WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Air Force Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and identified cultural affiliations with eight Tribal nations, according to a Federal Register notice published by the National Park Service. The notice states that human remains representing two individuals were identified in the collection of F.E. Warren AFB in March 2024. According to the document, the remains consisted of two bone fragments believed to have been removed from archaeologica more PR

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 20 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: * * * Armstrong appointed 2027 chairman of Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission * BISMARCK, N.D. - The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) voted today to appoint Gov. Kelly Armstrong as its 2027 chairman during the commission's annual business meeting in Oklahoma City. The IOGCC is a multi-state government agency that promotes the conservation and efficient recovery of domestic oil and natural gas resources while protectin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell, Murray Introduce Resolution To Overturn A.I.-Driven Program That's Overruling WA Doctors & Delaying Care for Seniors * WA hospitals report extended delays for authorization under WISeR pilot program & WA seniors report crippling pain while they wait for treatment; GAO confirmed WISeR pilot program is currently functioning illegally across 6 states and requires oversight from Congress  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Can more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- The Abolitionist Law Center postedthe following news: * * * Coalition Urges Federal Officials to Halt Letcher County Prison Project, Citing Newly Discovered Safety and Environmental Risks Letcher County, Kentucky--A coalition of advocacy organizations, Building Community Not Prisons (BCNP), has submitted a formal letter to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) demanding that the agency rescind its approval of a proposed federal prison in Letcher County and undertake additional environmental review that is re more PR

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, May 21 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Fostering the future of science Science comes first in STEM for good reason. Whether one pursues a career in technology, engineering, or medicine, all that work is rooted in scientific knowledge and experimentation. At Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, education and research go hand in hand. That's true at every level and applied in each initiative, including the CSHL Partners for the Future (PFF) program. For more than three decades, the more PR

NEW YORK, May 20 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on May 19, 2026: * * * Voting Rights Group Seeks Ruling to Prevent Federal Interference in Elections Before 2026 Midterms Today, Common Cause and four individual voters filed a motion for partial summary judgment in their federal lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from attempting to compile voters' personal data and take over elections from the states. With just months before the midterm elections and primaries already underway, the plaintiffs are asking the  more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, May 20 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news: * * * Could K17 be a Key Treatment Target for Pancreatic Cancer? * Study published in Cancer Research demonstrates the protein causes chemoresistance STONY BROOK, NY, May 20, 2026 - A national team of cancer researchers led by Drs. Kenneth Shroyer and Natalia Marchenko at Stony Brook Medicine, and Dr. Luisa Escobar-Hoyos of Yale School of Medicine, investigated the role of Keratin 17 (K17) in the most common form of pancreat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines in Senate Indian Affairs Committee: Finish Fort Belknap Water Rights Settlement * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Assistant Secretary William Kirkland from the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs about the importance of water infrastructure in Montana's tribal communities. Daines on settling water rights litigation for tribal communities:  Daines: Assistant Secretary Kirkland, thanks for your testimony earlier. Goin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * DelBene, Landsman Lead Fight to Overturn AI Program Delaying, Denying Care for Seniors * Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Greg Landsman (OH-01) introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to end a controversial pilot program that is using AI to delay and deny health care for seniors on traditional Medicare. In January 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service R more PR

ADA, Oklahoma, May 20 -- East Central University posted the following news: * * * ECU students earn honors at CARTA conference * ADA, Okla. - This spring, students in the East Central University Russian Studies Program participated in the Central Association of Russian Teachers of America (CARTA) conference in Austin, Texas, where they presented research papers and earned several awards for their Russian poetry recitations. Nine ECU students, faculty and staff representatives attended the conference. Five students presented research paper more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $27 Million to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water in Oklahoma * DALLAS, TEXAS (May 20, 2026) - Today, EPA is announcing $27,456,000 in funding to protect Oklahoma from exposure to lead in drinking water. This investment will go directly to states through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and is part of EPA's unwavering commitment to Making America Healthy Again. This funding will go toward finding and replacing lead pi more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 21 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following news on May 20, 2026: * * * Sovereignty in Numbers: The 2026 Center for Indian Country Development Data Summit Conversations with Indian Country leaders leveraging data for economic self-determination June 25, 2026 | 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. CT Virtual video event * Recent years have brought economic data innovations across Indian Country and new models for governing data in ways that honor tribal data sovereignty. Digital advancements have made it more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Gateway First Bank, Jenks, Oklahoma, has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation regarding proposed amendments to the regulatory capital rules, specifically addressing mortgage servicing assets and standardized approaches for risk-weighted assets. Gateway First Bank, a community bank with approximately $2.0 billion in assets operating nine banking centers in Oklahoma and maintaini more ST

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 20 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * Governor Stitt Directs Attorney General to Align Efforts with Trump Administration Crackdown on Medicaid Fraud * Today, Governor Kevin Stitt directed the Attorney General to cooperate with the Trump administration's audit of Medicaid Fraud Control Units and ensure that Oklahoma taxpayer dollars are not being misused by bad actors. The letter reads, in part: "President Trump's audit is aimed at aggressive enforcement, accurate documentation more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 20 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * Governor Stitt Orders Flags to Half-Staff to Honor Osage County Commissioner Charlie Cartwright * Governor Kevin Stitt has directed all American and Oklahoma flags on state property to be flown at half-staff in honor of Osage County Commissioner Charlie Cartwright, who passed away on May 11 at the age of 72.  Commissioner Cartwright dedicated his life to public service, serving nearly 40 years in law enforcement before continuing his service  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public comment on multiple permit applications involving endangered foreign species under the Endangered Species Act. The notice covers requests involving the import, export, breeding and scientific study of protected animals and biological materials. The agency said the applications involve zoological institutions, conservation organizations and museums seeking authorization for activities that would otherwise be prohibited under the Endangered  more PR

