WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Amo, Ross Lead 88 Democrats in Opposing Trump's Cuts to EPA Office Keeping Americans' Air Clean and Water Safe * Today, House Science, Space, and Technology Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI) and Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-NC) led 88 of their colleagues in demanding answers as to why President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrato more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Joins MSNBC Weeknight to Discuss Voting Rights and Republicans' Redistricting Efforts * Congresswoman Nikema Williams: "They want to let the members pick their voters, and not the other way around" WASHINGTON D.C. - Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) joined MSNBC Weeknight last night to discuss the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, her recently introduce more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * DEVELOPING: Donalds Releases Statement On Shooting At Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia * WASHINGTON - This morning, an armed suspect opened fire at Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia. According to reports, five soldiers were shot, treated on-site, and moved to a local hospital for further treatment. All five wounded soldiers are now in stable condition. The shooter was subdue more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Debunks Georgia Senator's False Allegations About ICE Detention Centers * WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the following statement and fact-checked U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's report titled, "The Abuse of Pregnant Women & Children in U.S. Immigration Detention." "Politicians stayed quiet as the Biden administration lost 450,000 unaccompanied migrant more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * DOD Constructing Large Detention Center at Fort Bliss * The Defense Department began construction in mid-July on a detention center at Fort Bliss, Texas, in response to a request for assistance from the Department of Homeland Security, said Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson, during a briefing at the Pentagon today. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved DHS access and use of the land at the base. I more PR

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Dover Reserve defenders test leadership abilities at combat-readiness course * * Published Aug. 7, 2025 * By Jeremy Larlee * 512th Airlift Wing Public Affairs YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- The defender's brow is dripping with sweat in the hot-humid weather as he scans the ridgeline for anything amiss. The only sounds in the isolated and dense Northeastern Ohio forest are th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Former Augusta State Medical Prison Correctional Officers Charged in Connection with Inmate's Death * On Aug. 5, a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia returned a two-count indictment charging former Augusta State Medical Prison Correctional Officers Robert Roberson and Marcus Phillips with violating the constitutional rights of an inmate by showing deliberate indifference to a sub more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The House Rules Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-199) on a resolution (H.Res. 580) that provides for consideration of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4016), Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (H.R. 3633) and Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act (H.R. 1919). The report was advanced by Rep. Brian Jack, R-Georgia, on July 15, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4016 more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The House Rules Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-199) on a resolution (H.Res. 580) that provides for consideration of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4016), Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (H.R. 3633) and Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act (H.R. 1919). The report was advanced by Rep. Brian Jack, R-Georgia, on July 15, 2025. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) 186. Mackenzie (PA): Increases and decreases funding by $5,000,000 in the Account Def more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Orlando arrests Colombian drug lord wanted for 29 known murders * ORLANDO, Fla. -- An ICE Homeland Security Task Force in Orlando arrested Guillermo Perez Alzate, a confessed murderer and criminal alien from Colombia. Perez is a former paramilitary leader of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, a transnational criminal organization that uses more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has opened an investigation into allegations of patent infringement regarding pre-stretched synthetic braiding hair. The inquiry stems from a complaint filed by JBS Hair Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, which claims multiple businesses are importing and selling products that violate its intellectual property. The complaint, which was submitted on July 3, 2025, alleges that the "bundled synthetic braiding hair products" sold by competitors  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE SHOOTING AT FORT STEWART * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: I am heartbroken by the horrific shooting of five soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia. My prayers are with the victims, their loved ones and our courageous service members. Our men and women in uniform and their families should never fear for their safety  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Aug. 8 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news: * * * NGA Announces Award of $652M Erebus IDIQ The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency today announced the award of the Erebus indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to Lockheed Martin with a ceiling of $652 million. The Erebus, formerly CAOS II, contract provides development and sustainment for the integration, operation, maintenance, modernization and development of the GE more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript: * * * Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson Holds an Off-Camera, On-the-Record Press Briefing * KINGSLEY WILSON: Hello, everyone, thanks for coming. I'll start off with a few things at the top and then we'll get to your questions. Before we begin, I want to address the incident yesterday at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Secretary Hegseth expresses his full support to the Fort Stewart community, and our prayers  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Williams Introduce Legislation to Protect Voting Rights of Unhoused Americans * (Washington, D.C.) This week, marking the 60 th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act and as part of a legislative package to protect the voting rights of all Americans, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and In more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Joins Sen. Hirono and Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Give Workers Time Off to Vote * Washington, D.C. - Today, on the 60 th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D. Calif.) joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai'i) who led 17 of her Senate colleagues in introducing the Time Off to Vote Act, legislation that would require employers -- up more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray, Central WA Health Care CEOs & Providers Sound Alarm on How Republican Cuts Are Putting Rural Health Care Access at Risk * Republicans just passed $1 trillion in health care cuts and are kicking roughly 15 million people off their health care; WA hospitals will lose $662 million in Medicaid revenue every year Tri-City Herald : Trump spending cuts will slam Tri-Cities worse than mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Six Former Cult Members Sentenced for Years-Long Forced Labor Conspiracy to Compel the Labor of Multiple Minor Victims * A federal judge in the District of Kansas sentenced defendant Kaaba Majeed, 51, to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release for forced labor and forced labor conspiracy. The court sentenced co-defendants Yunus Rassoul, 39, to five years of probation; James Staton,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSFR) -- Savannah Industrial Logistics (SIL) and Savannah Industrial Transportation (SIT) have received authority to operate a rail line built in Effingham County, Georgia, issued by the Surface Transportation Board. The decision grants after-the-fact exemptions for the construction and subsequent operation of the rail line, which connects to the Norfolk Southern and CSX rail networks. The track, measuring approximately 11,404 feet, was built in 2020 as part of an industrial more PR

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District issued the following news release: * * * USACE awards new interim response action contract for Buxton FUDS property The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Savannah District has awarded a contract to initiate a new interim response action and will deploy a contracted team as early as next week to begin work at the former Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) property located within Cape Hatteras Nat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Statement on Fort Stewart Shooting * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statement on today's shooting at Fort Stewart: "I join all Georgians in praying for the five injured soldiers, their families, and the entire Fort Stewart community after this tragic shooting. Georgia's servicemembers represent the best among us, and their more PR