WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd, Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Sanctuary Cities Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Katie Britt (R-AL), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), James Lankford (R-OK), and Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced the Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act. The bill w  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks at the committee's organizational meeting: * * * As prepared for delivery: The committee will come to order. We are meeting today to adopt the committee rules and other business related to the organization of the Rules Committee of the 119th Congress. Before we begin the business before us today, I want to take a moment to welcome everyone to the Rules C  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * Elmer Stone Coast Guard aviators have always been in the forefront of technological change and put themselves in harm's way to complete the mission. Coast Guardsmen have risked their lives to pioneer the development of the helicopter, and the rescue swimmer program ; while others have served as astronauts in the Space Shuttle Program. Service personnel have flown rescue missions in all  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing new rules to address emissions of ethylene oxide (EtO) from chemical manufacturing processes. The proposal includes the addition of EtO to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources. This change will introduce new requirements for chemical manufacturing units that use EtO, aiming to reduce hazardous air pollutant emissions. In addition, the EP  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (TNSFR) -- The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has initiated investigations to examine the potential impact of imports of temporary steel fencing from China on the U.S. industry. The investigations, which include both antidumping and countervailing duties, are based on claims that these imported products are sold at unfairly low prices and are subsidized by the Chinese government. The products in question, classified under subheading 7308.90.95 of the H  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Local scholarship winner has eyes on his future FORT KNOX, Ky. - Robert Magalong, a junior from Fort Knox Middle High School, class of 2026, and son of Master Sgt. Ron Magalong, 84th Training Command, was selected as the winning author in a post level Veterans of Foreign Wars Democracy Essay Contest. Robert competed against 13 other authors and now moves on to compete at the state, then r  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 22 -- The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release: The Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of North Carolina Board of Directors has set the 2025 boll weevil assessment at 75 cents per acre of cotton. This marks the eighth year where the rate has remained the same. The fee supports the foundation's efforts to monitor cotton acreage in North Carolina for any reintroduction of the boll weevil and to respond prom  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 22 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * 16,956 new jobs announced with companies set to invest $15.2 billion in the state * * * The State of North Carolina announced 16,956 new jobs in the state in 2024, representing 218 business recruitment, expansion or rural development projects that engaged with the North Carolina Department of Commerce or its team at the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. in 20  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- President Trump issued the following statement on Jan. 20, 2025, announcing sub-Cabinet appointments: * * * To the Senate of the United States, I nominate * Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Lester Martinez-Lopez. * Jayanta Bhattacharya, of California, to be Director of the National Institutes of Health, vice Monica M. Bertagnolli, resigned. * James Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budge  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- President Trump issued the following inaugural address: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you very much, everybody. (Applause.) Wow. Thank you very, very much. Vice President Vance, Speaker Johnson, Senator Thune, Chief Justice Roberts, justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and my fellow citizens, the golden age of America begins right now. (Applause.) From th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance issued the following remarks on Jan. 20, 2025, at the Liberty Ball at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good evening, everybody. How are we doing? (Applause.) Are we ready to make America great again? (Applause.) I just want to say we're so grateful to all of you, so grateful for making sure that we made this election too big to rig, because that's exactly what we did -- (applause) -- and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz, Rep. Carey, Colleagues Work to Overturn Biden Admin IRS Rule Sending American Cryptocurrency Innovation Overseas WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15) introduced a joint resolution of disapproval to overturn the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales rule. That  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of State has granted approval for the importation of significant cultural objects for the exhibition "The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt," set to be displayed at The Jewish Museum in New York, the North Carolina Museum of Art, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. These objects, on loan from international custodians, explore the artistic and historical context of the Book of Esther during the time of Rembrandt, offering in  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Provide Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Policies WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Thom Tillis, alongside Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Katie Britt (R-AL), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), James Lankford (R-OK), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Ted Budd (R-NC), introduced the Justice for   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * VIDEOS: 'Warrior Medics' urged to find hurting battle buddies hiding in their formations PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - U.S. Army Reserve Command Sgt. Maj. John F. Hilton of the Army Reserve Medical Command, Pinellas Park, Fla., shares some thoughts for Soldiers struggling with suicide and how you can help on Dec. 18, 2024. During a fireside chat at his home in Weare, New Hampshire, Hilton speaks wi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 22 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Waters close to commercial and recreational spotted seatrout harvest The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Marine Fisheries will close coastal and joint waters in North Carolina to both commercial and recreational spotted seatrout harvest effective at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 due to widespread cold stun events. Cold stuns are natural events t  more