HARRISONBURG, Virginia, Aug. 8 -- James Madison University issued the following news: * * * $500,000 gift marks first private investment in JMU's future Madison District transformation The Charlie Obaugh Auto Group of Staunton, Virginia, has committed $500,000 to support James Madison University's vision for the Madison District, becoming the first philanthropic partner in the university's effort to reimagine the heart of campus. The gift includes the 10-year naming of the Champions Parking Deck and will help advance the plans for a vibrant, more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 7 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * AFA Congratulates Schiess on Confirmation as Chief of Space Operations * ARLINGTON, Va., August 7, 2026 -The Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) commends the Senate's confirmation of Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess as the United States Space Force's Chief of Space Operations. Upon his promotion to general, Schiess will become the third CSO since the Space Force's establishment in December 2019, succeeding Ge more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-CO Issue Committee Launches Campaign to Defeat Initiative 195 * One of the Greatest Threats to TABOR in Decades DENVER, CO -Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) Issue Committee today announced its effort to defeat Initiative 195, highlighting that the measure represents one of the most significant threats to Colorado's economic stability and competitiveness in decades. Supporters of Initiative 195 are trying  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * African Diaspora Federal Credit Union Closes Accounts Remain Protected by Share Insurance Fund - The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) today liquidated African Diaspora Federal Credit Union in Saint Ann, Missouri. NCUA made the decision to liquidate African Diaspora Federal Credit Union after determining the credit union was insolvent and in violation of numerous provisions of the Federal Credit Union Act and NCUA Re more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- The Air Line Pilots Association International issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Air Transat Pilots Elect New MEC Officers MONTREAL--Yesterday, the Air Transat Master Executive Council (MEC), represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), elected its officers for a two-year term beginning August 11, 2026. Capt. Bibianne Lavallee will serve as MEC chair, Capt. Federico Lleras as MEC vice chair, and F/O Christopher Pye as MEC secretary-treasurer. Capt. Lavallee and Capt. Lleras  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 8 -- The National Alliance for Care at Home issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Alliance Celebrates the Introduction of the Medicare Home Health Payment Integrity and Protection Act of 2026 Today, the Alliance applauds the introduction of the Medicare Home Health Payment Integrity and Protection Act of 2026 (S.B. 5250) by Senator Collins (R-ME) and Senator Blackburn (R-TN). This important piece of legislation will provide core payment integrity reforms by correcting the Centers for Medicare & M more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- The American Bankruptcy Institute issued the following news release: * * * July Small Business Filings Increase 24% Year Over Year The 234 subchapter V elections within chapter 11 in July 2026 represent a 24% increase over the 188 filings recorded in July 2025, according to data provided by Epiq AACER, the leading provider of US bankruptcy filing data. Key July 2026 data include: - 54,718 total bankruptcy filings, a 10% increase from July 2025 (49,674). - 51,925 individual bankruptcy filings, an 11% increa more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 8 (TNSjou) -- The American Society for Horticultural Science issued the following news release: * * * New Estimation of Genome Size in the Highly Diverse Genus Begonia Columbus, OH - A new study offers important advances in understanding genome size variation within Begonia, one of the largest and most morphologically diverse genera of flowering plants. The research delivers both new and updated and more accurate genome size estimates, providing a valuable resource for plant scientists,breeders, and conservationist more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Wins Case Protecting Federal Support For Homelessness Services Attorney General Kris Mayes and a multistate coalition have won their case challenging Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness. If the coalition had not successfully challenged HUD's policy, n more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on Aug. 6, 2026, by Theresa Grover: * * * ATR Applauds Winning Pledge Signers in August 4 Primaries Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) commends the Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers in Virginia, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington for their recent primary victories. By signing the Pledge, these candidates have made a written commitment to taxpayers to oppose and vote against tax hikes if elected to Congress. The following primary winners signed the Pledge:  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges Federal Government to Protect Consumers, Deny Opportunity Financial Merger * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in sending letters to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), urging the agencies to deny Opportunity Financial's (OppFi) application to acquire and merge with BNC National Bank, whi more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 6 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Coalition Urging Federal Government to Deny Opportunity Financial Merger * Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general today in sending letters to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), urging the agencies to deny Opportunity Financials' (OppFi) application to acquire and merge with BNC National Bank, which would grant OppFi more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION URGING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DENY OPPORTUNITY FINANCIAL MERGER Merger Would Grant OppFi a National Bank Charter, Allowing Triple-Digit Interest Rates - Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 18 attorneys general today in sending letters to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), urging the agencies to deny Opportunity Financials more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Urging Federal Government to Deny Opportunity Financial Merger Merger Would Grant OppFi a National Bank Charter, Allowing Triple-Digit Interest Rates - (Hartford, CT)- Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general today in sending letters to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), urging the agencies to deny Oppor more PR

