RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * 33 FW executes Operation Southern Edge 2025 * Published March 7, 2025 * By Senior Airman Briana Beavers * 33rd Fighter Wing NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, Fla. -- The 33rd Fighter Wing Nomads traveled to Naval Air Station Key West, Florida during the month of February to accomplish routine training for Operation Southern Edge 2025. NAS Key West's airspace provided t  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states in 2024 March 07, 2025 In 2024, annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states and were little changed in 29 states and the District of Columbia. Employment-population ratios decreased in 5 states and were little changed in 45 states and the District. The U.S. jobless rate increase  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Buchanan Introduces Bill to Prioritize Enrolling American Students in Higher Education Ensures Only American Students are Counted Towards Endowment Tax Calculations Follows Universities' Failure to Protect Jewish Students WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced the Protecting American Students Act to ensure th  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Buchanan, Scott Renew Calls for Permanent Daylight Saving Time Tout Health and Productivity Benefits to Making Change Permanent Follows Florida's 2018 Enactment of Year-Round Daylight Saving Time WASHINGTON -- As Americans prepare to turn their clocks forward an hour this Sunday, Congressman Vern Buchanan and Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) renewed calls to pass their bipartisan Sunsh  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter, DeGette, Cammack, Kelly, Mackenzie, and Castor introduce bill to prevent maternal deaths and improve health outcomes for mothers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), and Robin Kelly (D-IL) today introduced the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025. This bill would assi  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Castor, Carter, DeGette, Cammack, Kelly and Mackenzie Introduce Bill to Prevent Maternal Deaths and Improve Health Outcomes for Mothers Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Kat Cammack (R-FL), and Robin Kelly (D-IL) today introduced the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025. This bill would assist states in preserving maternal health throu  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Chairman Scott, Senator Kelly's Resolution Designating March 6 as National Slam the Scam Day Unanimously Passes Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott and Senator Mark Kelly announced the designation of March 6, 2025 as National Slam the Scam Day following the unanimous Senate passag  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Jeremy Takala, chair of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, from a Feb. 27, 2025, public witness hearing on budget requests for fiscal 2026: * * * Summary of Budget Requests for FY2026: Increase Funding for Rights Protection Implementation a. Columbia River Fisheries Management - $6.4 million b. Columbia River-In Lieu Sites Law E  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Hellenic Israel Alliance (CHIA) Caucus to Erdogan: It's Time to Choose CHIA Co-Chairs Bilirakis and Schneider Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reclassify Turkey as a Middle Eastern Country WASHINGTON - Today, Representatives Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) and Brad Schneider (IL-10) introduced the Turkey Diplomatic Realignment Act, aiming to send a clear message to Ankara: The United States rec  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- 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 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 7, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp., Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (SPE2DX-25-D-1000 $5,649,602,820); DMS Pharmaceutical Group Inc.,** Parkridge, Illinois (SPE2DX-25-D-9000, $277,666,966); and Cardinal Health Inc., Dublin, Ohio (SPE2DX-25-D-8000, $16,564,367), have each been awarded a firm-fixed-price requirements contract under solicitation SPE2DX-24-R-0001 for   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Cosmic Mapmaker: NASA's SPHEREx Space Telescope Ready to Launch Ahead of launch, NASA's SPHEREx is enclosed in a payload fairing at Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 2. The observatory is stacked atop the four small satellites that make up the agency's PUNCH mission. NASA/BAE Systems/Benjamin Fry NASA's latest space observatory is targeting a March 8 liftoff, and the agency's PUNCH heliophysics mission is sharing a ri  more

PASADENA, California, March 7 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Cosmic Mapmaker: NASA's SPHEREx Space Telescope Ready to Launch In a little over a day, NASA's SPHEREx space telescope is slated to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The observatory will map the entire celestial sky four times in two years, creating a 3D map of over 450 million galaxies. In doing so, the mission will provide insight int  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Donalds Bill To Evaluate National Security Implications Of Current Federal Purchasing Standards Passes House 417-0 WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives has passed Donalds-bill H.R. 856 - The Bipartisan Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act, with a unanimous, bipartisan vote of 417-0 to evaluate the national security implications surrounding current federal purchasing standards. The Bipart  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Votes Against Todd Blanche To Be Deputy Attorney General Durbin: We need a Deputy Attorney General who will bring independent thinking and a commitment to the rule of law back to the Justice Department. Mr. Blanche is not that person. WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Comm  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin: