WASHINGTON, March 20 -- 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 Vid  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Australia, India, Japan, Korea, and the U.S. Complete Multinational Exercise Sea Dragon 2025 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Exercise Sea Dragon 2025 (SD25) successfully concluded at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, marking the completion of two weeks of intensive multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training, March 18, 2025. * * * Hosted by Commander, Task Force (CTF  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Bean, Mills Introduce Bill to Codify DOGE WASHINGTON--Today, founder and co-chair of the Congressional DOGE Caucus U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) and U.S. Congressman Cory Mills (FL-07) introduced H.R. 2006, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Act. This historic legislation will cement the creation and implementation of President Trump's Department of Government Effic  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Crapo, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Correct Biden-Harris Attack on Louisiana Commuters WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and a group of Republican colleagues reintroduced the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act to repeal the aggressive Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tailpipe rule from President Biden and Vice President Harris  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP officers at the Port of Buffalo arrest Ukrainian man wanted for attempted murder in Florida BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo, Peace Bridge border crossing, arrested a Ukrainian citizen who was encountered with an active felony arrest warrant from Florida. Yesterday, CBP officers encountered Ruslan   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN CARLOS GIMENEZ PETITIONS DHS TO DEPORT CASTRO REGIME AGENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem urging her to immediately investigate and deport agents of the Castro regime. Congressman Gimenez has provided the Secretary with a list of individuals with direct ties to the regime's repressive apparatus. C  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressmen Flood, Alford, Boyle, and Soto Launch the Broadcasters Caucus in the 119th Congress LINCOLN, NEBRASKA -- Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood (NE-01), joined by Congressmen Mark Alford (MO-04), Brendan Boyle (PA-02), and Darren Soto (FL-09) announced the launch of the Broadcasters Caucus for the 119th Congress. This bipartisan organization aims to educate Members of Congress about the chall  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Frederica Wilson's Statement on the Proposed Abolition of the Department of Education Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, Senior Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement following the executive order to abolish the U.S. Department of Education: "I am a lifelong educator. It is who I am,   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 20, 2025 NAVY Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $141,050,000 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-21-C-5411) to procure Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) production spares. This contract combines purchases for the governments of Japan (57%), Australia (19%), Netherlands (13%), Spain (6%), and Germany (5%) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) progr  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Join Colleagues to Push Back on Proposed Cuts to Disaster Recovery Programs March 19, 2025 In a new letter, the lawmakers pushed back against U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner's proposed cuts to critical disaster recovery programs WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joi  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), acting on behalf of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), has announced the completion of final agency actions for the State Road (S.R.) 5/U.S. 1 Over Pellicer Creek Bridge Replacement Project. This project, which aims to replace the parallel bridges spanning Pellicer Creek at the Flagler and St. Johns County line in the City of Palm Coast, has secured all necessary federal licenses, permits, and approvals.   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 21 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces $50 Million Available Through 2025 Affordable Housing Program General Fund Applications will be accepted for affordable housing grants starting April 21 ATLANTA, March 20, 2025 -- Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) will allocate $50 million through its 2025 Affordable Housing P  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * Federal Jury Convicts Florida Resident for Operating Mass Mailing Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly and Vulnerable Victims A federal jury in Central Islip, New York, convicted Hallandale Beach, Florida resident Phillip Priolo, 61, of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and four counts of mail fraud. In November 2021, Priolo was charged with operating a mass mailing fraud scheme that tri  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * High-Ranking MS-13 Leader Arraigned in Long Island Federal Court on Terrorism and Racketeering Charges After His Arrest in Mexico Defendant, Who Was Added to the FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List in February, Was a Founding Member of the Transnational Criminal Organization's Ranfla en las Calles Leadership Structure Earlier today, a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, a  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere will hold a public hearing titled, "INL Should Fight Crime, Not Fight Conservatives" on Thursday, March 27, 2025. What: House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Hearing Date: Wedne  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * India-Based Chemical Manufacturing Company and Top Employees Indicted for Unlawful Importation of Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals Defendants Also Allegedly Conspired to Send Four Metric Tons of a Precursor Chemical to the United States and Mexico for the Manufacture of Fentanyl An India-based chemical manufacturing company and three high-level employees were charged in federal court  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Florida Tax Return Business Allegedly Engaged in Fraud Florida Preparers Allegedly Fabricate Fake Business Losses and Deductions The Justice Department filed a complaint yesterday seeking to permanently bar tax preparer Juan Humberto Garcia, of Kissimmee, Florida, his son-in-law Marcos Yariel Figueroa, and Garcia's business, the Tax Master of  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated March 11, 2025, from Hertz Global Holdings Inc., Estero, Florida: * * * To: Peter Simshauser Chief Counsel National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Docket Management Facility, M-30 U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590 Re: NHTSA Docket No. NHTSA-2016  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Frankel Co-Leads Bipartisan Bill to Reimburse Local Police and Fire Departments for Presidential Security Expenses Washington, DC - Congresswoman Lois Frankel (D-FL-22) and Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-07) have introduced the Presidential Security Resources Reimbursement Act, a bipartisan bill to allow the Secret Service to reimburse local law enforcement and fire departments for the assista  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Rep. Frankel Statement on Trump Administration's Executive Order to Dismantle the Department of Education Washington, DC - Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) issued the following statement in response to President Trump signing an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. "The Trump Administration's dismantling of the Department of Education is a devastatin  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations , issued the following news release: * * * Sessions Announces Hearing on FEMA Reform Opportunities, Recovery Efforts in North Carolina Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) announced a hearing titled "Oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency: Operational Challenges and Opportunities for Reform." The subcom  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Rick Scott, Ted Cruz, and Thom Tillis Lead Bill to Require American Flags Be Made in America WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senators Ted Cruz and Thom Tillis to announce the introduction of the Make American Flags in America Act to ensure all American flags displayed by a federal agency and purchased using U.S. tax dollars are made in America. The bill also closes a loophole  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard has released the following public communication dated Feb. 7, 2025, from the Marine Industries Association of South Florida: * * * RE: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Okeechobee Waterway, Stuart, FL; U.S. Coast Guard; 90 Fed. Reg. 9126 (Feb. 7, 2025) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0222). * * * On February 7, 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard published a notice reinstating the temporarily modified operating schedule for the Florida  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Condemns Trump Executive Order to Rip Support Away From Students and Teachers to Fund Tax Cut For The Wealthy WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) today issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at "dismantling the U.S. Department of Education:" "High-quality public schools and talented teachers depend on robust  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The White House issued the following news on March 20, 2025: * * * Advocates, Lawmakers, Parents Applaud President Trump's Bold Action on Education Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to officially begin the process of closing the Department of Education. After more than four decades and over $3 trillion spent with virtually nothing to show for it, President Trump's bold plan will return education back where it belongs -- with the states. Presi  more