SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 22 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service posted the following news: * * * 2025: The View from NOAA Satellites * It was a busy - and successful - year for NOAA's Satellite and Information Service. We celebrated 50 years of NOAA's GOES satellites in 2025. The last of our GOES-R Series satellites, GOES-19, became operational in April. And we launched our groundbreaking SWFO-L1 space w more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: * * * ACL Awards 2025 Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services Cooperative Agreements * ACL has announced three new awards under its Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services (INNU) program. With combined funding totaling approximately $1.49 million, the following recipients will test and document innovative, scalable approaches to enhance the qual more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP officers seize 2 weapons, 9 magazines, and 1,389 rounds of ammunition at Del Rio Port of Entry * DEL RIO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers conducting outbound operations at Del Rio Port of Entry seized a significant quantity of weapons, magazines, and rounds of ammunition. "Every weapon and round of ammuniti more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Arrington in Washington Examiner: Democrats broke America's health care system. Republicans are working to fix it. Today, the Washington Examiner published an op-ed from House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) reiterating the call for Republicans to stand firm against the extension of the fraud-ridden Obamacare subsidy expansion. The Chairman  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard, local agencies respond to plane crash west of Galveston Causeway * HOUSTON The Coast Guard along with local agencies is responding to a plane crash which occurred west of the Galveston Causeway in Galveston, Texas, Monday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a call at approximately 3:17 p.m. reporting a plane crash west of the Galveston C more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Keith Self and Congresswoman Emily Randall Introduce Bill to Bar Felony Fraud Convicts from Federal Contracts and Grants * Congressman Keith Self, co-leading with Congresswoman Emily Randall, introduced the Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2025, legislation to stop individuals convicted of federal fraud and theft crimes tied to federal programs from continuing to access  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Bill to Exhume Alleged Serial Murderer from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Signed into Law * AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his bill to require the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota, an alleged serial murderer and convicted rapist, from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas, was signed in more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Op-Ed: Republicans' Solution to Affordability is Through Tax Cuts for Working Families * AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the San Antonio Express News on the benefits of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Working Families Tax Cuts, which will put money back into the pockets of hard-working Texans. Republicans' Solution to Affordability is Through  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 11 Counties in Texas as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds and Flooding * This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Scott Highlights Banking Wins in FY26 NDAA, Condemns CCP Influence Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) was recently featured in an exclusive interview with Fox Business, where he touted the committee's wins in the final conferenced version of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Highlights Biddeford Resident, Former Air Force Bomber Pilot in New Episode of 'Answering the Call' * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs (SVAC) and Armed Services Committees (SASC), released his latest episode of " Answering the Call: Maine's Veteran Voices." In the series, produced in partnership with the Library of Congress' Veterans H more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 23 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: * * * Line? What Line? Army & Air Force Exchange Service Premieres Online Ticketing, Seat Selection for Reel Time Theaters Military moviegoers can skip the box office line, snag the best seats and still have time to grab popcorn before the opening credits roll as the Army & Air Force Exchange Service debuts online ticketing and seat selection for Real Time Theaters. Through the MyExchangeFood more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued the following news release: * * * National Counterterrorism Center Enables the Arrest of Dangerous Mexican Drug and Human Trafficker * WASHINGTON D.C. - The Office of the Director of National Intelligence's (ODNI) National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) provided actionable intelligence to U.S. and Mexican law enforcement partners that led to the arrest of Alfredo Ezequiel Galaviz Jr. in Chihuahua City, Mexico o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, Massachusetts has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects held in its collections and determined that they are culturally affiliated with the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. The inventory documents human remains representing at least two individuals, along with 25 associated funerary objects. These objects include faunal remains, ceramic sherds, pipe fragments, mixed more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The University of Alabama Museums, Tuscaloosa, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and determined that they are culturally affiliated with multiple Tribal Nations in the southeastern United States, clearing the way for repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The determination concerns ancestral remains recovered from shoreline erosion at the Moundville site along the Black Warrior River in Alabama. The more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSFR) -- The University of Texas Austin campus Harry Ransom Center has received a federal determination from the U.S. Department of State that clears the way for the temporary exhibition of the "Lives and Literacy in Ancient Egypt." The determination applies to the objects being imported from abroad pursuant to an agreement established with their foreign owner or custodian. The State Department determined that the imported objects possess cultural significance. This find more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * While Americans Enjoy Christmas Celebrations and Last-Minute Holiday Preparations, ICE Law Enforcement Was Hard at Work Arresting the Worst of the Worst Including Gang Members, Pedophiles, and Attempted Murderers * If you are in the United States illegally, self-deport via the CBP Home app before December 31, 2025, and receive a $3,000 stipend and a free flight home for the holidays WAS more PR