Jan. 6 Insurrectionists Should Have Never Been Pardoned By President Trump In a Senate floor speech, Durbin denounced President Trump's pardon of January 6 insurrectionists and provides update on continued criminal misconduct of pardoned Capitol rioters WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the S  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Every Florida Congressional Democrat Warns Trump to Avoid Cuts to Hurricane Forecasting as House Republicans Stay Uniformly Silent Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) announced that every Florida Congressional Democrat wrote the Trump Administration to warn that cuts to meteorologists and weather forecasting resources pose an immediate threat to hurricane pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by ex-Rep. Ted Yoho from a Feb. 13, 2025, hearing entitled "The USAID Betrayal." USAID is the U.S. Agency for International Development. * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks and the members of this Committee, Thank you for the opportunity to address the full committee today on this important topic, titled; "USAID Betrayal." That's a strong and damning title, and I look forward to having an engagin  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 6 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Governor DeSantis Highlights State Efforts to Promote Law and Order During Spring Break in Florida MIAMI BEACH Fla.-- Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced he is directing state law enforcement agencies to provide additional personnel and assets to local entities to maintain law and order during spring break weeks. Florida Highway Patrol already began deploying support to agencies reques  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 7 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Three to the Lower Florida Keys Hospital District TALLAHASSEE Fla.-- Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Nancy Swift and the reappointment of Mary Chambers and James "Doc" Muir to the Lower Florida Keys Hospital District. Nancy Swift Swift is a self-employed Certified Public Accountant and Realtor. Active in her community, she curren  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 7 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ron DeSantis Reappoints Two to the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority TALLAHASSEE Fla. --Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Thomas Hobbs and Brian McElfatrick to the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority. Thomas Hobbs Hobbs is the Chief of Staff of the Port of Tampa Bay. He is currently serving in the Florida Army National Guard and is  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Higgins Announces Hearing on Enhancing Federal, State, and Local Coordination in the Fight Against Criminal Illegal Aliens WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) will hold a hearing titled "Enhancing Federal, State, and Local Coordination in the Fight Against Criminal Illegal Aliens." At the he  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa will hold a public hearing titled, "Conflict and Persecution in Nigeria: The Case for a CPC Designation" on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. What: House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa Hearing Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Time:   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific will hold a public hearing on reauthorizing the U.S. Development Finance Corporation on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. What: House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific Hearing Date  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe will hold a public hearing titled "Arms Control, International Security, and U.S. Assistance to Europe: Review and Reforms for the State Department" on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. What: House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe Hearin  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittees on East Asia and Pacific issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Reauthorizing the U.S. Development Finance Corporation" at 2 p.m. on March 11, 2025, at 2172 Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses * The Honorable Ted Yoho, D.V.M., Former U.S. Representative, Florida's 3rd Congressional District * Mr. Rob Mosbacher, Former CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corporation * Ms. Erin Collinson, Director of Policy Outr  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Sen. Rick Scott Leads Bipartisan Effort to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott is renewing his push to make Daylight Saving Time across the U.S. permanent with his Sunshine Protection Act. As families prepare to spring forward to Daylight Saving Time this Sunday, this legislation will finally put an end to the outdat  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, vice chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on March 7, 2025: * * * JEC Establishes Committee Leadership for the 119th Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last week, the Joint Economic Committee concluded its committee organizational vote to adopt the committee's leadership for the 119th Congress. Chairman David Schweikert (R-AZ-01) and Vice Chairman Eric Schmitt (R-MO) formally ratified the committee's membership,  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * Library Announces Teaching with Primary Sources Regional Grant Awards The Library of Congress recently awarded six Teaching with Primary Sources regional grants. Recipients of these regional grants will make subgrants on behalf of the Library to organizations that wish to integrate Library resources and Teaching with Primary Sources methods into their educational programming. The recipients include Illinois Stat  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Join Colleagues in Urging USDA to Reinstate Hispanic-Serving Institution Fellowship Program