MONROVIA, California, Aug. 7 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- AeroVironment posted the following news release: * * * AV Appoints Aerospace and Defense Executive Michael D. Ruppert to Board of Directors * ARLINGTON, Va.- Aug. 7, 2026 -AeroVironment, Inc. ("AV") (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced that it has appointed Michael D. Ruppert to its Board of Directors, effective August 5, 2026. Mr. Ruppert brings more than 25 years of financial, strategic and corporate development experience in the aerospace and defense sector to AV. He has served a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, DeGette, Raskin, House Democrats Demand AHRQ Reverse Cancellation of More Than $200 Million in Health Care Research Grants * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), House Energy and Commerce's Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) today led 68 House Democrats in demanding that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) immediately reverse the cancellation of mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, Meeks Reiterate Concerns on Senate Passage of Russia Sanctions Bill * U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, and Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement upon Senate passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026: "While we do not doubt the good intentions of our Senate colleagues' work on the Sanctionin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, Walkinshaw, Subramanyam Conduct Unannounced Oversight Visit at Chantilly ICE Facility * U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08), James Walkinshaw (VA-11), and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released the following statement after conducting an unannounced oversight visit yesterday evening at ICE's temporary holding facility in Chantilly, Virginia. "We exercised our right to direct congressional oversight over ICE facilities after hearing reports of o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer: President Trump's Policies are Doing Serious Damage to the American Economy * U.S. Representative Don Beyer, Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, today issued the following statement after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its July 2026 jobs report, which found that the U.S. economy lost 23,000 jobs in July with previous job gains in May and June revised down by a combined 103,000 lower than previously reporte more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * CAIR Welcomes Federal Judge's Ruling that Virginia School Board Violated Students' Civil Rights by Reinstating Confederate Names The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a federal judge's ruling that Virginia's Shenandoah County School Board broke federal civil rights laws when it brought back Confederate school names two years ago. more PR

FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- Christendom College posted the following news: * * * Christendom College to Host Annual Thomas S. Vander Woude Memorial Golf Tournament this Fall * Christendom College will welcome alumni and friends back to the Shenandoah Valley this fall for the seventeenth annual Thomas S. Vander Woude Memorial Golf Tournament, set for Monday, October 12, 2026, at the Shenandoah Valley Golf Club in Front Royal, Virginia. The tournament raises funds for the Thomas S. Vander Woude Memorial Scholarship, which supports Chris more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Senate Greenlights Blanche Bad Behavior After weeks of Americans demanding the Senate reject Todd Blanche, the U.S. Senate will approve Blanche as the next Attorney General. His approval comes after weeks of documented incompetence and lack of independence, including the botched release of the Epstein files, the illegal $1.8 slush fund at taxpayers' expense, and the ongoing targeting of President Trump's political opposition. Statement of V more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 7 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Gains And Wages Accelerate In July; Industry Officials Warn Gains May Stall Amid Threats To Infrastructure Work * Industry Employment and Wages Continue Rising Faster Than Overall Labor Market as Firms Perform Public and Technology Infrastructure Upgrades, But Politics Threatens to Undermine that Demand, Officials Caution Construction firms added 22,000 jobs in July and 82,000 ov more PR

RADFORD, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- Radford University issued the following news release: * * * Criminal justice professor's work plants seeds with institutionalized youth * In a moment of joy, a teenage boy picked up a small tomato plant and tossed it high into the air toward the towering, intimidating wall, only to see it stick to the razor wire several feet away. "What are you doing?" those around him inside the juvenile detention center asked. "You're not supposed to do that here." But at the same time, "We all just started laughing," recall more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49057) on July 31, 2026, entitled "Data Centers and Water - Frequently Asked Questions:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Water Quality Impacts from Data Center Discharges What Types of Water-Related Discharges Do Data Centers Generate?/99 Data centers may generate different types of water-related discharges (i.e., effluents), including wastewater and stormwater discharges. In addition, in some cases when land is developed to construct da more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Lawsuit Against Trump-Vance Administration's "Anti-Weaponization Fund" Amended to Include First of Its Kind Challenge to Unlawful IRS Immunity Scheme Alexandria, Va. - Plaintiffs in Floyd et al. v. U.S. Department of Justice et al. today filed an amended complaint in their challenge to the Trump-Vance adm more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 7 [Category: Agriculture] -- USA Rice Federation posted the following news: * * * Down South Rice Harvest Progress Report * CROWLEY, LA - Rice harvest in southwest Louisiana came ahead of time this year - starting as early as June in some fields. Harvest progress varies by location, but overall, the region is estimated to be 75-85 percent complete. Yields ranged from very good to disappointing, averaging slightly below historical levels overall. Blast disease has affected some fields, particularly medium grain rice more PR

