WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: * * * FAA Funds Drone Research to Support Safe Integration * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced it awarded $12 million to 19 companies for drone research and testing projects that will help safely expand drone operations in the National Airspace System. These awards were made through the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Program. The program f more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Flowers Foods Issues Recall of Nature's Own Hawaiian Bread Due to Undeclared Milk Summary Company Announcement Date: October 02, 2026 FDA Publish Date: October 05, 2026 Product Type: Food & Beverages Allergens Reason for Announcement: Undeclared milk allergen Company Name: Flowers Foods, Inc. Brand Name: Nature's Own Product Description: Nature's Own Hawaiian Bread, 20oz single loaf and 40 oz 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: * * * FEMA Appoints Randall D. Meshell as Regional Administrator for Region 6 October 5, 2026 DENTON, Texas - Randall "Randy" D. Meshell took the oath of office today as Regional Administrator for FEMA Region 6, following his appointment by the Trump administration. FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton arrived from Washington, D.C. to participate in the swearing in ceremony at the Denton, Texas, regional hea more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement on Major League Baseball Reversing Course on Plan to Host Baseball Game in Grand Teton National Park * MLB withdraws proposal after Heinrich sent a letter urging MLB to back down from their plan to host a baseball game in the treasured national park WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement in response to M more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * October 3, 2026 Heinrich Statement on Major League Baseball Reversing Course on Plan to Host Baseball Game in Grand Teton National Park MLB withdraws proposal after Heinrich sent a letter urging MLB to back down from their plan to host a baseball game in the treasured national park - WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Legislation to Expand Access to Arts Education * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Arts Education for All Act, legislation to expand access to arts education and programming for young learners across the country. The legislation is cosponsored by U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) leads the legislation in the House of Representatives. The Ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 25, 2026 The Honorable Lee Zeldin U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Dear Administrator Zeldin, I write to express my deep concern regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) closure of the Region 6 lab in Houston. Despite having nearly a decade to plan for the lab's consolidat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Sends Letter to FAA Demanding Reversal of Decommissioning of Critical Air Safety Technology * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) partnered with Rep. Stansbury and Rep. Leger Fernandez to urge the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to not decommission critical air safety technology used by the Double Eagle Airport II (DEII) in Albuquerque. The FAA recently initiated a study to decommission the Instr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following letter with co-signers to Internal Revenue Service CEO Frank J. Bisignano: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 1, 2026 Mr. Frank J. Bisignano Chief Executive Officer Internal Revenue Service 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20224 Dear Mr. Bisignano: We write to urge you to drop the newly proposed citizenship and work authorization checkbox from the final version of the 2026 Form 1040. Adding this question for the first tim more PR