WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Air Force major pilots NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AFNS) -- U.S. Air Force Maj. Nichole Ayers, NASA astronaut, successfully completed her next mission: space. NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station launched on March 14 aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carried by a Falcon 9 rocket, from the agency's Kennedy Space Center, Florida. 12:43 Video Pl  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the Antibiotic Resistance Action Center and four collaborators. The collaborators were Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Food Safety, Food and Water Watch and Food Animal Concerns Trust: * * * To: U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Regulatory Analysis and Development,   more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, March 14 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: * * * CENTCOM Forces Kill ISIS Chief of Global Operations Who Also Served as ISIS #2 Tampa, Fla. - On March 13, U.S. Central Command forces, in cooperation with Iraqi Intelligence and Security Forces, conducted a precision airstrike in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, that killed the Global ISIS #2 leader, chief of operations and the Delegated Committee Emir - Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, alias  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global Affairs (ACF) at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) released a report, "Getting China Right at Home: Addressing the Domestic Challenges of Intensifying Competition," in March 2025. This report warns that U.S. policies countering China's rise risk undermining American innovation, economic vitality, and civil rights without nuanced domestic strategies. The report calls for recal  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC has submitted a prior notice request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) seeking authorization to enhance its existing natural gas infrastructure in Palm Beach County, Florida. The proposal, known as the CS 21 Enhancement Project, was filed under the company's blanket certificate and falls within the regulations of the Natural Gas Act. The project involves increasing the output of an existing gas-fired compres  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following written testimony by Elizabeth Price Foley, a law professor at the Florida International University and of counsel to BakerHostetler LLP, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Legislative Reforms to End Lawfare by State and Local Prosecutors": * * * Chairman Roy, Ranking Member Scanlon, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the need  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service has announced a call for public comments on properties nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. These nominations, submitted before March 1, 2025, span 14 states and Puerto Rico, representing a broad spectrum of historically significant buildings, districts, and archaeological sites. In California, notable nominations include Alf's Blacksmith Shop in San Bernardino County, Fisk's Mill Landing   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service is seeking public input on the significance of multiple historic properties nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. These nominations, submitted before February 22, 2025, span 15 states and include a diverse array of buildings, districts, and sites reflecting cultural and architectural heritage. California features prominent nominations such as Bob Hope Patriotic Hall in Los Angeles, a struct  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Whitehouse Lead EPW Democrats in Demanding Zeldin Halt Political Witch Hunt Against Money-Saving Clean Energy Investments Administrator Zeldin is manipulating facts as a pretext to terminate a congressionally appropriated and legally obligated program that would lower household energy costs, spur economic development, and reduce pollution Washington, (March 14, 2025) - Today, Sen  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Announces Resolution Recognizing National Osceola Turkey Day WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senator Rick Scott announced his annual resolution which designates March 15th as National Osceola Turkey Day to highlight the unique sub-species of turkey native to Florida. Senator Ashley Moody is a cosponsor in the Senate, and Congressman Scott Franklin led the companion resolution in the House o  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Senate conducted five committee hearings on March 13, 2025: * * * BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: S.919, to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and S. 875, to curtail the political weaponization of Federal banking agencies by eliminating reputational risk as a component of the supervision of dep  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from Dan Romence, president of the Marine Industries Association of the Treasure Coast: * * * To: Douglas M. Schofield Rear Admiral, United States Coast Guard Commander, Coast Guard Seventh District RE: Comment, USCG-2025-02368, Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Okeechobee Waterway, Stuart FL * * * Dear Admiral Schofield, Thank you for the oppor  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- CALSTART, a transportation decarbonization organization, released a report "Zeroing in on Zero-Emission Buses: The U.S. Advanced Technology Transit Bus Index," detailing the adoption of zero-emission transit buses (ZEBs) across the U.S. as of July 2024. Authored by Mike Hynes and Kaila Lemons, the report highlights a 14% increase in full-size ZEBs, reaching 7,028, despite supply chain challenges and a shrinking manufacturer pool. Published in March 2025, the report proje  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has announced plans to repatriate the remains of a Native American individual along with associated funerary objects in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains and artifacts were originally removed from Lewis Bluff Cave in Morgan County, Alabama, by soldiers from nearby Redstone Arsenal at an unknown time. The collection was later donated to Edward C. Mahan, who   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The University of Florida's Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH) has announced plans to repatriate the remains of two Native American individuals in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains, which were excavated in the 1970s from the San Juan del Puerto Mission site in Duval County, Florida, have been determined to be culturally affiliated with the Seminole Tribe of Florida and The Muscogee (Creek) Natio  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The University of Miami has announced plans to repatriate the remains of at least 30 Native American individuals recovered from the Little Salt Spring site in Sarasota County, Florida. The decision, made in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), follows an inventory that determined a cultural affiliation between the remains and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and The Seminole Nation of O  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has released the following public communication dated March 4, 2025, from the California Welfare Fraud Investigators Association, Mentone: * * * To: Mr. John McCleskey, Branch Chief Quality Control Branch Program Administration and Nutrition Division Food and Nutrition Service U.S. Department of Agriculture 1320 Braddock Place, 5th Floor Alexandria, VA 22314 RE: FNS Proposed Rulemaking # 2024-30578 *   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service has released the following public communication on March 6, 2025, from Evigence, Hoboken, New Jersey: * * * Date codes on food products, while intended to ensure safety, often lead to significant waste when used solely as quality indicators. These conservative estimates frequently result in perfectly edible food being discarded prematurely. A more accurate and efficient alternative is the use of Time  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The Yale Peabody Museum, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), has announced plans to repatriate 44 unassociated funerary objects to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. These artifacts, which were excavated from multiple sites across Florida over several decades, were donated to the museum between 1906 and 1946. The repatriation effort recognizes the  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The Yale Peabody Museum at Yale University has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and has determined a cultural affiliation between the remains and several Indian Tribes. The museum is set to repatriate the remains and artifacts to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. The remains, representi  more