FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * "Mustangs" take on tactical and technical proficiency during week-long readiness training * FORT HOOD, Texas - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 2-382nd Logistics Support Battalion, "Mustangs", 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, traveled to Fort Hood, Texas to enhance warfighting capabilities and foundational readiness, June 9-15, 2025. Training was conducted through a series more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Air Force Security Forces hone combat readiness at Red Flag-Nellis 25-3 * NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada - Eighty-five Defenders from across the Air Force sharpened their combat edge during Red Flag-Nellis 25-3, held July 21-31. Red Flag-Nellis is a large force, full mission profile exercise that provides realistic and relevant combat training through adva more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Around the Air Force: Emerald Warrior Highlights Flexibility, Bamboo Eagle Tests C2, Vanguard Launch Boosts GPS * FORT GEORGE G. MEADE. Maryland - In this week's look around the Air Force, Air Force Special Operations Command wraps up Emerald Warrior 25 by demonstrating the ability to operate in any environment, Bamboo Eagle 25-3 concludes with a series of  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Caine: When you mobilize the Guard, you mobilize the nation * MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin - Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, praised the National Guard during his address at the 147th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference, Aug. 23, 2025. Speaking to Guard officers from across the country, Caine express more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Warns University Presidents, Regents That SCORE Act Will Widen Inequities in College Sports, Roll Back Athletes' Rights, Fuel a Football Spending Arms Race & Shortchange Women's & Olympic Sports * 08.25.25 Senator calls for greater input from schools outside the Power conferences before Congress passes legislation that will make it harder for them to compete SEATTLE, WA -- As colle more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP officers seize $137K in unreported U.S. currency at the Gateway International Bridge * BROWNSVILLE, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Gateway International Bridge recently seized $137,000 in bulk, unreported U.S. currency. "Our CBP officers' vigilance led to this significant currency seizure, preventing funds from exitin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Arrington: Trump and Republicans Deliver Historic Deficit Reduction According to a new analysis (https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61697) from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), President Trump's trade agenda will reduce total deficits by $4 trillion. Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) released the following statement: "The latest CBO analys more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Co-Founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada Garcia, Pleads Guilty to Engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Racketeering * Ismael Zambada Garcia also known as El Mayo, 75, of Sinaloa, Mexico, pleaded guilty today to being a principal leader of a continuing criminal enterprise -- the Sinaloa Cartel (the Cartel), one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizat more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * DOD civilians can volunteer for details to southern border * WASHINGTON - Defense Department civilians can now apply for details of up to six months with the Department of Homeland Security to help support President Donald J. Trump's priority of securing the southern border. DOD civilians were notified of the opportunity via email Aug. 20. Civilians who w more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * DOD systems bolster border security operations * Along the rugged terrain of the southern border, the Defense Department deploys optic systems to enhance detection and monitoring capabilities in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The ground-based operational surveillance system -- expeditionary, the long-range advanced scout surveillance system, more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Family Rebuilds after Hurricane Ida with $15K Grant from FHLB Dallas and Gulf Coast Bank & Trust * Arnold Dunn, seen here with his wife, Judy, received a $15,000 Disaster Rebuilding Assistance grant from FHLB Dallas through Gulf Coast Bank & Trust to replace his hurricane-damaged roof. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, August 25, 2025--When Hurr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 39 Counties in Arkansas as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding * Three Louisiana Parishes Also Eligible for Assistance This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers r more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public feedback on a request to let commercial trucks use a pulsating light system for roadside emergencies instead of traditional warning devices like reflective triangles or flares. The application, submitted by Emergency Safety Solutions, Houston, Texas, asks for a five-year waiver from current safety rules. ESS has developed a module that would pulse a truck's rear lig more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Hegseth announces establishment of Mexican Border Defense Medal * WASHINGTON - Effective immediately, the Mexican Border Defense Medal is established to recognize service members deployed to the U.S. international border with Mexico for Defense Department support to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an Aug. 13 memora more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has authorized the construction of physical barriers and roads along a segment of the international land border in Texas. This action, taken by the head of the agency, includes a determination to waive multiple laws and other legal requirements to facilitate construction. The waiver applies to several tracts within the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge and other areas. According to the agency, this decision  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE arrests Venezuelan fugitive wanted for attempting to kill an innocent woman during violent Russian roulette-style attack * DALLAS -- ICE arrested Raul Enrique Pargas Rodriquez, a 31-year-old alien and foreign fugitive from Venezuela, Aug. 14. Pargas is wanted for attempted aggravated femicide for allegedly carrying out a violent Russian roulette-s more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has concluded a review of the countervailing duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from China, determining that its termination would likely cause the continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies. The finding upholds the existing duty on the product. This determination comes after an expedited review process. On May 1, 2025, a review was initiated, and by May 16, a group  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission announced it is moving into the final phase of its investigation into imported polypropylene corrugated boxes from China. This step follows a determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce that China's government is providing subsidies to its producers of these containers. The investigation will assess whether these imports are causing or threatening to cause material injury to an American industry. ITC's probe, known as a fin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE ARE FIGHTING HARD TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's State of the Union where he laid out the Democratic agenda to lift up the American people and combat Donald Trump's scheme to try to steal the midterm elections. DANA BASH: Here with me now is House Democratic Leader Hakeem J more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE ARE FIGHTING HARD TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's State of the Union where he laid out the Democratic agenda to lift up the American people and combat Donald Trump's scheme to try to steal the midterm elections. DANA BASH: Here with me now is House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Congressman from  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. William Seay * Army Sgt. William Wayne Seay risked his life numerous times to save his comrades as their convoy was ambushed during an important mission in the Vietnam War. He didn't survive the firefight to tell his story, but his selfless actions led to a posthumous Medal of Honor. Seay was born Oct. 24, 1948, in Brewton, Alabama, to Pauline and William Seay. He had an  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * NMFDC: Mission Driven-People Powered - Ionie Pollard * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - The Naval Medical Forces Development Command is mission driven and most importantly people powered! Today, we highlight Ionie Pollard, a Navy Medicine quota manager, who ensures every prospective Corpsman has a seat to attend Hospital Corpsman Basic Cours more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Big, Beautiful Success Story: Taxpayers in Every State Get an Immediate Tax Cut Taxpayers in all 50 states will get a tax cut from The One, Big, Beautiful Bill, according to a new Tax Foundation study. "Taxpayers in all 50 states will see the tax relief President Trump and Republicans in Congress won for working families, farmers, and small businesses more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Amends Disaster Declaration for Texas * WASHINGTON -- In response to an amended Presidential public assistance declaration, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to private nonprofit organizations (PNP) in Uvalde County affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding occurrin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Summary of Incident: Driver drowns after vehicles flees from Border Patrol and drives into the Rio Grande * This notification is being issued to the public pursuant to the CBP policy regarding Notification and Review Procedures for Certain Deaths and Deaths in Custody and the Department of Homeland Security FY 2021 Appropriation (H. Rept. 116-458) reporting r more PR