SWEET BRIAR, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- Sweet Briar College issued the following news: * * * Engineering Lunch & Learns Connect Students with Industry Leaders * Throughout the academic year, students are exposed to numerous industry experts through the Engineering Lunch & Learn series hosted by the Sweet Briar chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). To make the series happen, SWE leadership, engineering faculty, and Career Services prioritize companies Sweet Briar has built strong relationships over the years, especially those where stu more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 26-25) in August 2026 by Katarina Borovickova and Claudia Macaluso entitled "The Ins and Outs of Long-Term Unemployment". Here are the key takeaways: * * * The recent rise in long-term unemployment is almost entirely accounted for by a decline in unemployment outflow rates, especially the rate at which unemployed workers find jobs. Inflows into unemployment from employment remain low by historical standards, indicating that  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following white paper (No. 26-11) in July 2026 by Paul Ho, Danial Lashkari and Pierre-Daniel G. Sarte entitled "How Do Sectoral Shocks Shape Future GDP?." Here is the abstract: * * * A production sector's size, as measured by its Domar weight, captures the contemporaneous aggregate effect of its productivity shocks. However, the presence of investment means that these aggregate effects can persist over time. We derive a dynamic generalization of Hulten's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44692) on July 29, 2026, entitled "Five-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program: Status and Issues in Brief" by natural resources policy specialist Laura B. Comay. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Leasing Program Status ... 1 Change to Framework for Environmental Analysis ... 3 P.L. 119-21: Lease Sales Outside the Five-Year Program ... 4 Selected Issues for Congress ... 4 Issues Related to the 2024-2029 Program ... 4 Regional Leasing more PR

RESTON, Virginia, Aug. 7 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- General Dynamics issued the following news release: * * * GDIT Awarded $1.3 Billion Enterprise Network Operations and Cybersecurity Support Contract for the Army National Guard * FALLS CHURCH, Va. - General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), announced today that it was awarded the Enterprise Network Operations and Cybersecurity Support (ENOCS) contract to deliver comprehensive enterprise IT and cybersecurity services for the Army  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Spanberger Celebrates Anniversary of Voting Rights Act in Norfolk * NORFOLK, VA -Governor Abigail Spanberger today joined Virginians in Norfolk to celebrate the 61st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and the 60th anniversary of Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections -the 1966 Supreme Court decision ruling poll taxes unconstitutional. At the Academy of International Studies at Rosemont, Governor Spanberger signed a series o more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Spanberger Encourages Virginians to Save on School Supplies During This Weekend's Sales Tax Holiday * RICHMOND, VA -Governor Abigail Spanberger today encouraged Virginians to take advantage of reduced prices for back-to-school shopping during Virginia's sales tax holiday weekend -running from Friday, August 7 through Sunday, August 9, 2026. "With students heading back to school soon, I know many families -like mine -are shop more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Urges Spanberger to Protect SWVA Coal, Lower Energy Costs in Proposed NextEra Dominion Merger * Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger recently announced she is going to intervene with the State Corporation Commission regarding the proposed merger between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy. This merger will impact electric ratepayers, utility jobs and Virginia's energy future. It would affect control over one of Virginia's last remaining  more PR

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Aug. 6 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Gulf Offshore Wind Lease Buyback Increases Costs, Threatens Wildlife, People * WASHINGTON, D.C. -RWE U.S. Offshore's announcement of its 1.22 billion-dollar agreement with the Department of Interior to end three offshore wind leases threaten wildlife habitat and progress toward affordable energy, particularly in the Gulf. "Louisiana's coastal habitats are disappearing before our eyes," said Stacy Ortego, Gulf o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Advances Legislation and Postal Naming Bills U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) announced the committee advanced 15 bills and 39 postal naming bills. The legislation and postal renaming bills were reported favorably as noted below. more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on July Jobs Report Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent. At this point in his term, the economy under President more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Demands Goldman Sachs Cut Ties with Senior Counsel Kathy Ruemmler After Shocking Confessions in Transcribed Interview Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, demanded Goldman Sachs cut all remaining ties to Kathy Ruemmler in the wake of Ruemmler's testimony in front of the Overs more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: Corrupt Cognetti EXPOSED as Shameless Liar In case you missed it, political opportunist Paige Cognetti was exposed for lying to Pennsylvanians by claiming she doesn't take corporate PAC money. The truth? Cognetti's been selling a false