WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Battle of Iwo Jima: 80 Years Later, Lessons Learned The Battle of Iwo Jima took place from Feb. 19, 1945 to March 26, 1945. The island, only 8 square miles in area, was considered crucial to the strategy of the Pacific campaign because capturing it would put heavy bombers within a close 750-mile strike range of mainland Japan using the island's three airfields. The task for doing this fell to the 3rd, 4  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0225) on Feb. 19, 2025, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - December 2024": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 5 states on the last business day of December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates increased in 2 states. Total separations rates increased in 3 states and decreased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings rat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * Blumenthal, Senators Demand VA Secretary Collins Put Veterans First, Reverse Mass Terminations of VA Employees [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today led a group of 35 Democratic Senators calling on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to immediately reinst  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Cruz Announces Commerce Committee Staff Updates for 119th Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, announced staff promotions and senior staff positions for his committee office for the 119th Congress. Sen. Cruz said: "With juri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Comer & Foxx Investigate Biden Administration's Failure to Enforce Foreign Funding Reporting Requirements at American Universities WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) are investigating foreign funding of U.S. higher education institutions af  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly Announces New Effort To Hear From Americans Hurt By Trump Actions Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats in announcing a new effort to hear directly from Americans harmed by the Trump Administration. "If you have lost your job, been denied importa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 18, 2025 ARMY Schutt Industries of Clintonville Wi Inc., Clintonville, Wisconsin, was awarded a $230,154,899 fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for M870A4 semitrailer, lowbed, construction equipment transporters. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of May  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 19, 2025 ARMY AECOM-B&V Middle East JV, Roanoke, Virginia (W912ER-25-D-0001); Baker Jacobs JV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (W912ER-25-D-0002); EXP Federal Inc., Chicago, Illinois (W912ER-25-D-0003); Mason & Hanger-CDM Smith, a JV, Lexington, Kentucky (W912ER-25-D-0004); Page Southerland Page Inc., Washington, D.C. (W912ER-25-D-0005); Tetra Tech Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts (W912ER-25-D  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * DelBene Highlights Damage of Federal Research Cuts to Patients, Medical Research at Fred Hutch Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) visited Fred Hutch Cancer Center to highlight the damage the Trump administration's proposed cuts to medical research funding would have to Washington's health care ecosystem and the harm it would have on patients. Immediately after taking office, President T  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Fredericksburg drug trafficker sentenced to 10 years in prison for distribution of fake oxycodone pills containing fentanyl ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Fredericksburg man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to receive and distribute thousands of fentanyl pills. According to court documents, Khalil Elijah Williams, 25, obtain  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Reports General Fund Revenues for January Remain on Track RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that for the month of January, total general fund revenues grew by 2.4 percent ($66.0 million) versus the same period last year and are up 5.9 percent ($958.1 million) year-over-year through the first seven months of Fiscal Year 2025. In addition to the D  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Federal Investments in Elementary Education" at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 26, 2025, at 2358-C Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses * Ms. Virginia Gentles, Director, Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies * Dr. Lindsey Burke, Director of the Center for Education Policy, The Heritage Foundation * Mr. Robert Kim, Executive Director, Education Law Center * Ms. Starlee Coleman  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Introduces Bill to Raise Minimum Age to Buy Assault Weapons to 21 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined 18 Senate colleagues to introduce the Age 21 Act, legislation that would raise the minimum age to purchase assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines from 18 to 21, the same age requirement that already applies to purchasing handguns from federally-licensed dealers  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Nodal Exchange to Expand Operations in Fairfax County Derivatives exchange leader will invest $300,000 and create 33 new jobs RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Nodal Exchange, LLC, North America's largest power futures exchange and a subsidiary of the Deutsche Boerse Group's EEX Group, will invest $300,000 to expand its operations in Fairfax County. The company   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: * * * Recidivist Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Causing Fatal Fentanyl Poisoning Of 66-Year-Old Victim Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RAUL SILVA was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel to 12 years in prison for selling thousands of doses of deadly narcotic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Curtis O. Porter, for his leadership and countless contributions serving our children, youth, and families across the Nation. Mr. Porter began his professional career as the Special Program Coordinator for the 31st Judicial District Court Service Unit in Manassas, Virginia. His inn  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor The Honorable Joyce Connery, a dedicated public servant who retired from the Federal Government on January 31, 2025, after an illustrious career spanning several decades. Ms. Connery's service to our Nation has been exemplary, culminating in her role as Chair of the Defense Nuclear Fac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * Senate Commerce Announces Nominations Hearing for Michael Kratsios to Lead the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Mark Meador to Serve as a Federal Trade Commissioner WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a nom  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following information for a nomination hearing at 10 a.m. on Feb. 25, 2025, at 253 Russell Senate Office Building: Nominees: * Michael Kratsios, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy * Mark Meador, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner * * * Original text here: https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/nominations-hearing-for-michael-kratsios-to-lead-  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- The Virginia Education Association issued the following news release: * * * VEA Condemns Efforts to Dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, Warns of Devastating Impact on Virginia Schools The Virginia Education Association (VEA) strongly opposes the latest threats from the Trump administration to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, an irresponsible move that would devastate Virginia's public schools, strip essential funding from our students, and eli  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Fight Avian Flu Outbreak WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in writing to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, urging the administration to explore all available mitigation and prevention options to address the ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). "The United States is  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Colleagues Warn IRS that Staffing Cuts will Wreak Havoc on Tax Refunds, Taxpayer Service, and Undermine Law Enforcement WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined colleagues in warning the Trump administration and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) leadership that staffing reductions at the IRS resulting from Trump's hiring freeze and pot  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Kiggans & Subramanyam Introduce Bill to Remove Unnecessary Burdens and Costs to Relocate Contaminated Chincoteague Water Wells WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Reps. Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) and Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to authorize NASA to negotiate an agreement with the Town of Chincoteague to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Kiggans, & Subramanyam Introduce Bill to Remove Unnecessary Burdens and Costs to Relocate Contaminated Chincoteague Water Wells WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) and Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to authorize NASA to negotiate an agreement with the   more