WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: * * * 52 Affiliates Receive Grants From MOAA Charities By: Blair Drake * MOAA Charities is awarding 74 Community Outreach Grants totaling more than $190,000 to 52 MOAA affiliates -- a program record in grants and funds awarded. The grants support MOAA councils and chapters providing services to local military and veteran families -- either directly or through partnerships with other community organizations -- in one of 10 areas of critical milita more PR

DALLAS, Texas, May 13 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: * * * Army & Air Force Exchange Service Returns to the Philippines to Support Operation Pathways, Exercises * FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines - The Army & Air Force Exchange Service and military teams stood up a tactical field Exchange this spring to support the 25th Infantry Division training in Operation Pathways and the annual large-scale Exercise Balikatan at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines. Operation Pathways is a theater-wide campaign that inc more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Army, Forest Service Complete Annual Prescribed Burn in Hawaii * U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii and the U.S. Forest Service successfully completed the annual prescribed burn of the training area at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, yesterday, treating approximately 1,707 acres of invasive vegetation to reduce wildfire risk and maintain the integrity of military training lands. The barracks' prescribed fire plan guided the controlled operation, which specifically target more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: * * * Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Agencies Should Assess Risk of Ending Foreign Worker Program * Fast Facts Time is running out for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands-a U.S. territory-to reduce its dependence on foreign labor. A key visa program that supplements the small local population with foreign workers is scheduled to end by 2030. Foreign workers currently make up about 31% of the territory's workforce more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report entitled "Potential Costs of a National Missile Defense System." Here are excerpts: * * * This report provides the Congressional Budget Office's estimate of the potential costs of a national missile defense (NMD) system. The analysis is based on the objectives laid out in the President's executive order titled "The Iron Dome for America."/1 The Department of Defense's (DoD's) implementation of that order - an initiative now called the Golden Dome for more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Carter, Higgins Request Section 301 Investigation into Unfair Seafood Trade Practices Harming American Fishermen This week, Congressmen Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer urging a Section 301 investigation into unfair practices harming the American seafood industry. Our fishermen have long played a crucial role in the Louisiana economy and culture, pro more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers about U.S. and Israeli Military's Adherence to International Law in the Middle East A dozen Senate Dems ask U.S. Central Command whether American forces have provided support to Israel's forced displacement of 1,000,000 civilians in Lebanon New Mexico - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and nine Senate Democrats in requesting answers from U.S. more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono Presses Secretary Driscoll on Continued Commitment to Good Faith Land Lease Negotiations * ~ Watch Senator Hirono's Question Line Here ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), pressed U.S. Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll on the Army's continued commitment to good faith negotiations regarding land leases in Hawaii that are set to expire. During the more PR

SEATTLE, May 14 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * New Honolulu-Burbank summer service strengthens Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines' leading network between Hawai'i, California Summary * Seasonal Burbank-Honolulu nonstop flights add a convenient Southern California gateway for Hawaii travelers, meeting strong demand for summer travel to the Islands * Burbank brings Alaska and Hawaiian's expansive California-Hawai'i network to nine airports, including Los Angel more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * In New Answers to Warren, Hegseth Reveals Cost of Detaining Immigrants at Guantanamo Bay Nearly $20 Million More than Initially Reported * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, released new answers from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the Department of Defense (DoD), revealing the Pentagon's financial support for the Trump administration's cr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy resolution to withhold senators' pay during government shutdowns clears key procedural hurdle * Watch Kennedy's comments here. WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy's (R-La.) resolution to require the U.S. Senate to withhold the pay of all senators during government shutdowns cleared a key procedural hurdle, clearing the way for a final vote in the coming days. Kennedy's resolution, which required 60 votes to invoke cloture, passed with a vot more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Urges Trump Administration Not to Open the Door to Addictive Flavored Vapes New Jersey Asks FDA to Continue Scrutinizing Vapes That Appeal to Kids * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced today that she joined a bipartisan coalition of 21 attorneys general urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette produ more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Leads Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming U.S.-Taiwan Relations Ahead of Presidential Summit in Beijing * Washington, D.C. -Yesterday, U.S. Representative Jill N. Tokuda (HI-02) introduced a bipartisan resolution reaffirming the longstanding U.S. policy towards Taiwan. Introduced alongside Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Ro Khanna (D-CA) following a recent hearing, the measure more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, May 13 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers in various studies looking for participants * Here is a list of research studies that currently are looking for participants. Study on snack's effect on heart, kidneys and gut bacteria Researchers in the Purdue University Department of Nutrition Science are doing a research study to learn how a culturally inspired snack, based on the traditional Dieta de la Milpa from Mexico and Central America, affects the heart, kidneys and gut ba more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Sanders, Omar, More Than 100 Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End Child Hunger Through Universal School Meals Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) today introduced legislation to end child hunger in the United States. The Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 would offer free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to every student in America -- regardless of income -- and eliminate school meal debt while  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Presses Hegseth On Administration's Iran War Planning Amid Scramble To Relocate Weapons Systems, Evacuate Personnel After War Started * WASHINGTON - During a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) pressed U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on the Trump administration's preparedness for the Iran war given the scramble to move weapons systems from the Indo-Pacific and evacuate American personnel in  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Gillibrand, Lujan, Lee Reintroduce Legislation to Expand Community Schools * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Susie Lee (D-Nev.-03) reintroduced the Full-Service Community School Expansion Act, legislation to provide essential resources for school districts to plan for, implement, expand, and support full-service community schools. Community s more PR