WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici Leads Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to Arts Education WASHINGTON, DC [4/1/25] -Today Congresswomen Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), and Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) introduced bipartisan legislation to help more students benefit from arts education. Research shows that students who have access to arts education gain critical thinking skills, empathy, creativity, an  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 1, 2025 AIR FORCE Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been awarded a $12,213,406,028 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the operation of Lincoln Laboratory Federally Funded Research and Development Center. This contract provides for research, development, and rapid prototyping of advanced technology to meet Department of Defense and na  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, issued the following news release: * * * DOGE Subcommittee Ranking Member Stansbury Introduces Resolution of Inquiry into DOGE's Unsanctioned Use of Government Data and AI Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2025)--Today, Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, led Commit  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Blumenthal Lead 50 Senators In Introducing Hard-Hitting Russia Sanctions WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) led 50 U.S. Senators - evenly divided by party affiliation - to introduce primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine. These sanctions would be impo  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Leger Fernandez, Bonamici, and Pingree Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to Arts Education WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced bipartisan legislation to help more students benefit from arts education. Research shows that students who have access to arts education gain critical thi  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Booker's Marathon Floor Speech Highlighting Trump Administration Policies That Hurt New Mexico Farmers and Ranchers Lujan Highlights How the Trump Administration Is Hurting Farmers, Compromising Food Safety, and Raising Costs for Consumers WATCH: Lujan Joins Senator Booker's Marathon Floor Speech Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Cor  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Urge AG Bondi to Appoint A Special Counsel to Investigate Trump Administration Signal Chat National Security Breach Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and 28 Senate Democrats in urging Attorney General Pam Bon  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation to Host Virtual Military Service Academy Nominations Event on April 17 Nominations application is live starting April 11 th - October 4 th, 2025 WASHINGTON -- At 6 p.m. MT on Thursday, April 17, the offices of U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service has announced a new round of nominations for properties to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places, spanning 16 states across the country. These nominations, submitted before March 22, 2025, highlight historic buildings, districts, and sites that reflect the architectural, cultural, and historical heritage of the United States. Among the nominated sites are historic districts in Connecticut and Massachusetts, religious landma  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, has announced its intent to repatriate 630 unassociated funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The artifacts, which include mosaic pieces, shell beads, pottery, and other burial-related items, were originally excavated in 1953 from a site in Apache County, Arizona, within what is now Petrified Forest Na  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * U.S. Attorneys for Southwestern Border Districts Charge More than 960 Illegal Aliens with Immigration-Related Crimes During the Fourth week in March as part of Operation Take Back America Since the inauguration of President Trump, the Department of Justice is playing a critical role in Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative to repel the invasion of illegal immigration,  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez Appointed to U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) has been appointed to the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, where he will play a key role in advising and overseeing the Academy's operations, curriculum, and policies. Vasquez was recommended for the position by House Democratic Leader Hake  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez Sounds Alarm on USPS Privatization Threatening Rural New Mexico WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) warned that the Trump Administration's push to dismantle the United States Postal Service (USPS) is a direct attack on rural New Mexico. In a letter, he expressed growing concern that President Trump's proposal to fire the USPS Board of Gov  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * WTAS: Whip Emmer Announces Stakeholder Support for CRA to Safeguard Overdraft Services for Americans WASHINGTON - Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today announced key stakeholder support for S.J. Res. 18, which nullifies a Biden administration rule that would have burdened banks and credit unions, led to fewer options for American consumers, and taken away critical f  more