WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Harney County, Burns, Oregon, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the agency's 90-day findings on petitions to list 10 species under the Endangered Species Act. Representing Oregon's largest county, Harney County Court specifically urged the Service to find that listing the Alvord Chub, Donner und Blitzen Pebblesnail, and Wilson's Phalarope is not warranted, citing insufficient data and adequate existing regulatory mechanisms. Harney County outlined the economic and envi more ST

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-577) on the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act (H.R. 6047). The report was advanced by Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, on April 2, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 6047, the "Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026," was introduced by Representative Tom Barrett of Michigan on November 17, 2025. The bill would increase the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) monthly paymen more ST

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Portland Paige Wants to Use Your Tax Dollars to Fund Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Portland Paige Cognetti may be far from her home in Oregon these days, but that hasn't stopped her from trying to import the far-left extremism that's decimated cities on the West Coast into Northeast Pennsylvania. Cognetti wants to completely remove all welfare work requirements and deliver monthly income payments to everyone in Scranton. Who is Portland Paige  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Physician-Lawmaker Blocked from Speaking with Pregnant Teens at Texas Detention Facility, Demands Answers on Transfers * SAN BENITO, TX -Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), who spent twenty years as a critical care physician and pulmonologist, conducted oversight at the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) facility in San Benito, Texas, where pregnant migrant minors are being detained. During the visit, Rep. Dexter was blocked from s more PR