promise to voters for months. "Political opportunist Paige Cognetti has been shamelessly lying to Pennsylvanians for months. Voters know Cognetti is nothing more than a power-hungry empty suit who wi more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 7 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: GOP Plays a Game They're Doomed to Lose. Here's What Will Win. * ARLINGTON, VA-ICYMI: Republicans have a chance to hand voters the sharpest contrast in a generation -real economic freedom versus the left's growing embrace of total government control. In a new USA Today op-ed, Americans for Prosperity CEO Emily Seidel makes the case that the GOP should seize it: deregulation, spending cuts, and an end to corporate  more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Aug. 3 -- Inova, a healthcare provider, issued the following news release: * * * Inova appoints Susan Carroll as Chief, Clinical Enterprise Operations Raj Chand, MD, to serve as Interim President, Inova Loudoun Hospital - Inova is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Carroll, FACHE, MHA, as Chief, Clinical Enterprise Operations, effective August 3, 2026. Following an extensive national search, Carroll, who currently serves as President, Inova Loudoun Hospital, will assume day-to-day operational leadership more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Senate Passage of Russia Sanctions Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement after the Senate passed comprehensive Russia sanctions legislation he cosponsored: "I was in Ukraine last month for the second time since Putin's brutal full-scale invasion, and it was clear that the Ukrainian people's resilience and patr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans Backs Commonsense Measures to Safeguard the Integrity of Federal Elections * WASHINGTON, D.C. -During the House of Representatives' final week before the District Work Period, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) voted three times for legislation that would strengthen oversight and preserve the integrity of America's federal elections. The FY27 National Defense Authorization Act incorporated the SAVE America Act in its entirety, the SAVE and Protect A more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- LIBRE Initiative issued the following news release: * * * Latino Org Endorses Five State Legislative Candidates Ahead of November Election * The LIBRE Initiative-Wisconsin, the largest center-right Latino organization in the state, announced the endorsement of five candidates for the Wisconsin State Legislature, backing a slate of policy champions committed to expanding opportunity for families, small business owners, and working Wisconsinites across the state. The endorsements come a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Against Trump-Vance Administration's "Anti-Weaponization Fund" Amended to Include First of Its Kind Challenge to Unlawful IRS Immunity Scheme * Alexandria, Va. - Plaintiffs in Floyd et al. v. U.S. Department of Justice et al. today filed an amended complaint in their challenge to the Trump-Vance administration's so-called "Anti-Weaponization Fund." The amended complaint challenges additional actions arising from the Trump v. IRS lawsuit more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- University of Virginia Health posted the following news release: * * * Leading Nervous System Researcher to Chair UVA Department of Cell Biology * The University of Virginia School of Medicine has named Bettina Winckler, PhD, a scientific leader in cellular neuroscience research, to lead its Department of Cell Biology. Winckler began her new role this week. "Dr. Winckler is not only a national leader in better understanding the nervous system, but also a leader at the School of Medicine and the Departme more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Lifepoint Health: Private equity joint venture hospitals * Private equity's expansion into healthcare is increasingly happening through joint ventures with nonprofit health systems rather than traditional acquisitions. Our recent report, Private equity's joint venture takeover of nonprofit healthcare, examines this growing ownership model and the questions it raises for patients, healthcare workers, and regulators. An e more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 6 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Making Medical AI More Reliable * Medical AI Tool (Credit: Midjourney) Medical AI technologies are changing how doctors make clinical decisions and significantly reducing the time clinicians spend on manual tasks. However, these AI systems are only as reliable as the data used to train them. When these models fail, researchers currently must perform slow, manual and nonreproducible investigations to dete more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 8 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Secures Order Protecting Federal Support for Homelessness Services Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a multistate coalition have won their case challenging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) unlawful attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness. If the coalition had not successfu more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- The National Head Start Association issued the following news release: * * * Fewer Rules Cannot Mean Fewer Results NHSA sets the test for the proposed Head Start rule: serve more children, strengthen outcomes, and keep the promise every family is owed -- wherever they live - The National Head Start Association today set out the principles by which it will judge the proposed rewrite of the Head Start Program Performance Standards, the most significant revision of the program's governing regulations in its 61- more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSrep) -- The National Retail Federation posted the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Import Cargo's Early Peak Season is Winding Down This year's peak shipping season is coming to an end, with import volume at the nation's major container ports expected to remain high this month before starting to decline for the remainder of 2026, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. "We had an early peak season this year as retailers brought i more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 8 [Category: Agriculture] -- The National