WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * APHIS Removes Portions of Tate Township and East Fork State Park, Clermont County, Ohio from the Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) Quarantined Area Subject: APHIS Removes Portions of Tate Township and East Fork State Park, Clermont County, Ohio from the Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) Quarantined Area To: State, T  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Beatty's National STEM Week Bill Aims to Inspire and Equip Next Gen Students WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03), and Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH-15), introduced the bipartisan National STEM Week Act. The bill would create an annual week dedicated to promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education access and interest, especially among   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Carey, Beatty Introduce Legislation Establishing National STEM Week WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Reps. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15) and Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio-3) introduced the bipartisan National STEM Week Act. The bill would create an annual week dedicated to promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education access and interest, especially among communities with l  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 14, 2025 AIR FORCE General Electric Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity $5,000,000,000 ceiling contract for F110 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) engines. This contract provides five years of pricing for F110-129 install and spare engines, with modernized engine monitoring system computers and spare engine accessories s  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on March 13, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Konwin Desktop Heaters Hazard: The heater's fan can fail to turn on and cause the unit to overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: March 13, 2025 Units: About 6,050 Consumer Contact: Meijer at 800-927-8699, via contact form at Web Form, or online at https://help.meijer.com/csp?id=m_kb_recall or https://www.meijer.c  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSFR) -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the withdrawal of approval for eight abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) submitted by multiple pharmaceutical companies. The affected drug products, which are no longer marketed, include treatments for bacterial infections, cardiovascular conditions, ophthalmic disorders, and allergies. The withdrawal follows formal requests from the applicants, who have waived their right to a hearing. Among the withdr  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Chairman Jordan Seeks Documents About Biden-Harris Censorship Pressure on Artificial Intelligence Companies WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to Adobe, Alphabet, Amazon, Anthropic PBC, Apple, Cohere, International Business Machines Corp., Inflection AI, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Open AI,   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Statement on the Passing of Congressman Raul Grijalva Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Raul Grijalva (AZ-07): "It is with heavy heart, that I extend deepest sympathy to the treasured family, staff, and constituents of Congressman Raul Grijalva. Representative Grijalva was like no other -- an exceptional,   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Knife Rights Inc, Chairman Doug Ritter from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The Right to Self Defense": * * * Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member McBath, and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to testify about the Knife Owners' Protection Act or "KOPA". This bill is a commonsense criminal justice reform solution that would protect law-abiding   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release: * * * New defendants charged with violating federal immigration laws include alleged rapist & murderer, transnational gang member, drug trafficker COLUMBUS, Ohio - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio announced today four new immigration convictions and charges pending against an additional five defendants for allegedly violating federal immi  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations into 45 universities under Title VI following OCR's February 14 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) that reiterated schools' civil rights obligations to end the use of racial preferences and stereotypes in educa  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Bipartisan Members of Congress to UK Court: UK Gag Orders for Surveillance Backdoors Threaten Americans' Security and Privacy, Impede Congressional Oversight Lawmakers urge UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal to lift secrecy around reported UK government order to weaken encryption and threaten the security and privacy of Americans' information WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Ale  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Tillis introduce legislation to increase use of low-emissions concrete and asphalt WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) today introduced the Concrete and Asphalt Innovation Act of 2025 to accelerate the use of low-emissions concrete and asphalt. The bill would direct federal resources to encourage research, development, demonstration, and com  more