WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles, California, has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and has identified a chert triangular point that is culturally affiliated with the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska and the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. This item, an associated funerary object, is linked to human remains that were previously repatriated following a notice published in the Federal Register in September 2007. The object, a cher  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Steil, Jordan, and Comer Share ActBlue Investigation Findings with DOJ WASHINGTON - Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (OH-04), and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (KY-01) sent a letter to United States Attorney General Pam Bondi s  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Republicans Driving Reforms to Lift More Americans Out of Poverty, Protect Against Waste, Fraud, & Abuse Within Nation's Welfare Programs WASHINGTON, D.C. - Critical taxpayer dollars will be directed to those most in need of assistance and more American families will realize the dignity of work and be lifted out of poverty under legislation   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 7, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Freedom Fresh LLC,* Medley, Florida, has been awarded a maximum $348,000,000 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for fresh fruits and vegetables. This was a competitive acquisition with five responses received. This is a five-year contract with no option periods. The ordering period end date is May 4,  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a revision to the Missouri State Implementation Plan SIP aimed at reducing volatile organic compound VOC emissions from petroleum liquid storage, loading, and transfer in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The proposed rule, published on May 8, 2025, would approve amendments to Missouri rule 10 CSR 10-2.260 which applies to facilities in Jackson, Clay, and Platte counties. These revisions are intended to improve the   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Applauds White House Announcement of Four Outstanding Missourians to the Federal Bench Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) applauded President Trump's decision to appoint four outstanding Missourians to fill court vacancies on the Eastern District of Missouri. Senator Hawley has been working with the White House since the beginning of the year to ensure appointments to Missouri vacancies are  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Calls on Labor Department to Investigate Tyson Foods After Whistleblower Comes Forward Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, urging her to investigate Tyson Foods in light of new whistleblower allegations of illegal child labor practices at the company. His letter notifying Secretary Chavez-DeRemer of the whistleblower comes a  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Introduces Legislation to Reinstate Safety Regulations on Chemical Abortion Drug Mifepristone Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Restoring Safeguards for Dangerous Abortion Drugs Act to reinstate safety regulations on the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. The legislation comes after a recent study revealed 1 in 10 women who take the drug experience adverse health effects.   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Urges DOJ to 'Reconsider' Stance in Missouri Mifepristone Case Today, Senator Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging the Justice Department to reconsider its defense of the Biden Administration's policy on mifepristone, which allows women to receive the abortion drug with virtually no safeguards. The case is currently pending before a federal district court. A bombs  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Bell, Quigley, Johnson Send Letter Opposing Ed Martin Nomination Over Russian Media Ties Washington, DC -- Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Wesley Bell (MO-01), Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Hank Johnson (GA-04), led a letter to President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi raising serious concerns over the potential nomination of Ed Martin to serve as US Attorney for the District of Columbia. C  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 8 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Department of Natural Resources awards $62,500 grant to Qulin City will evaluate wastewater system improvements JEFFERSON CITY, MO, MAY 7, 2025 - The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $62,500 Clean Water Engineering Report Grant to the city of Qulin in Butler County to evaluate its wastewater system. Through its Clean Water Engineering   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (PMAE) at Harvard University has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and confirmed a cultural affiliation with multiple Native American tribes. The remains, which represent at least 23 individuals, were removed from sites in the Missouri River region near Bismarck, North Dakota, and in the Dakota Territory (modern-day North and South Dakota). These remains were collected in the ear  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 10 committee hearings on May 6, 2025: * * * FIX OUR FORESTS ACT Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 1462, to improve forest management activities on National Forest System land, public land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and Tribal land to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested land, after receiving testimony from Chris French, Acting Associate Chief  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Senator Britt in Introducing MOMS Act to Support Women, Strengthen Families Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), and Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) in introducing the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed (MOMS) Act. This legislation would improve access to critical resources during the toug  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Smith: Trump Tax Cuts Will Help Families, Small Businesses Harmed By Biden-era Interest Rate Hikes WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee announced its decision to hold its benchmark rate flat: "The Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ways & Means Republicans Invite SSA Commissioner Bisignano to Testify on Trump Administration Efforts to Improve and Modernize Service The longstanding challenges facing the Social Security Administration (SSA), such as disconnected phone calls and long wait times, underscore the need to modernize how the agency operates and improve customer service, whi  more