WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news: * * * Amtrak Auto Train Sale Offers Discounts for Travel to Florida Bring a vehicle and save big with this limited-time offer WASHINGTON - Amtrak invites travelers to skip the stress of I-95 and enjoy incredible savings during the Auto Train sale. With this offer, customers heading to Florida can leave behind the hassle of driving and arrive with a vehicle to use at their destination. * Offer: Fare  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0375) on March 17, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - January 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in January in 1 state and stable in 49 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-two states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 2 states had decreases, and 16 states and the Dis  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by David J. Bier, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "A Hearing With Sanctuary City Mayors": * * * Chairman Comer, ranking member Connolly, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is David Bier. I am the Director of Immigration Studies at the Cato Institute, a nonpar  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE, PRESSLEY, VAN HOLLEN LEAD LETTER TO THE ADMINISTRATION DEMANDING REINSTATEMENT OF TPS FOR HAITI : March 18, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: e: jessica.myers@mail.house.gov c: 202.913.0126 Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) led 62 of their colleagues in the House and 23 of their colleagues in the Senate in a  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Leaders Huffman, Lofgren, Dexter, and Amo Demand Information on NOAA Lease Terminations The leaders released a list of 34 office leases identified by the Trump administration to be up for termination, along with the target closure dates. Washington, DC - Yesterday, Committee on Natural Resources (HNR) Ranking Member Ja  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Congressman Bean Reintroduces Bill to Codify Florida Permitting Program WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) reintroduced H.R. 2030, the Maintaining Cooperative Permitting Act of 2025, to protect the ability of states, like Florida, to continue their state 404 Permitting Programs. Specifically, this bill would codify the dredge and fill permitting programs adminis  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Delivers $1 Million in Funding to the City of West Palm Beach for Coleman Park Affordable Housing Project WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick joined the City of West Palm Beach to announce $1 million in critical Community Project Funding (CPF) that the city has received for the Coleman Park Affordable Housing Project.   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 18, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Symmetry Energy Solutions LLC, Houston, Texas (SPE604-25-D-7507, $36,173,223); NRG Business Marketing LLC, Princeton, New Jersey (SPE604-23-D-7507, $28,569,813); Tiger Natural Gas Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma (SPE604-25-D-7511, $20,523,130); Gas South LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (SPE604-25-D-7510, $18,638,280); and Enspire Energy LLC, Norfolk, Virginia (SPE604-25-  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Department of Labor announces confirmation of Keith E. Sonderling as Deputy Secretary WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced Keith E. Sonderling as the 38th Deputy Secretary of Labor. Sonderling returns to the department, where he served as Acting and Deputy Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division. He most recently served as the Commissioner of the United Sta  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * DOD K-9 Competition returns to JBSA-Lackland after 13 years, showcasing MWD excellence * By Jonathan Cotto * 502d Air Base Wing Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Military Working Dog teams from across the U.S. gathered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland for the Department of Defense K-9 Competition, held March 6-7. This marked the first competition   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Donalds Leads Bipartisan Coalition To Defend Small And Family-Owned Cigar Businesses From Overly-Burdensome Federal Regulation WASHINGTON - Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) has announced the introduction of legislation to protect small and family-owned cigar businesses across America from overly-burdensome federal regulation. H.R. 2111 - "Cutting the Invasive Government's Arbitrary Regulations (CI  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 19 -- Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Secretary Byrd Designates Historic Cocoa Village as Florida Main Street Program of the Month TALLAHASSEE, FLA. - Today, Secretary of State Cord Byrd announced that Historic Cocoa Village Main Street, located in Brevard County, has been designated the March 2025 Florida Main Street Program of the Month. "Historic Cocoa Village Main Street embodies community spirit,  more

BROOKLYN, New York, March 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: * * * Former Long Island Business Owner Charged with Orchestrating $22 Million Health Care Fraud, Kickback and Money Laundering Scheme Defendant Took Advantage of Elderly Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union to Solicit Bribes from Health Care Providers and Defraud Medicare of Millions of Dollars Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, an ind  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Acts to Stop 'Click Profit' Online Business Opportunity that Has Cost Consumers At Least $14 Million At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court temporarily halted a business opportunity scheme known as Click Profit, which took millions from consumers by falsely promising consumers that they could earn big profits through online sales. In a complaint, the FTC alleged that Cl  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on January 25, 2025, entitled "Coral reef restoration can reduce coastal contamination and pollution hazards." Here are excerpts: * * * Coral reef restoration can reduce the wave-driven flooding for coastal communities. However, this protection has yet to be assessed in terms