Peanut Board issued the following news: * * * NPB Highlights School Nutrition Strategies at National Conference The National Peanut Board (NPB) continues to remove barriers to peanut consumption by empowering K-12 foodservice professionals to serve more peanuts in more ways. That mission took center stage at the School Nutrition Association's Annual National Conference (SNA ANC), held July 13-15 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The conference brought together more than 6,000 scho more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NSWC Crane engineering intern makes tangible impact to the Fleet * CRANE, Ind. - Before starting her summer internship at a Navy lab, Riya Salian helped lead The Ohio State University Pistol Team to its sixth consecutive national championship. Now, heading into her senior year studying Computer Science and Engineering, Salian has spent her 10-week internship at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) applying her skills to keep the Flee more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 [Category: Union] -- The National Treasury Employees Union issued the following news release: * * * NTEU Sues the IRS to Protect IRS Workers and the Integrity of the Tax System * Washington, D.C.-The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) today joined Floyd v. Department of Justice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. NTEU joins as a plaintiff to defend the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees who administer tax laws fairly, impartially, and free from political interference, and to protec more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 8 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition secure order protecting federal support for homelessness services Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement after U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy granted summary judgment in a lawsuit which unlawfully attempted to cap funding for permanent housing projects. "While the Trump Administration remains committed to making life harder for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Introduces Legislation to Stop Trump from Selling Insider Access to His Presidential Posts * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Reps. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.), introduced the Stop Corrupt Trading Act, companion legislation to a bill introduced by U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), to ban the President and Vice President from sell more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2026, with Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia: * * * Meeks, Beyer Reiterate Concerns on Senate Passage of Russia Sanctions Bill Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Don Beyer (D-VA), Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, today issued the following statement upon Senate passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Subramanyam and Walkinshaw Demand Answers on Interior Department Relocation from Reston * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) and James Walkinshaw (VA-11) are demanding answers from the Department of the Interior (Department) regarding its plans to relocate federal employees. The Department has said it plans to relocate the Business Integration Office (BIO) from their current office in Reston, Virginia to the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Walkinshaw and Subramanyam Demand Answers on Interior Department Relocation from Reston * U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) are demanding answers from the Department of the Interior (Department) regarding its plans to relocate federal employees. The Department has said it plans to relocate the Business Integration Office (BIO) from their current office in Reston, Virginia to the Department's Washi more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 8 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Reward Reaches $10,000 in Deadly Seattle Cat-Dumping Case: PETA Seeks Answers Seattle - PETA is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction on cruelty-to-animals charges of the person(s) responsible for reportedly abducting and killing a cat on June 30. According to reports, the cat's body was found inside a dumpster near Northeast 59th Street and Roosevelt Way Northeast. Security camera more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * Schiess confirmed as new Chief of Space Operations * ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -The Senate, Aug. 6, confirmed Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess to serve as the next Chief of Space Operations as the domain becomes increasingly contested and critical to national security. Schiess, who currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, will succeed Gen. Chance Saltzman as the top officer in charge of the U.S. Space Force and a member of the Joint Ch more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 7 [Category: Agriculture] -- USA Rice Federation posted the following news: * * * Senate Ag Committee Marks Up Farm Bill, Second Vote Expected in September * WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry met on Thursday to consider the Agricultural Act of 2026. While the committee failed to report the bill out of committee by a vote of 10-11, they may reconvene after the August recess if an agreement can be reached. The main disagreement was over the proposed timeline for implementin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Senate Greenlights Blanche Bad Behavior After weeks of Americans demanding the Senate reject Todd Blanche, the U.S. Senate will approve Blanche as the next Attorney General. His approval comes after weeks of documented incompetence and lack of independence, including the botched release of the Epstein files, the illegal $1.8 slush fund at taxpayers' expense, and the ongoing targeting of President Trump's political opposition.  Statement of Vir more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, Aug. 8 -- ST Engineering, a group is a government-linked entity that specializes in the aerospace, electronics, land systems and marine sectors, posted the following news release: * * * ST Engineering Reports 2Q2026 New Order Wins Singapore - Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) secured S$2.9b in new contracts in the second quarter of 2026. These comprised S$1.2b from the Commercial Aerospace segment, S$1.2b from the Defence & Public Security segment and S$0.5b from the Urban Solutions & Satcom segment.