WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * America's Tall Ship, U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle, announces 2026 sail training schedule for Nation's 250th anniversary * PORTSMOUTH, Va. U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle (WIX 327) announced its 2026 schedule of port calls Friday. The selected port calls include the five Sail250 ports of New Orleans, Norfolk, Baltimore, New York City, and Boston. Sail250, a global gathering of more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Announces Nominations To Nation's Service Academies For Incoming '26 Class * (Honolulu, HI) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) today announced his 2026 nominations to four of our nation's service academies: the U.S. Military Academy (West Point/Army); U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis/Navy); U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs/Air Force) and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point). "I take m more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Backs Bill to Bolster Aviation Safety * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo joined Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), John Boozman (R-Arkansas) and Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) in support of the Spending Aviation Fees for Equipment, Guaranteeing Upgraded and Advanced Risk Detection and Safety (SAFEGUARDS) Act. The bill Senator Crapo co-sponsored would mak more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrest 49 illegal aliens with commercial driver's licenses * INDIO, Calif. In recent weeks, El Centro Sector agents arrested 49 illegal aliens with commercial driver's licenses during vehicle stops at immigration checkpoints and in interagency operations. Between Nov. 23 and Dec. 12, Indio Station agents apprehended 42  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule to amend the controlled airspace over Patuxent River Naval Air Station Trapnell Field, Maryland. The action seeks to update Class D, Class E2, Class E4, and Class E5 airspace designations to ensure the safety of aircraft utilizing instrument flight rules. According to the notice of proposed rulemaking, current airspace boundaries do not adequately contain instrument f more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * GEIS Branch Summit 'Signal to Action' explores harnessing microbial genomics for operational action * The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division's Global Emerging Infections Surveillance Branch (part of Defense Health Agency Public Health) hosted its 3rd Annual Science Summit in Silver Spring, Maryland, Sept. 10-12. This meeting highlighted cutting-edge, next-generation sequencing, or NGS, method more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: The Free World Will Bear the Cost if We Let Putin Prevail * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined the Congressional Ukraine Caucus to deliver remarks on the House Floor to urge his Republican colleagues to sign the discharge petition to bring the Ukraine Support Act to the House Floor. Below is a full video and transcript of his remarks:"I thank the gentlelady who head more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Improving ACCESS to Technology-Supported Care with Outcome-Aligned Payments * By: Abe Sutton, Director, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and Jacob Shiff, Chief AI & Technology Officer, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Technology has transformed daily life, but health care for many people with Medicare more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Joint Statement by Ranking Members Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia on Trump Administration's Decision to Defy Epstein Files Transparency Act and Continue Epstein Cover-Up Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * Maitre Saladier Inc. Recalls Lorraine Quiche Products Imported Without Benefit of Import Reinspection * WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2025 - Maitre Saladier Inc. in Quebec, Canada, is recalling approximately 6,000 pounds of Lorraine Quiche products containing pork that were not presented for import reinspection into the United States, the U.S. Department of Agricultu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland House Democrats Decry Transportation & Infrastructure Committee's Advancement of Prospectus for Ronald Reagan Building * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) released the following statement after more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * MS-13 Members Sentenced For Racketeering and Murder for Killing and Stabbing Five Victims, Including a 16-Year Old Girl * Wilson Arturo Constanza-Galdomez, also known as Humilde, also known as Marco Saravia, 26, of El Salvador, Edis Omar Valenzuela-Rodriguez, also known as Little Felon, 24, of Honduras, and Jonathan Pesquera-Puerto, also known as Truney, 24, of Honduras were each sentenced today to more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health issued the following information collection: Proposed Collection Title: Application and Impact of Clinical Research Training on Healthcare Professionals in Academia and Clinical Research, 0925-0764, exp., date 07/31/2027, Revision, Office of Clinical Research Education and Collaboration Outreach (OCRECO), Office of Intramural Research (OIR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 19 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service posted the following news: * * * NOAA Satellites Watch the Winter Solstice Approach * The official start of astronomical winter, marked by the winter solstice, will occur this Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, at 10:03 a.m. EST. This moment marks the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, where the Earth reaches its maxi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSFR) -- Constellation Energy Generation LLC, Baltimore, Maryland, received a renewed operating license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue power production at a facility in Illinois. The decision ensures the site remains operational, providing carbon-free electricity to the regional grid beyond its original term. Clinton Power Station Unit 1, located in DeWitt County, Illinois, is now authorized to operate at reactor core power levels up to 3,473 megawatts more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * President Signs Five Elfreth Bills and Two Co-Led Bills Into Law * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, five of Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth's (MD-03) bills, as well as two bills co-led by the Congresswoman, were signed into law by President Donald J. Trump as part of the larger H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Waters Demand Answers from AG Bondi on Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Sabotage Consumer Protection and Let Financial Fraudsters Walk Free Top Democrats Warn DOJ Case Transfers May Be a Backdoor Effort to Defy Federal Court Orders, Dismantle the CFPB, and Kill Ongoing Enforcement Cases * Today, Rep.  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Transparency in Coverage Proposed Rule (CMS 9882-P) * Consistent with the President's Executive Order 14221, "Making America Healthy Again by Empowering Patients with Clear, Accurate, and Actionable Healthcare Pricing Information," on Dec. 19, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in partnership with the Department more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Proposes Significant Updates to Disclosure Requirements to Make Health Care Prices Clear, Accurate, and Actionable for Americans * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in partnership with the Department of Labor and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the Departments), today jointly  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Schiff, Colleagues in Urging Trump Administration to End Staffing Crisis at Fish and Wildlife Service, Warning of Devastating Impacts to Ecosystems and Public Lands * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, and their colleagues in u more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Markey, Whitehouse, Dingell Statement on D.C. Circuit's Decision to Rehear Case on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants * U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) welcomed the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to reinstate a prior administrative stay b more PR