WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Alsobrooks Statement on Trump's Failing Economy Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after markets began to fall as a result of devastating jobs data and Trump's reckless tariffs. "Trump's misguided policies and his undisciplined approach to tariffs is leading to a shrinking job market and a weak economic output. The billionaires won't feel  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Around the Air Force: Emerald Warrior Department Level Exercise, Next-Gen Command and Control, New Cyber Office * FORT GEORGE G. MEADE. Maryland - In this week's look around the Air Force, Air Force Special Operations Command hosts Exercise Emerald Warrior 25.2 as part of the Department-Level Exercise series, the Tactical Operations Center-Light capability g more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Virginia -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Virginia were 193,916, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 185,156, the U.S. Bure 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" by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function This report describes the structure, activities, legislative history, and funding history of the 10 federal r 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 2 of 5) * * * Great Lakes Authority The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328, Division O, Title IV, Sec.401) amended 40 U.S.C. Sec.15301(a) to establish the Great Lakes Authority (GLA). The structure and functions of the GLA are based on the  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 4 of 5) * * * Overview of Structure and Activities As authorized, the SNERC would share a structure with the GLA, MARC, NBRC, SBRC, and SCRC. Authority Structure As authorized, the SNERC would consist of a federal co-chair, appointed by the President with more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * FY 2026 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements Final Rule (CMS-1835-F) * On August 1, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (CMS-1835-F) that updates Medicare hospice payment rates and the aggregate cap amount for fiscal year (FY) 2026 i more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * FY 2026 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Prospective Payment System Final Rule - CMS-1829-F * On August 1, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to update Medicare payment policies and rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities under the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospect more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * FY 2026 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) and Quality Reporting (IPFQR) Updates Final Rule (CMS-1831-F) * On July 31, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to update Medicare payment policies and rates for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPFs), un more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on July Jobs Report * "Today's job report revealed that only 73,000 jobs were added to the economy last month, with unemployment increasing to 4.2%. Additionally, we saw a revision that 258,000 fewer jobs were added the previous two months than initially thought. The American economy, once the envy of the world in the post-COVID era under President Biden, is facing new uncertainty  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Judiciary Democrats Probe DOJ's Settlement of HPE-Juniper Merger Amid Reports Administration Ceded to Lobbyists Over Advice of Antitrust Experts Reporting Suggests That Trump Appointees Overruled DOJ Antitrust Officials, Fired Experts Who Oppose Corrupt Settlement * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciar more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Aug. 2 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Maryland Department of Natural Resources Introduces New 'MD Outdoors' App Part of upgraded licensing system, new app replaces AccessDNR * The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is introducing a new free mobile app - MD Outdoors - which will be the official app for the state's outdoor enthusiasts, hunters, and anglers. The MD Outdoors app replaces the AccessDN more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- The Maryland Department of the Environment issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Maryland Department of the Environment Revokes 1,400 Lead Paint Inspection Certificates Issued by Suspended Inspector to Protect Children and Families Ensuring Kids are Free from Lead Exposure Helps Them Stay Healthy and Ready to Learn, Thrive, and Succeed in School and Life * BALTIMORE (July 31, 2025) - The Maryland Department of the Environment is invalidatin more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Department Awards Innovative Soil Health and Agroforestry Practices Grants ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 31, 2025)- The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced that 14 projects will receive grant funding totaling $590,000 through its Healthy Soils Competitive Fund. This pioneering grant program provides financial assistance to qualifying farms and organizations--both  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. 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 U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * President Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Cancels $26 Million in Funds for Doomed DC-Baltimore MagLev Boondoggle * 'This project did not have the means to go the distance' WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will cancel two grants totaling over $26 million for the Baltimore more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Urges Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to Stop "Unlawful" Mass Firings at Department of Education * Washington, D.C. - Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) is demanding Secretary of Education Linda McMahon put a stop to mass firings planned for August 1 at the Department of Education (ED) which will likely harm "its statutory obligations to serve American students, teachers and communities more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin, Meeks, DeLauro, Himes Call on Trump to Negotiate End to War in Gaza and Surge Humanitarian Aid * Washington, DC - Representatives Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee; Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Sele 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 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Announces Wagner College Has Entered into a Resolution Agreement to Resolve its Title IX Concerns * Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced Wagner College (Wagner) has entered into a Resolution Agreement to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX). Wagner has voluntarily agreed to resolve concerns identified by the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Leads Colleagues in D.C. Election Integrity Legislation * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) led 21 of her Republican Senate colleagues in introducing legislation to ban noncitizens from voting in D.C. elections. In 2022, the D.C. City Council passed a law allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections. Due to this change, illegal aliens and foreign embas more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Allegany County Maryland as Natural Disaster Area due to Flooding, Excessive Rain and Flash Flooding - 3 Contiguous Pennsylvania Counties Also Eligible for Assistance * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Blunt Rochester Introduce Fresh Start Act to Remove Barriers for Formerly Incarcerated Americans * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) introduced the Fresh Start Act, legislation to support states in implementing automated record expungement processes to help formerly incarcerated Americans successfully rejoin their communities. After de more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * WCBM radio story on killings of Christians'200 Christians Killed in Nigeria: U.S. Lawmaker Calls for Sanctions' * About 200 Christians were slaughtered in Nigeria last month, according to the Catholic News Agency. The attackers destroyed the Northern farming village of Yelwata and shouted "Allahu Akbar," according to CBN news. U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, a New Jersey Republican, called on President  more PR