of the reduced risk of flood-driven environmental contamination. Here we provide the firs  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on January 15, 2025, entitled "Hybrid coral reef restoration can be a cost-effective nature-based solution to provide protection to vulnerable coastal populations." Here are excerpts: * * * Coral reefs can mitigate flood damages by providing protection to tropical coastal communities whose populations are dense, growing fast, and have predominantly lower-middle in  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on January 3, 2025, entitled "Navigating new threats: Prey naivete in native mammals." Here are excerpts: * * * 1. Invasive predators pose a substantial threat to global biodiversity. Native prey species frequently exhibit naivete to the cues of invasive predators, and this phenomenon may contribute to the disproportionate impact of invasive predators on prey popu  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on January 3, 2025, entitled "Spatiotemporal dynamics and habitat use of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) on the southeastern United States Atlantic continental shelf." Here are excerpts: * * * Red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) is an iconic marine fish species along the southeast United States coast. Despite its ecological and economic importance, surprisingly   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on February 3, 2025, entitled "Spawning and larval development of the mesophotic octocoral Swiftia exserta in aquaria." Here are excerpts: * * * The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill injured mesophotic and deep-sea environments over a vast area. In order to restore mesophotic and deep-sea coral species impacted by the spill, information on fundamental ecosystem pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on Jan. 1, 2025, entitled "What have we lost? Modeling dam impacts on American shad populations through their native range." Here are excerpts: * * * American shad (Alosa sapidissima) are native to the east coast of North America from the St. Johns River, Florida, to the St. Lawrence River region in Canada. Since the 1800s, dams have reduced access to spawning hab  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 18 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Completion of the NASA Causeway Bridge Months Ahead of Schedule Florida is even more prepared for NASA to move its HQ to the Space Coast TITUSVILLE, Fla.-- Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the early completion of the NASA Causeway Bridge in Brevard County, delivering the second of two bridges six months ahead of schedule. The new bridge will official  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation released the following written testimony by Simon R. Hankinson, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Leveraging Technology to Strengthen Immigration Enforcement": * * * My name is Simon Hankinson. I am a Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: * * * Jacksonville Convicted Drug Dealer Indicted On Federal Charge Of Escaping From Halfway House Jacksonville, Florida - Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney announces that Brian Keith Speights (67, Jacksonville) has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Jacksonville for escaping from custody at a halfway house in Jacksonville. If convicted, Speights   more

MIAMI, Florida, March 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: * * * Miami Registered Nurse Headed to Federal Prison for Swapping Medical Fentanyl with Saline MIAMI - A federal district judge in South Florida has sentenced a registered nurse to prison for more than two years for tampering with medical-grade fentanyl meant to treat patients' pain during their cardiac catheterization procedures at a Miami hospital. Emma  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Military Pilot's First Spaceflight is Mission to Rescue Astronauts Air Force Maj. Nichole Ayers successfully completed her next mission: space. Ayers, who completed two years of initial astronaut training in 2024, is the pilot for NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission to bring back a pair of NASA astronauts who have been on the International Space Station since June 2024. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket propelled the  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- President Trump sent 28 nominations to the Senate on March 10, 2025: Richard Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. Kenneth Jackson, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2028. John Arrigo, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic. Laken Rapier, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Frankel, Ranking Member of the National Security, Department of State Appropriations Subcommittee Statement on Termination of USAID Programs Washington, DC - In response to Secretary of State Marco Rubio's announcement that the Trump Administration will eliminate 83 percent of USAID programs, followed by a briefing from Acting Deputy USAID Administrator Pete Marocco, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22),   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Frankel and Meeks Condemn Trump EO Eliminating USAGM Washington, DC - Representatives Lois Frankel, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP), and Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement condemning President Trump's Executive Order dismantling t  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1: 25-cv-21223-JEM; S.D. Fla. filed Mar. 14, 2025) involving Morbex Automation LLC, Adrian Colon, Danilo Monzon and Joshua Smith: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Miami-based Morbex Automation LLC ("Morbex") and its members, Adrian Colon ("Colon"), Danilo Monzon ("Monzon"), and Joshua Smith ("Smith"), alleging that they fraudulently raised approximately $5,400,0  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott and Bipartisan Colleagues Lead Introduction of Major Richard Star Act to Support Combat-Injured Veterans WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senator Rick Scott joined 43 of his bipartisan colleagues in the Senate and 186 bipartisan colleagues in the House of Representatives to reintroduce the bipartisan Major Richard Star Act. This legislation makes a critical fix to