encountered Christ more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on July 31, 2025: * * * Name of Product: IKEA 365+ VARDEFULL garlic presses Hazard: Small metal pieces can detach from the garlic press, posing a laceration or ingestion hazard to consumers. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: July 31, 2025 Units: About 43,830 (in addition, about 10,700 were sold in Canada) Consumer Contact: IKEA toll-free at 888-966-4532 from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission has approved a request from U.S. Cellular Corp., Chicago, Illinois, to give up its eligible telecommunications carrier designations in four states. The decision, issued in an order (Docket No. DA 25-687) by the chief of the telecommunications access policy division, Wireline Competition Bureau, was adopted and released on August 1, 2025. The relinquishment of UScellular's ETC designations in New Hampshire, North Carolina, Tennessee, an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) on July 31, 2025, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities - Structural Features and Function:" (Continued from Part 3 of 5) * * * Northern Great Plains Regional Authority The Northern Great Plains Regional Authority (NGPRA) was created by the 2002 farm bill./163 The NGPRA was created to address economic distress in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri (other than counties included  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: * * * Honoring Third District Legacies * While Nebraska's Third has existed since our state was first divided into congressional districts following the 1880 census, it first began to resemble its current shape after the 1960 census, when Nebraska moved from four districts to three for the first time. A total of 21 Nebraskans have represented the Third District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1883, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE 2026 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday supported committee passage of the FY2026 Defense Appropriations Bill that supports President Trump's goal of systematically rebuilding the nation's ability to achieve peace through strength, a goal that will involve national security activities conducted in Mi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine to Force Up to Six Votes Demanding Human Rights Reports After Trump's Cruel Deportation of Immigrants to Random Countries * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), announced his filing of legislation to force up to six votes to require the Trump Administration to produce assessments of the human rights situations in Costa more PR

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Contract Audit Agency issued the following news: * * * LED Lighting Solutions and owner enter $300,000 civil settlement agreement DCAA's Operations Investigative Support Division (OIS) recently supported an investigation resulting in a $300,000 civil settlement with LED Lighting Solutions, LLC (LED Lighting Solutions) and its owner, Thomas DeSantos. The United States alleged LED Lighting Solutions violated the Buy Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell and Coons in The Washington Post on FY26 Defense Appropriations * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee wrote the following op-ed for today's digital edition of The Washington Post: On T more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Curtis, Kaine, Ricketts Announce Bipartisan Bill to Support Taiwan's Diplomatic Partners in Latin America and Caribbean * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Utah's U.S. Senator John Curtis, Virginia's U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, and Nebraska's U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts today introduced bipartisan legislation to support Taiwan and its diplomatic partners in Latin America and t more PR

PASADENA, California, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Europa Clipper Radar Instrument Proves Itself at Mars The agency's largest interplanetary probe tested its radar during a Mars flyby. The results include a detailed image and bode well for the mission at Jupiter's moon Europa. As it soared past Mars in March, NASA's Europa Clipper conducted a critical radar test that had been impossible to accomplish on Earth. Now that mission scie more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities issued the following news release: * * * NEH Announces $34.79 Million for 97 Humanities Projects Grant awards support Founding Era papers projects, exhibitions and media, professional development opportunities for teachers, and the preservation of important humanities collections * (August 1, 2025) The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $34.79 million in grants for 97 humanities projects across the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff, Colleagues Demand End to Illegal Cuts at NASA, Reassert Congress' Sole Power to Authorize Science Funding * Letter From Senators Representing Space Innovation Hubs Comes as Bipartisan Senate Rejects Proposed Gutting of Space Budget for Upcoming Fiscal Year Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and other Senators representing space and science innovation  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC), Arlington, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) urging the agency to consider regulatory changes that would allow the use of electronic shipping papers for hazardous materials transportation. Citing both safety and efficiency, the NTTC seeks amendments to existing regulations as the industry faces new operational challenges. NTTC, which represents over  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Scott Introduces Bill to Lower Cost of College * Bill would lower cost of college for current and future student borrowers and their families As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) introduced the Lowering Obstacles to Achievement Now more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Introduces Bill to Lower Cost of College Today, Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) introduced the Lowering Obstacles to Achievement Now (LOAN) Act. The LOAN Act would lower the cost of college for current and future student borrowers and their families.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on July Jobs Report * As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (link is external) announced that the economy added 73,000 jobs in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on July Jobs Report Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 73,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate ticked up from 4.1 percent t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Trump Firing Head of Bureau of Labor Statistics * As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce released the following statement after President Trump announced the firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Erika McEntarfe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Scott Statement on Trump Firing Head of Bureau of Labor Statistics Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce released the following statement after President Trump announced the firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Erika McEntarfer. "The Bureau of Labo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Senators Alsobrooks, Schiff Demand End to NASA Cuts, Reassert Congress' Sole Power to Authorize Science Funding Letter From Senators Representing Space Innovation Hubs Comes as Bipartisan Senate Rejects Proposed Gutting of Space Budget for Upcoming Fiscal Year * Today, Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and other Senators representing space and science  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Seven students complete summer internships, applications open for fall and spring * Washington, D.C. - Seven college students, including four North Dakotans, are completing summer internships with Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) in Washington, D.C., gaining diverse perspectives on the inner workings of Congress, the legislative process, constituent services, and the federal government as more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Statement of U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner on President Trump's Firing of the Head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Finance and Banking committees, issued the below statement after President Trump announced he fired Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, following today's jobs report: "Today's deep more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * TRICARE coverage for National Guard and Reserve members: Know your options * FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Are you or your sponsor in the National Guard or Reserve ? Your health coverage changes when activating or deactivating. Here's what you need to know. "National Guard and Reserve members have different TRICARE coverage options when they transition between  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Blasts Economy With Massive Tariffs As Job Growth Craters And Inflation Spikes * This morning the July jobs report showed that the U.S. labor market slowed markedly in the second quarter of 2025, with only 106,000 total jobs added, an average of just 35,000 jobs per month over the last three months. Most job growth during this period came in two sectors, health care and social assistance, which w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner and Kaine React to NTSB Hearing Regarding Deadly DCA Crash: Congress Must Act to Reduce Flights, Improve Safety * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement regarding this week's National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearing about the fatal January 29 crash near DCA. Yesterday, Potomac radar facility manager Bryan Leh more PR