That Has Served New Mexico Students and Educational Institutions Senators to USDA: "The Department's decision to suspend EKDLG Fellowship Program threatens the U.S. agricultural workforce pipeline and the opportunities this program provides educators and students nationwide" NMSU Was Part  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 6 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * MEMORANDUM: Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Lincoln Diaz-Balart TO: Brian Fienemann, Director of Real Estate Management and Development Anthony Rodriguez, Chair of County Commissioners, Miami-Dade County Francis Suarez, Mayor, City of Miami FROM: Governor Ron DeSantis DATE: Thursday, March 6, 2025 RE: Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Lincoln Diaz-Balart On Monday, March 3, 202  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Moskowitz, Congressional Jewish Caucus Call on Google to Restore International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Jewish American Heritage Month Messages WASHINGTON, DC -- This week, Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) called on Google to restore International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Jewish American Heritage Month on its default calendar display. His push, initiated in a letter  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Receives Some Data Before Intuitive Machines Ends Lunar Mission Intuitive Machines' IM-2 captured an image March 6, 2025, after landing in a crater from the Moon's South Pole. The lunar lander is on its side about 820 feet from the intended landing site, Mons Mouton. In the center of the image between the two lander legs is the Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment 1 suite, which shows the drill deployed. Credit: Intu  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Elizabeth Milito, vice president and executive director of the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing America's Workforce and Strengthening Our Economy": * * * Chairman Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the House Education and Workforce Committee, On behalf of the National Federation of Independen  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: * * * Nigerian National Extradited for Multi-Million Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme MIAMI - A resident of Abuja, Nigeria made his initial appearance in a federal court in Miami, where he is accused of playing a key role in a fraud scheme in which he fraudulently obtained loans in connection with the fraudulent purchases of approximately 20 residential properti  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * Origins of drug interdiction On the evening of March 8, 1973, Coast Guard cutter Dauntless made the Coast Guard's first-ever seizure of a marijuana smuggler when it stopped the sport fisherman Big L at the western edge of the Bahamas. The case had begun two months earlier as a controlled-delivery operation of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD), forerunner of today's D  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Pfluger Leads GOP Lawmakers in Commending President Trump's Commitment to Protecting American Industries and Jobs WASHINGTON, DC -- As first reported in The Blaze, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) led a group of 35 GOP lawmakers on a letter commending President Trump for his administration's commitment to protecting American industries and jobs, which starkly contrasts the previous administration.   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Larsen Thanks FAA Employees for Keeping Travelers Safe After Latest SpaceX Rocket Explodes Washington D.C.--Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA), released the following statement after a SpaceX rocket exploded in Florida, grounding flights at airports acro  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. John Rutherford, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Rutherford Announces Annual High School Congressional Art Competition WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, U.S. Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05) announced the launch of this year's Congressional Art Competition for high school students residing in Florida's 5th Congressional District. Since its inception in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated in the Artis  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Reintroduces Legislation to Prevent Antisemitism on College Campuses WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott announced the reintroduction of the Preventing Antisemitic Harassment on Campus Act which he led last Congress with former Senator Marco Rubio, to address the rise in antisemitic incidents and rhetoric following the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack on Israel by Iran-backed H  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The U.S. Senate conducted six committee hearings on March 6, 2025: * * * CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology concluded a hearing to examine options to reduce catastrophic wildfire, including H.R. 471, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Breaking the Cycle of Senior Loneliness: Strengthening Family and Community Support" at 3:30 p.m. on March 12, 2025, at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Members * Chairman Rick Scott (Republican-Florida) * Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat-New York) Witnesses * Andrew MacPherson, Founder and Executive Chair, Foundation for Social Connection - Action Network, Was  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall, Senator Daines, and GOP Colleagues Urge Attorney General Bondi to End Anti-Gun Biden-Era Policies Washington -U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana) and 14 of their Senate Republican colleagues in urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to reverse Biden-era policies that allow the federal government to award groups that discriminate against t  more