JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Senior Airman Jakob Hambright, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. - The 13th Combat Air Base Squadron, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, conducted their first Air Task Force training exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas, and Camp McGregor, New Mexico, Dec. 3-16. As the Air Force restructures to prepare for great power competition, Airmen   more

PASADENA, California, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: Instead of a winter wonderland, the Red Planet's northern hemisphere goes through an active -- even explosive -- spring thaw. While New Year's Eve is around the corner here on Earth, Mars scientists are ahead of the game: The Red Planet completed a trip around the Sun on Nov. 12, 2024, prompting a few researchers to raise a toast. But the Martian year, which is 687 Earth days, ends in a very di  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Del Rio, TX - The U.S. Marshals Service, in coordination with other law enforcement partners, today arrested a murder suspect who had evaded authorities for nearly 30 years. The fugitive, Jose Rafael Marceleno, 53, was initially indicted for murder in Ector County on April 23, 1996, following an Odessa Police Department investigation into the murder of his wife, Gua  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after Congress passed the 2024 Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), which includes provisions he secured to support important infrastructure projects in Texas. Following passage, Sen. Cruz said, "I am proud to secure so many key legislative priorities for the Lone Star State in the 2024 Water Resources Development Act. The provisions I championed  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding passage of a continuing resolution to fund the government through March 14, 2025: "I voted for this resolution to ensure our government remains fully operational and ready to hit the ground running on day one of President Trump's administration. The American people made their voices loud and clear--they support bold, decisive change. This funding   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott announced the Senate passage of his Fishery Improvement to Streamline Untimely Regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act (FISHES Act), which he led with Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska). The FISHES Act will improve the federal regulatory process associated with the allocation of fishery disaster relief and expedite the distribu  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in the Western District of Texas charged a Chinese national with two counts related to alleged distribution of pill press equipment that can be used by criminals to manufacture illegal drugs laced with fentanyl. Department of Homeland Security agents arrested the defendant, Xaiofei Chen, at a trade show in Las Vegas on Oct. 29. According to th  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Just 12 months after an Amarillo methamphetamine trafficker received a life sentence, his twin brother was sentenced to life in prison for similar crimes, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. Landis Charles Barrow, 46, was charged in February 2023. After a six-day trial, a jury convicted Mr. Barrow of one count o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today announced the Senate Republican Conference committee assignments for the 119th Congress. The assignments have been ratified by the Senate Republican Conference and are expected to be ratified by the full Senate early next Congress. Agriculture John Boozman, Arkansas Mitch McConnell, Kentucky John Hoeven, North Dakota Joni Ernst, Iowa Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi Roge  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Opposes $200B legislation expediting Social Security Trust Fund's insolvency Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) released the following statement after voting against legislation that would expedite the insolvency of the Social Security Trust Fund while providing benefits to people based on work for which they didn't pay into the Trust Fund. "The WEP and GPO are flawed, but the 'Social Security Fairness Act' is fa  more