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Subramanyam, Beyer, Walkinshaw Conduct Unannounced Oversight Visit at Chantilly ICE Facility * Chantilly, VA - U.S. Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Don Beyer (VA-08) and James Walkinshaw (VA-11), released the following statement after conducting an unannounced oversight visit yesterday evening at ICE's temporary holding facility in Chantilly, Virginia. "We exercised our right to direct congressional oversight over ICE facilities a more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 8 [Category: Agriculture] -- The National Peanut Board issued the following news: * * * U.S. Peanuts Gain Global Attention Through Industry Collaboration By Chris Fitzgerald The National Peanut Board (NPB) recently partnered with the American Peanut Council (APC) to highlight the U.S. peanut industry's innovation, export potential and global vision during the U.S. Agricultural Export Development Council's (USAEDC) 2026 Global Attache Policy Forum & Consultations in Alexandria, Virginia. For the first time, APC hosted more PR

WISE, Virginia, Aug. 8 -- The University of Virginia College at Wise issued the following news: * * * UVA Wise Launches New Major in Finance The University of Virginia's College at Wise (UVA Wise) has launched a new major in finance, expanding its business curriculum to prepare students for careers in corporate finance, banking, investments and financial planning. The program combines coursework in business administration, financial management, business analytics and data-driven decision-making with experiential learning opportunities, incl more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * University project shows logistics, not apathy, suppress student voting * Every election cycle brings headlines about the lack of voter participation among 18- to 24\- year-olds. The conventional wisdom is that young people are too apathetic or tuned out to vote. But, according to George Mason University research from the 2025 election cycle, that story is wrong. For the past four years, Jennifer Victor, an associate professor of political science, has le more PR

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 6 -- The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * UTIA Introduces New and Improved System for Soil and Forage Sample Clients * Online portal expands the capabilities testing center technicians offer to the public KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Farmers, gardeners, nursery owners, golf course managers and others among the more than 4,000 clients who annually submit soil and forage samples to the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Soil, Plant and Pest Center now hav more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 8 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * VCUarts undergrad explores the camera as a tool of truth, perception and deception Emma Flory's summer project is supported by VCU's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. By Sian Wilkerson In today's era of Photoshop and AI, it is increasingly common to look at a photo and ask: Am I seeing the truth? But the question has roots in the history of photography, and Emma Flory is spending the summer with her eye trained on the camera's past a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw Calls for Elon Musk Subpoena as GAO Report Exposes DOGE's Fraud * Washington, D.C. - Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement. "This week's bombshell GAO report shows that DOGE fraudulently lied to the American people. Elon Musk promised massive savings. Instead, DOGE spent nearly $16 billion paying people not to work and fired essen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw, Beyer, Subramanyam Conduct Unannounced Oversight Visit at Chantilly ICE Facility * Chantilly, VA - U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (VA-11), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released the following statement after conducting an unannounced oversight visit yesterday evening at ICE's temporary holding facility in Chantilly, Virginia. "We exercised our right to direct congressional oversight over ICE facilities aft more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Warner, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Construction Worker Mental Health Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) in introducing legislation to prevent suicide among construction workers. The Constructing the Path to Suicide Prevention Act would authorize a national study through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collect data on the unique suicide more PR

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Aug. 7 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * White Coat Ceremony Planned for First Class of A-State's College of Veterinary Medicine * JONESBORO, ARK. - The College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is poised to welcome its first class of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) students at Arkansas State University this fall. Ahead of the start of classes, a white coat ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Fowler Center. "The white coat ceremony marks the entry of our students into the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The White House sent to the Senate on Aug. 7, 2026, the nominations of 21 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Nominations Sent to the Senate Leslie Becera, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation. Justin Bytheway, of Utah, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Tonga. Marc Dillard, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotent more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 8 -- Atlanta Public Schools issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * The Work Is Working: APS Ranks No. 1 in Atlanta Metro for Year-Over-Year Academic Gains In Math, Science and Social Studies Math, science, and social studies proficiency rose across every grade and nearly every student group, according to 2026 GMAS data. - Today, Atlanta Public Schools hosted "The Work Is Working," a press conference announcing that the district ranked first among metro Atlanta school districts in year-over-year (Y more PR