ALBANY, New York, May 21 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Charity Funds to Continue Donations to Southern Poverty Law Center * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 15 other attorneys general in urging three major donor-advised funds, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, and Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc., not to cut off donations to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 21 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Amalgamated Transit Union issued the following news release: * * * ATU: House Surface Transportation Bill Will Greatly Improve Public Transit Safety, Boost Ridership in Near Term * But Union Expresses Great Concerns about Future Without Drivers on Board Silver Spring, MD - The House Surface Transportation Bill will increase transit funding, improve safety for transit workers and riders, and invest in workforce training, says the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), the largest  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Coons, Salazar, Dean, Colleagues Introduce Revised Version of NO FAKES Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), along with U.S. Representatives Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) and Madeleine Dean (D-Penn.), introduced a revised version of their bipartisan Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act to protect more PR

BOWIE, Maryland, May 22 -- Bowie State University issued the following news release: * * * Powerful Speaker Series Tackles Student-Athlete Mental Health The pressures on student-athletes have never been greater. Balancing academic demands, athletic commitments and personal challenges can take a toll on mental health. In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, a May 14 town hall conversation brought together voices in sports, mental performance and leadership to discuss strategies for prioritizing emotional well-being and achieving su more PR

BOWIE, Maryland, May 22 -- Bowie State University issued the following news release: * * * SURI Celebrates 10 Years of Undergraduate Research Excellence For 10 years, Bowie State University's Summer and Semester-based Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI) has transformed the academic journeys of hundreds of students by turning curiosity into discovery and mentorship into opportunity. What began as an initiative to strengthen undergraduate research has grown into a cornerstone of Bowie State's academic experience. Since its launch, SURI ha more PR

LAUREL, Maryland, May 22 -- Capitol Technology University issued the following news: * * * Capitol Tech Participates in the Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Case Competition Capitol Technology University Astronautical Engineering students participated in the Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Case Competition. Hosted annually by Lockheed Martin, the competition challenges undergraduate teams to analyze complex, realistic engineering scenarios that involve technical constraints, business pressures, and ethical decision-making. Teams m more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following opening statement on May 20, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Corrosion, Collapse, and Clean-Up: Examining the Potomac Interceptor Collapse": * * * "Good morning, and welcome to today's hearing titled, 'Corrosion, Collapse, and Clean-Up: Examining the Potomac Interceptor Collapse.' "Today's hearing will examine the collapse of DC Water's Potomac Interceptor--a 54-mile sanitary sewer s more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 22 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Class of 2026: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Honors 1,163 New Graduates Baltimore City Commissioner of Health Michelle Taylor joined Dean Keshia Pollack Porter and student and faculty speakers at Bloomberg School's 108th convocation ceremony * The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health recognized the Class of 2026 during its convocation ceremony on Wednesday, May 20, at Homewood Field more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert: * * * Name of Product: Portable Hook-On Chairs Hazard: The recalled portable hook-on chairs violate the mandatory standard for portable hook-on chairs because the crotch restraints can be removed without the use of a tool and infants can fall through an opening, posing a deadly fall hazard. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: May 21, 2026 Units: About 9,700 Consumer Contact: Email PandaEar at pandaear_recall@outlook.com. Description: This recall invo more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, May 21 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Douglas and Diana Berthiaume make groundbreaking gift to support strategic investment in biomedical research infrastructure * Douglas and Diana Berthiaume have made a transformational gift to the University of Notre Dame to advance biomedical research through strategic investments in critical infrastructure. The gift, totaling $35 million, establishes the Center for Biomedical Discovery. It includes $5 million in seed funding for multidisciplinary r more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Energy Secretary Strengthens Mid-Atlantic Grid Reliability Emergency order increases grid stability and minimizes the risk of energy shortfalls in 13 states and the District of Columbia * U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today issued an emergency order authorized by Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act, ensuring Americans maintain access to affordable, reliable, and secure energy without interruption. The emergency order per more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration issued the following notice in the Federal Register. HRSA is publishing an updated monetary amount of the average cost of a health insurance policy as it relates to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 100.2 of the VICP's implementing regulation (42 CFR part 100) states that the revised amount of an average cost of a health insurance policy, as determined by the Sec more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 22 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis by Taylor Pessin and Anthony Tringali: * * * Mixed Signals: A Housing Update for the Washington, D.C., Metro Area Introduction The Richmond Fed monitors economic developments within the Fifth District. Recent changes in federal workforce employment and federal private contractors have motivated an ongoing focus on the Washington, D.C. metropolitan statistical area (D.C. MSA), which includes parts of Maryland, Virginia, and West  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * Following Trump's Efforts to Steal $1.8 Billion from U.S. Treasury for MAGA Slush Fund, Ranking Member Raskin Introduces Legislation to Block Fraudulent Abuse of Federal Settlement Funds Legislation Halts Use of Public Funds for Trump v. IRS Settlement and Prevents Plunder of Taxpayer Dollars to Enrich J6 Cop-Beaters, and MAGA Foot Soldiers * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a bid protest filed by TFC Consulting Inc., Rockville, Maryland, challenging the award of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration task order to Centennial Technologies Inc., Leesburg, Virginia, for financial statement audit liaison and internal control support services. The procurement was conducted by the Transportation Security Administration under a small business set-aside using the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Sc more ST