allow combat-injured vetera  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Reverend Warnock, Colleagues Push Back on Proposed Cuts to Disaster Programs Helping Georgians Recover From Helene In a new letter, Senator Reverend Warnock led 42 of his colleagues in an effort to push back against U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner's proposed cuts to disaster recovery programs HUD disaster recovery programs help rebuild hous  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview via teleconference on March 17, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio with Guy Benson of Fox News Radio: * * * QUESTION: Well, it's my honor to welcome back to the show for the first time in his new capacity Marco Rubio, who is now the Secretary of State of the United States of America - of course, a long-time U.S. senator from the great State of Florida. Secretary Rubio, welcome back. It's great to have  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 18 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview on March 16, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio with Margaret Brennan of CBS's Face the Nation: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Margaret Brennan of CBS's Face the Nation QUESTION: Let's get straight to it this morning with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who joins us from Miami, Florida. Mr. Secretary, for our audience, just to explain, this Red Sea area is a really important transit po  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard has released the following public communication on March 10, 2025, from Scott Watson, owner and operator of Indiantown Marina, Florida: * * * To: United State Coast Guard Re: The Coast Guard is seeking information and comments on proposing a change to the drawbridge operating regulations for the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railroad Bridge, mile 7.4, and the SR 707 (Dixie Hwy) Bridge, mile 7.5, across the Okeechobee Wate  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard has released the following public communication dated March 6, 2025, from the Mackeen Group LLC: * * * To: United States Coast Guard Okeechobee Waterway, Stuart FL Re: Public Comment - Change in Regulation * * * To Whom It May Concern, Per the USCG Request for Comment regarding the change in regulation for the Okeechobee Waterway FEC Bridge in Stuart, Florida please accept the below. The MACKEEN GROUP LLC is loca  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following Economic Information Bulletin on February 18, 2025, entitled "Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook: February 2025." Here are excerpts: * * * In the February World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), the U.S. 2024/25 sugar supply is lowered from last month by 101,000 short tons, raw value (STRV) to 14.393 million as the increases in beginning stocks and beet sugar producti  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint Against Aircraft Used by Nicolas Maduro Moros in Violation of U.S. Sanctions and Export Control Laws MIAMI - The United States today filed a civil forfeiture complaint in the Southern District of Florida against a Dassault Falcon 900 EX aircraft, bearing tail number T7-ESPRT, which was smuggled from the United Sta  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * U.S. Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint Against Aircraft Used by Nicolas Maduro Moros in Violation of U.S. Sanctions and Export Control Laws The United States today filed a civil forfeiture complaint in the Southern District of Florida against a Dassault Falcon 900 EX aircraft, bearing tail number T7-ESPRT, which was smuggled from the United States under false pretenses and operated  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marshals, Partner VI Agencies Arrest, Return Murder Suspect to St. Thomas to Face Charges St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands - A murder suspect is back in custody in St. Thomas thanks to the efforts of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) in the District of the Virgin Islands, the USMS Florida Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force (FCRFTF), the Virgin Islands Police Department, the   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 657) on February 11, 2025: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The 2024/25 U.S. wheat supply and demand outlook is for slightly higher domestic use that leads to lower ending stocks. Food use is raised 4 million bushels to 970 million, as wheat flour grind during the October-December quarter was up 2 percent from last year as indicated in the NASS Flo  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 658) on March 11, 2025: Here are excerpts: * * * NOTE: The WASDE report only considers trade policies that are in effect at the time of publication. Further, unless a formal end date is specified, the report also assumes that these policies remain in place. U.S. Tariffs on Canada and Mexico have been suspended until April 2 for all products cover  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz, Meeks Lead Democrats to Slam Rubio's Venezuela TPS Hypocrisy Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), co-chair of the Venezuela Democracy Caucus, joined Rep. Gregory Meeks (NY-5), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in a letter demanding that Secretary of State Marco Rubio explain the Trump Administration's stunning betraya  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Wealthy Miami Man Pleads Guilty to Decades-Long Scheme to Defraud the IRS Defendant Hid Millions in Swiss Accounts A Miami man pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring with others to defraud the United States by concealing millions of dollars in assets and income in undisclosed Swiss bank accounts. According to court documents and statements made in court, between 1985 and 2020, D  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump Is Delivering Needed Economic Relief Americans are continuing to see the benefits as the economic agenda of President Donald J. Trump and his administration comes into focus. After years of soaring prices and economic pain, the Trump Administration's focus on cutting regulations and unleashing American energy is leading to stability for Americans' bottom lines. EGGS: The average wholesale price of eggs   more