FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 3 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * 18 military hospitals receive Leapfrog's highest Hospital Safety Grade * The Defense Health Agency announced 18 military hospitals received an "A" rating in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assessment for fall 2025. These high grades reflect DHA's commitment to transparency and continuous improvement in providing high-quality care to its patients. "These ratings underscore the strength of our int more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Allen Holds Hearing on Stopping Class Action Abuse Against Workers' Retirement Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Pension Predators: Stopping Class Action more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Bipartisan Helsinki Commission Leadership Respond to Reports that Georgian Authorities Used Chemical Weapon against Protestors U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Senator Roger Wicker (MS), Co-Chairman Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02), Ranking Member Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), and Ranking Member Representative Ste more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a final rule to confirm the expiration of regulations that amended its foreign quarantine rules during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The regulation, an interim final rule (IFR) expired on Nov. 21, 2025. The IFR was put in place on Feb. 7, 2020, through an amendment to 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 71.4. The rule added paragraphs (d) and (e), which gave  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Georgia Businessman Sentenced In International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme * A Georgia businessman was sentenced yesterday to eight years in prison for his role in a nearly five-year long scheme to bribe Honduran government officials and to launder money to secure business for a Georgia-based manufacturer of law enforcement uniforms and accessories. He was also ordered to forfeit over $2 mil more PR

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * How the Air Force Overcame the Odds to Revive a Damaged B-2 * WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio Four years ago, a B-2 Spirit, tail number 89-0129, also known as the Spirit of Georgia, experienced an incident resulting in significant damage to the bomber and raising serious questions about its future. What followed was a remarkable display of teamwork, ingenuity, and determina more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Lee, Curtis, Warnock Introduce Legislation to Give Environmental Review Authority to Transit Agencies * Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Mike Lee (R-UT), John Curtis (R-UT), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) introduced the Streamline Transit Projects Act, bipartisan legislation to improve transit project timelines and quality by allowing qualified public transit agencies to assume responsibility for environ more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The North American Electric Reliability Corp., Atlanta, Georgia, issued a report assessing winter grid reliability across North America, finding adequate resources for normal peak conditions but elevated risks of shortfalls during extreme cold weather events. The 2025-2026 Winter Reliability Assessment highlights surging electricity demand up 20 GW since last winter, outpacing capacity additions amid evolving resource mixes and fuel supply vulnerabilities. All as more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Operation Sweet Silence Defendant Guilty of Drug Trafficking in Columbus, Georgia * A repeat offender who prosecutors say was attempting to take over the illicit drug market in Columbus, Georgia, by obtaining methamphetamine, cocaine, and high grade marijuana from California was found guilty by a jury yesterday of drug trafficking resulting from Operation Sweet Silence, a multi-agency law enforcemen more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Chairman Jordan's Refusal to Let the American People Hear Directly from Former Special Counsel Jack Smith Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after Chairman Jim Jordan refused the offer from former Special Counsel Jack Smith more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Clyde, Sen. Lee Introduce Bill to Repeal D.C.'s Shield Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) introduced the D.C. Shield Law Repeal Act to nullify Washington, D.C.'s dangerous interstate shield law, the Human Rights Sanctuary Amendment Act of 2022, in order to hold D.C. providers accountable for undermining states' pro-life and pro-child laws. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) intr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans are Restoring Secure Borders and Safe Communities * "President Trump and Republicans are ending the chaos, securing the border in record time, and getting America back on track [...] We didn't just secure the border for today. We secured it for the future. In July, Republicans passed and President Trump signed into law the largest border security investment in American history." WASHIN more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:25-cv-10200-SK; N.D. Cal. filed Nov. 25, 2025): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Yida Gao and Shima Capital Management LLC, No. 3:25-cv-10200-SK (N.D. Cal. filed Nov. 25, 2025) On November 25, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed fraud charges against Puerto Rico-based registered investment adviser Shima Capital Management LLC and its owner, Georgia resident Yid more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Demanding Answers After DoD Guts Support for Children with Special Needs in Military Schools * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is demanding answers after the Trump Administration gutted support for children with special needs in Department of Defense schools. Sen. Ossoff launched an inquiry with the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) requesting more  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-49) on the Youth Poisoning Protection Act (S. 289), which aims to ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals. The report was advanced by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on July 29, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of S. 289 is to ban the sale of any consumer product containing a concentration of 10 or more percent by weigh more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Texas Man Charged with Conspiracy to Obtain Controlled Substances by Fraud * A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Louisiana returned an indictment today charging a Texas man with a scheme to obtain controlled substances from multiple pharmacies using fraudulent prescriptions and then sell those drugs on the street. According to court documents, Darrion Denard Brooks, 28, of Houston, and  more PR

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command posted the following news: * * * Update on recent DAF efforts * ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) In a memorandum to commanders, Secretary of the Air Force Troy E. Meink and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach said: "The Air Force must be prepared to fly and fix so we can fight and win. We will maintain this posture through increased focus on readiness and modernization in a commander-focused service." In March 2024, several in more PR