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, May 20 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * Mary-Mitchell Campbell '96 embraces the "what ifs" through a positive lens * It's been quite the month of May for Mary-Mitchell Campbell '96. She took over conducting duties on Broadway's "Death Becomes Her." She received the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for her impressive and intensive theater and performer's advocacy work. And, on May 9, she returned to her alma mater, Furman University, for the first time in nearly a decade to give the Commencement  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Cantwell Introduce Resolution To Overturn A.I.-Driven Program That's Overruling WA Doctors & Delaying Care for Seniors * WA hospitals report extended delays for authorization under WISeR pilot program & WA seniors report crippling pain while they wait for treatment GAO confirmed WISeR pilot program is currently functioning illegally across 6 states and requires oversight from Congress Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murra more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors issued the following news: * * * Nation's Mayors Welcome Congressional Action on Important Housing Issues * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives today took action to address the country's housing affordability crisis by passing an amended version of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) now urges House and Senate lawmakers to continue working in a bipartisan, collaborative fashion to advance m more PR

NEW YORK, May 21 -- The National Basketball Association posted the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * Pelicans and Spurs to play regular-season games in Paris and Manchester in 2027 LONDON - The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced that the New Orleans Pelicans and the San Antonio Spurs will play regular-season games at the Accor Arena in Paris, France, on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2027, and at Co-op Live in Manchester, England, on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2027, as part of the league's multiyear slate of regular-season games in  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 21 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * Drummond fires back at governor over Medicaid audit request Attorney General Gentner Drummond today responded to Governor Kevin Stitt's attempt to block an independent audit of the state agency responsible for overseeing Oklahoma's Medicaid program. "The governor and OHCA, which is responsible for overseeing Oklahoma's Medicaid program, have chosen to defend the insurance companies rather than the people the more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 19 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * Oklahoma Firefighting Teams Deploy to Kansas to Support Ongoing Response * Governor Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) announced that Oklahoma is sending three wildland fire task forces to Kansas to assist with wildfires in southwest Kansas near Ashland.  The task forces are made up of fire departments from Major County, Noble County, and Washington County and include a total of 32 firefighters, 15 brush tru more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The 2026 Strait of Hormuz Disruption: Impacts on the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, and a Trilateral Path to Resilience - A report from Oklahoma State University Hamm Institute for American Energy, Oklahoma City - May 2026 (9 pages) * * * The Oklahoma State University Hamm Institute for American Energy issued a report analyzing the economic and energy security implications of a major disruption in the Strait of Hormuz for the U.S., Japan, and South Korea. The report examined how interruptions  more ST

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Organ Donation Advocacy Group, representing fourteen organ procurement organizations that serve over 113 million people across 30 states and coordinate a third of all deceased donors in the U.S., has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The letter voices concerns about the increasing volume of hospital waiver requests for changes to organ procurement Donor Service Areas and urges CMS not to grant these waivers at this time. ODAG highlights a sharp rise in hospital waiver r more ST

WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * Over 440 Civil Rights, Faith, and Labor Organizations Call Department of Justice Indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center a "Naked Attempt to Weaponize the the Criminal Justice System to Silence Speech" * National Coalition Urges Congress to "Put a Stop to It" Ahead of House Judiciary Committee Hearing on SPLC The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and Nonprofits Together joined more than 44 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSFR) -- The Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, Massachusetts, plans to repatriate a sacred cultural item linked to the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, according to a notice published by the National Park Service. The notice states that the item identified for repatriation is a stone pipe classified as a sacred object and object of cultural patrimony. Officials at the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology determined the item carries ongoing  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of its subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, issued the following letter to Associate Deputy Attorney General Aakash Singh on the weaponization of government. * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 30, 2026 Mr. Aakash Singh Associate Deputy Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Mr. Singh: If "we more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSFR) -- The J.B. Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, plans to repatriate 24 Native American cultural items linked to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, according to a notice published by the National Park Service. The notice said the collection includes three sacred objects and 21 objects of cultural patrimony. Museum officials identified the sacred objects as one Sundance rattle, one beaded pipe bag and one beaded turtle amulet. The remaini more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, May 20 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news: * * * UMGC Marks Spring Commencement Season with 2026 Grad Walk * Honoring resilience, global reach, and the journeys behind 9,400+ graduates UMGC welcomed more than 2,700 spring graduates at Grad Walk in Maryland May 14-17, 2026. Every University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) 2026 graduate walks a different path: A mother inspired by her teenage daughter who, after a traumatic brain injury at age nine, will graduate from high school just more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSFR) -- The University of Texas at Austin Texas Archeological Research Laboratory is preparing to repatriate Native American human remains and hundreds of thousands of funerary objects linked to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, according to a notice published by the National Park Service. The notice states that the laboratory, known as TARL, completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects tied to archaeological sites in Red River County  more PR

CHICKASHA, Oklahoma, May 20 -- The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma posted the following news: * * * USAO Receives 'A' from ACTA * The University of Science and Oklahoma recently earned an 'A' grade from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni in the 'What Will They Learn?' (WWTL) project, recognizing the strength of the university's academic requirements. The American Council of Trustees and Alumni has identified seven essential subject areas that together form the foundation of a strong liberal arts core curriculum: compos more PR