ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 10 -- The Infectious Diseases Society of America issued the following joint statement on Jan. 9, 2026, by over 200 organizations: * * * IDSA and over 200 health organizations urge Congress to conduct oversight of changes to vaccine schedule Dear [Senator/Representative]: The undersigned organizations, representing health care clinicians, public health professionals, scientists, patients, and family advocates, urge you to conduct swift and robust oversight regarding  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cantwell, Young, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act * Federal investment vital to ramp up U.S. quantum development-key to U.S. national security and global economic competitiveness Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.),  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cantwell, Young, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act * Federal investment vital to ramp up U.S. quantum development-key to U.S. national security and global economic competitiveness Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.),  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, 13 Senators Call On Appropriations Leadership To Defend Funding For Northeast Corridor Development, Expanded Amtrak Lines Nationwide * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, led 13 of his Democratic Senate colleagues in urging U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee leadership, including the Appropriations Subcommittee on  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Tennessee Association of Independent Schools (TAIS) has submitted a public comment letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), seeking clarifications on the implementation of the federal scholarship tax credit (FSTC) established by the Fiscal Year 2025 reconciliation act. This feedback addresses the upcoming Individual Tax Credit for Qualified Contributions to Scholarship Granting Organizations outlined in IRS Notice 2025-70. TAIS, a nonprofit organization formed in more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Liberty Yards: The Case for Public Shipbuilding - A report from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee - January 2026 (62 pages) * * * The Vanderbilt University issued a report advocating for four public Liberty Yards to revive U.S. commercial shipbuilding amid China's 200-to-1 production dominance and critical workforce shortages. Authored by Mary Bridges, the January 2026 analysis argues that half-measures like subsidies or tariffs fail to address struct more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Wildlife Society (TWS) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service, raising concerns about the proposed revisions to regulations implementing Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The organization emphasizes that the 30-day comment period provided insufficient time for meaningful engagement, limiting opportunities for thorough scientific analysis and input from wildlife professionals. TWS,  more ST