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Government Accountability Office denied in part and dismissed in part a protest filed by FCN Inc., Rockville, Maryland, challenging a virtualization modernization procurement issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service under NASA's Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement contract vehicle. The protest involved a small business set-aside procurement for vendors holding NASA SEWP indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts. The solicitation seeks a contractor to help the IRS migrate ro more ST

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-637) on the No Federal Funds for Cashless Bail Act (H.R. 5213). The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on May 4, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 5213, the No Federal Funds for Cashless Bail Act, introduced by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), prohibits the Attorney General from awarding Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) Program grants to states or units of local government that substantially limit cash bail more ST

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Walkinshaw Introduce Bill to Deliver Fair Retirement for Capitol Police * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and James Walkinshaw (VA-11) introduced the Capitol Police Retirement Reform Act of 2026, legislation to count the overtime pay U.S. Capitol Police officers earn toward their federal pensions. The U.S. Capitol Police is understaffed, and roughly 25 percent of the force is currently retirement eligible. Too  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: If We Abdicate Our Responsibility as a Coequal Branch of Government, We Will No Longer Be One * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered opening remarks at the House Appropriations Full Committee Markup of the FY 2027 Legislative Branch bill. Below are a video and transcript of his remarks:Click here to watch a video of his remarks. "Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank [you] Chairman Valadao for his work on more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 21 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Human performance programs recognized for excellence at Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) Symposium * HAMPTON, Va. - Leaders from the Department of the War convened at the Hampton Roads Convention Center for the annual Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) Symposium, held May 12-14. The event brought together experts from the five readiness domains, Army senior leaders, industry, and academia to share lessons learned and best practices for enhan more PR

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, May 21 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release: * * * IAM Union, TCU/IAM Applaud House Committee Advancement of Railway Safety Act After Years of Rail Labor Advocacy * WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2026 -The IAM Union today applauded the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for passing an amendment to include the Railway Safety Act (RSA) in the BUILD America 250 Act, marking a major step forward in the fight to strengt more PR

