PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 20 -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Teams selected for 2026 Regents' Cup tri-university speech and debate competition Future leaders from ASU, NAU and the U of A will compete for scholarship prizes and the coveted Regents' Cup trophy. * The Arizona Board of Regents announced that 44 students from Arizona's public universities have been selected to compete in the seventh annual Regents' Cup, the board's signature more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Castro, Ciscomani, Espaillat Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Hispanic-Serving * December 19, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced a bipartisan resolution to honor Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and uplift their important work shapin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Small Business Administration posted the following news release: * * * Co-Founder of Paycheck Protection Program Lender Service Provider Sentenced for $65M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme * Click Here to Sign Up for SBA OIG Email Updates on Recent Investigative Cases, Audit Oversight Reports, and General News Link is external Click Here to View the Original U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Press Release Link is external A co-founder of a lender service provider wa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Co-Founder of Paycheck Protection Program Lender Service Provider Sentenced for $65M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme * A co-founder of a lender service provider was sentenced to 10 years in prison for participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $65 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cory Mills Introduces the SAFE SERVICES Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Cory Mills (FL-07), along with Congressman Hamadeh (R-Ariz.), introduced the Securing American Firms & Expertise in Services (SAFE Services) Act, legislation to ensure American companies are prioritized for Department of War (DoW) professional services contracts critical to U.S. national security. In Fiscal Year 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: * * * DLA interns contribute to sustainability and mission success * At the Defense Logistics Agency, logistics goes beyond moving parts to impact the mission through the people who support it. Two student interns made their mark on that mission this past summer. Peyton Coleman, a graduate student at Virginia Tech, and Reuel Florendo, a rising senior at the University of Arizona, comp more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Marks One Year in the Senate Fighting for Arizonans * In first year, Gallego introduced the most bills of any freshman Democratic Senator Gallego hosted eleven town halls across Arizona WASHINGTON - Finishing his first year in office, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement: "I know this year hasn't been easy for working families or for our country. The cost of g more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Booker, Whitehouse Push Administration to Ensure Tariff Exemptions Actually Result in Lowering Grocery Costs * WASHINGTON - Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) sent a letter to Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Andrew Ferguson questioning how the Commission is working to ensure grocery companies do not use this Administration's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Illegal alien from Nicaragua passes away at a hospital in Natchez * NATCHEZ, Miss. On Dec. 14, 2025, ICE detainee Delvin Francisco Rodriguez, a 39-year-old illegal alien from Nicaragua, was pronounced dead at the Merit Health Natchez facility following a failed test to determine brain function. Per the wishes of the Rodriguez family, medical staff remov more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Members of Dangerous Human Smuggling Organization Extradited from Colombia * Two Colombian nationals made their initial appearance in court in El Paso, Texas yesterday after being extradited from Colombia to face charges relating to their roles in a dangerous human smuggling conspiracy that left 40 aliens and two boat captains missing. In October 2024, a federal grand jury in the Western District more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Rep. Grijalva Statement on the Trump Administration Defying Congress and Failing to Release Full Epstein Files TUCSON, AZ - Today, Representative Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement after the Department of Justice announced it would only release a partial batch of the Epstein files, in violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act which was signed into law o more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 20 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Rep. Selina Bliss Introduces FASTER Saves Lives Act to Improve School Emergency Response State Representative Selina Bliss has introduced HB 2076, the FASTER Saves Lives Act, to improve emergency medical response on school campuses during life-threatening incidents. The bill creates a framework allowing school districts and charter schools to provide advanced trauma medical tr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Tran, Hurd, Dean Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Youth Substance Use * Washington, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Representative Derek Tran (D-CA-45), alongside Representatives Jeff Hurd (R-CO-03) and Madeleine Dean (D-PA-04), introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent youth substance use. The Youth Substance Prevention and Awareness Act would allow federal grants to fund evidenc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service posted the following news: * * * Update: Genetic Sequencing Results for Wisconsin Dairy Herd Detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza * Contact: aphispress@usda.gov WASHINGTON, D.C., December 19, 2025 On December 14, 2025, USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the first detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a dairy herd in Wisconsin. On more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Clear Aligners and Components Thereof * News Release 25-130 Inv. No(s). 337-TA-1471 Contact: Claire Huber, 202-205-1819 The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain clear aligners and components thereof. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the more PR