WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Trump's Deputy Treasury Secretary Nominee Admits Republicans' "Magic Math" Won't Pay for Billionaire Tax Cuts Warren: "Congressional Republicans want to use 'magic math' to pass giant tax cuts, and then try to tell the American people those tax cuts cost nothing." Video of Exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizab  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 5, 2025 NAVY Systems Planning and Analysis Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, is being awarded a $98,585,373 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00002) to a previously awarded and announced contract (N00030247002) for support services for Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile Weapons Surety, Policy, and Compliance. Tasks to be performed include systems engineering and system integration, test/fl  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 6, 2025 ARMY Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi (W900KK-25-D-0021); Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0022); Cubic Defense Applications Inc., San Diego, California (W900KK-25-D-0023); Ravenswood Solutions Inc.,* Fremont, California (W900KK-25-D-0024); Cole Engineering Services Inc., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0025); Skiftech LLC,* Orlando, Florida (W900KK-  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Reintroduces Legislation to Preserve Idaho's 190th Fighter Squadron Washington, D.C. \--Since 1991, the U.S. Air Force fighter fleet has been severely reduced. U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) reintroduced the Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act, S. 873, to preserve U.S. Air Force (USAF) fighter force structure and prioritize the recapitalization  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Defense Secretary Discusses Security at Home, Abroad Ahead of Border Visit During a media interview today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed security at the southern border and how the Defense Department is handling the threat of a potential future conflict with China. The secretary commented on those topics shortly before joining Vice President JD Vance and flying from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Doggett, Van Hollen Renew Effort to Curb Foam Container Pollution to Protect Our Environment, Public Health Contact: Alexis Torres (link sends email) (Doggett) | Francesca Amodeo (link sends email) / Matt Slavoski (link sends email) (Van Hollen) WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) reintroduced the Farewell to Foam Act, bicameral l  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the following public communication dated Feb. 25, 2025, from the Intermodal Association of North America, Calverton, Maryland, President and CEO Anne Reinke: * * * To: Paul Baumer Office of the Assistant Secretary for Multimodal Freight U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Re: Docket No. DOT-OST-2025-0002 * * * Dear Mr. Baumer: On behalf of the Intermodal Association o  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education has announced corrections to the fiscal year 2025 American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) competition notice originally published on November 6, 2024. As part of these changes, the agency has revised the selection criteria for grant applications and extended the deadline for transmittal of applications until April 7, 2025. The revisions include the removal and modification of certain selection criteria to align   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education has announced revisions to the selection criteria and an extension of key deadlines for the Fiscal Year 2025 Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind Training and Technical Assistance competition. Originally published on January 14, 2025, in the Federal Register, the Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) underwent a prior correction on February 10, 2025, to adjust application availability, transmittal, and inte  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 7 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: * * * Five Maryland Watersheds Selected for Whole Watershed Act Grant Funding To Support Environmental Restoration and Economic Development Spread across the state, watershed-scale programs will start next phase of restoration in Maryland, benefitting habitats and local communities Maryland has selected the five watersheds in the state that will receive initial state grant funding as part   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: * * * Former MPD Officer Pleads Guilty to COVID Emergency Loan Fraud Defendant Illegally Reaped $35,000 in EIDL and PPP Loans Kalynn Fields, 34, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in connection with filing false and misleading information in order to reap $35,000 in Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Former priest and convicted child molester sentenced for passport fraud, stripped of citizenship, and ordered deported ALEXANDRIA, La. - An investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has resulted in a one-year sentence for passport fraud for Jorge Antonio Velez-Lopez, a 69-year-old Columbian national, former archdiocese priest and convic  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSFR) -- The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has published a list of petitions filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program for December 2024. The program, established under the Public Health Service Act, provides a no-fault system for compensating individuals who have suffered injuries or adverse reactions linked to certain vaccines. The United States Court of Federal Claims is responsible for reviewing and ruling on these petitions,  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Remarks at FSGG Member Day Hearing WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) delivered opening remarks prior to Member testimony at the FSGG Member Day hearing. Below is a transcript of his remarks: "Mr. Chairman, thank you very much...and this is for being here. I  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on President Trump's Plan to Revoke the Legal Status of Ukrainian Refugees WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today regarding reports (link is external) of President Trump's plan to revoke the temporary legal status of 240,000 Ukrainians who fled Ukraine due to the war with Russia: "Inexplicably and dangerously, Donald Trump conti  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- In a report released in March 2025, titled "Politics of Power II: Gas and Electric Utilities' Political Spending in Maryland," the Maryland PIRG Foundation exposes the significant financial muscle flexed by the state's regulated utilities to shape policy and public perception. Authored by Emily Scarr, the document dives into the lobbying, advertising, and trade association activities of Maryland's gas and electric utilities, spotlighting their efforts to navigate a transfo  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 7 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown and Multistate Coalition Secure Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Freezing Federal Funds BALTIMORE, MD (March 6, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general that today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration to block its illegal policy to freeze funding for essential federal   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 7 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Files Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court of Maryland to Take Up HOME Act Appeal and Protect Fair Housing Rights BALTIMORE, MD (March 6, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown filed an amicus brief in the case of Hare v. David S. Brown Enterprises, Ltd., urging the Supreme Court of Maryland to reverse the decision of the Circuit Court of Baltimore County   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 7 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit to Stop Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees BALTIMORE, MD (March 6, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against numerous federal agencies for conducting illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees. These mass firings will cause irreparable burdens and expe  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 7 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Lawsuit Challenging Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants Millions in Funding at Stake for Maryland Programs That Address State's Ongoing Teacher Shortage BALTIMORE, MD (March 6, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition in filing a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Massachuset  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 7 -- The Maryland Office of the Attorney General issued the following news release: * * * Body-Worn Camera Footage from Hagerstown Officer-Involved InCustody Death Released BALTIMORE, MD (March 6, 2025) - The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General today released the body-worn camera footage from the officer-involved in-custody death involving the Hagerstown Department of Police that occurred on Saturday, October 26,   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Maryland Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by July Drought Deadline to apply for economic injury loans approaching ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Maryland of the April 7, 2025, deadline to apply f  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Senate conducted two committee hearings on March 4, 2025: * * * NOMINATION Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Elbridge Colby, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, after the nominee, who was introduced by Vice President Vance and Senator Banks, testified and answered questions in his own behalf. * * * NOMINATIONS Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hear  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee Democrats Call Out House Republicans for Undermining Rule of Law, Judicial Independence Washington, D.C. (March 5, 2025)--Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, led subcommittee Democrats in calling  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * What You Need to Know about NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Mission The official portrait of NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 members with (from left) Mission Specialist Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos; Pilot Nicole Ayers and Commander Anne McClain, both NASA astronauts; and Mission Specialist Takuya Onishi from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). NASA/Bill Stafford/Helen Arase Vargas Four crew members are preparing to launch to the Intern  more