HAMPTON, Virginia, May 21 -- Hampton University posted the following news: * * * In Case You Missed It: Hampton's First Film Studies Graduate Walked the Stage During 2026 Commencement * As Hampton University continues to shape the next generation of storytellers, one recent graduate is making history while stepping into her future. For Alayzia Kuria '26, the journey to becoming Hampton University's first Film Studies major graduate represents more than a personal milestone. It marks a new chapter in the university's longstanding legacy in more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 22 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news: * * * Johns Hopkins University celebrates the Class of 2026 Nearly 1,500 Hopkins undergrads received their degrees during the universitywide Commencement ceremony at Homewood Field * Johns Hopkins University's 150th Commencement ceremony sent a spirited call 150 years into the future: Before graduates began crossing the stage, a regalia-clad Jay hand-delivered an empty time capsule to President Ron Daniels at the podium, with the idea that the shiny silver t more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 22 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news: * * * Katalin Kariko to Hopkins graduates: 'Success is never achieved alone' In Commencement address, Nobel laureate and mRNA pioneer encourages the Class of 2026 to build a support system that helps them achieve their goals * In the nearly 50 years since Katalin Kariko earned her bachelor's degree in biology, the Nobel laureate, biochemist, and mRNA pioneer has learned a lot about what it takes to be successful. Among the many pearls of wisdom she had for  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 22 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news: * * * President Daniels in WSJ op-ed: Get the federal science money flowing Johns Hopkins University president, University of Kansas chancellor urge federal agencies to release congressionally appropriated funds to fuel America's research engine * Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels and University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas A. Girod co-authored an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday urging federal agencies to release congressi more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 22 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news: * * * Six inspirational figures receive Johns Hopkins honorary degrees University recognizes journalist Wolf Blitzer, mRNA pioneer Katalin Kariko, mathematical ecologist Simon A. Levin, longtime Red Cross leader Gail J. McGovern, preeminent portraitist Amy Sherald, and trailblazing cancer researcher Bert Vogelstein * A top broadcast journalist and foreign-policy expert, a groundbreaking mRNA researcher, a leading scholar of Earth's ecosystems, a distinguishe more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 22 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Sponsors to Reevaluate Decision to Stop Funding Southern Poverty Law Center Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 15 other attorneys general urged several large donor-advised fund sponsors to carefully evaluate their decision to stop payments to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) following the Department of Justice's (DOJ) highly controversial indictment of the SPLC more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 21 -- The American Gastroenterological Association issued the following news: * * * Meet your next AGA president: Dr. Byron L. Cryer Get to know AGA's new president, a renowned clinician-scientist and longtime leader in GI. * Byron L. Cryer, MD, AGAF, has officially begun his term as the 121st president of the AGA Institute. Dr. Cryer serves as chair of internal medicine at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas and professor of medicine at Texas A&M University School of Medicine. An internationally recognized more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Medical Group Management Association issued the following letter on May 19, 2026: * * * The Honorable Greg Murphy, MD, U.S. House of Representatives, 407 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Tom Suozzi, U.S. House of Representatives, 203 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 Dear Representatives Murphy and Suozzi: The undersigned physician organizations representing national medical specialty societies and state medical associations write to express our strong support for H more PR

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, May 21 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: * * * Michael Army Airfield's Historic Air Control Tower Demolished After 69 Years * Back in 1942, Dugway Proving Ground built its first airfield and cost over $110,000. It would continue improvements through September 1943 with a new asphalt runway, a connecting taxiway, decontamination apron, parking apron, and hangar facility. By 1954 a new airfield complex was constructed including a new runway built parallel to the old runw more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 22 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Study sheds light on how early pancreas lesions become cancerous Findings help explain why many precursor lesions never develop into pancreatic cancer * In an unexpected finding, a new study flips on its head researchers' understanding of how precancerous pancreas lesions evolve into pancreatic cancer. The paradigm-changing discovery has tremendous implications for identifying peopl more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 22 -- Morgan State University issued the following news release: * * * Morgan State Expands Student Housing to Meet Demand, More Than 300 Beds Added MSU Board of Regents and Maryland Board of Public Works Authorize Expanded Residential Capacity to Support Continued Enrollment Growth While Enhancing Student Experience * Morgan State University is advancing one of the region's most ambitious higher education housing expansion strategies, securing approvals for new and expanded residential lease agreements that will s more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 22 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * New technology, advanced models and artificial intelligence deployed to improve hurricane forecasts It's all systems go as NOAA Research prepares to investigate another season's Atlantic tropical cyclones. * As the Atlantic hurricane season approaches, NOAA researchers are preparing to deploy uncrewed systems, test new AI forecast models, and fly aboard NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft into tropical cyclones to provide scie more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NSWC Crane Employee Recognized for National Technical Excellence * CRANE, Ind. -An NSWC Crane technology transfer expert was recognized nationally for her efforts to advance commercialization. Amanda McCullough, Technological Transfer (T2) Agreements Program Manager at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), earned an honorable mention for the 2026 Technology Transfer Rookie of the Year Award, recognizing her work in commercializing milit more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 21 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Players Era, MGM Resorts International and ESPN announce brackets and tournament arena locations for 2026 Players Era Men's Championships * * Players Era 8 to take place November 17-19, at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas * Players Era 16 will be played Thanksgiving Week, November 24-28, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and Michelob ULTRA Arena * ESPN networks will be the exclusive home of all 37 games across the more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 21 [Category: Business] (TNSrep) -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Private equity firms now own 1 in 8 American apartments * Updated analysis from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) reveals that at minimum, private equity firms now own 11,800 apartment buildings with almost three million units in the U.S., representing about 1 in 8 (13%) apartment units in the country. The updated Private Equity Multi-Family Housing Tracker also shows that about half of those units w more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Slams GOP's Sham Attack on Civil Rights as Trump DOJ Targets SPLC; Also Moves to Subpoena Architects of Trump Slush Fund Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a hearing condemning Republicans' escalating assault on the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in the aftermath of a baseless Department of J more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Statement on H.R. 1329 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement on H.R. 1329, a formerly bipartisan and noncontroversial bill which House Republicans loaded up with culture-war poison pills: "After the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act was introduced last year as a bipartisan bill to finally establish a museum to honor the remarkable achievements and contributions of women thro more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * Raskin, Neal Demand Answers on Trump's Corrupt, Self-Dealing IRS Settlement and Taxpayer Shakedown Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, sent a letter demanding Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, and IRS CEO Frank Bisignano provide answers more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 21 [Category: Sociological] -- Demand Progress issued the following news release: * * * Rick Larsen Helps Sink Bipartisan Ban on Flock License Plate Cameras * Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted to reject an amendment to the highway bill that would block federal funding for states and municipalities that utilize automated license plate tracking systems, with Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA) casting a key vote against the amendment. Companies like Flock Safety have b more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * ALSOBROOKS: THIS ADMINISTRATION COULD GIVE A RAT'S ASS ABOUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) spoke at the Democratic Press Conference: Costs, Chaos, and Corruption. "Well, the President has finally done it. We've always known that he did not care about the American people and our rising costs, but now he has finally said the quiet part out loud. When questioned about the financial well-being of Americans, he responded, and I qu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin: "Across this country, Republican lawmakers and litigators are using every trick in the book to rig the rules of the game. Why? They're afraid of losing in November." U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Senate Democrats in speaking on the floor against the Trump Administration's actions to restrict Americans' voting righ more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, May 21 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for May 19, 2026 * ASAM Weekly -May 19 This Week in the ASAM Weekly Communication might just be the most valuable tool we have. Often, it's a way to share information: like a news story about harm reduction in Duluth ( MinnPost ) or the tobacco industry's influence in the White House ( The New York Times ). Other times, it's a way of broadcasting information: like a drop in drug o more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 21 -- The Uniformed Services University posted the following news: * * * Uniformed Services University Launches New Center to Advance Military Rehabilitation and Readiness * In This Article * A Lived Experience Driving Innovation * Translating Science to the Field * Fostering the Next Generation of Providers * Collaborative Leadership The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) has officially established the Center for Advanced Research for Military Optimization, Readiness, and Rehab more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 22 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following research news: * * * Uniformed Services University Launches New Center to Advance Military Rehabilitation and Readiness USU's ARMORR unites legacy military medicine programs to enhance warfighter performance, readiness, and combat casualty rehabilitation. * The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) has officially established the Center for Advanced Research for Military Optimization, Readiness, and Rehabilitation (ARMORR). Operating un more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Announces Amendment to Block Members of Congress from Receiving Payouts from DOJ Slush Fund * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), announced that he will be introducing an amendment to the Republican reconciliation bill to prevent current or former Members of Congress from receiving a payout from the Trump Admi more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 22 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Ivermectin could help beat malaria, veterinary college researcher finds in running the numbers By Andrew Mann When a stranger from Spain called Cassidy Rist in her first months at Virginia Tech, she almost didn't take the meeting. The caller was Carlos Chaccour, a physician at the University of Navarra who worked on global health and tropical diseases. He told her he was working on ivermectin for malaria. Rist, an associate professor of population health scie more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 21 -- VoteVets issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * VoteVets PAC Endorses Graham Platner in Maine U.S. Senate Race "Susan Collins Has Enabled The Most Anti-Veteran Administration In History" * Today, VoteVets PAC is announcing that it is endorsing Graham Platner in the Maine U.S. Senate race. After graduating high school in 2003, during the height of the Iraq War, Graham snuck his birth certificate out of his father's office to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. After his third deployment, G more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 22 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Wild Cam: When wolves kill, ravens saddle up to the table If you're lucky enough to see wolves in Yellowstone, you know that ravens are never far away. Scientists thought that the cunning corvids followed hunting wolves so they could get an easy meal. But new research tracking ravens revealed a more surprising and sophisticated tactic: memorizing and returning to common wolf kill sites. "Our hypothesis was they would fo more PR