Thursday - May 22, 2025
*Maryland Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Monday May 12, 2025 ( 3 items )  

On Mothers' Day DHS Honors Tammy Nobles and All the Mothers Who Lost Loved Ones to Illegal Alien Crime
WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * On Mothers' Day DHS Honors Tammy Nobles and All the Mothers Who Lost Loved Ones to Illegal Alien Crime Tammy's Daughter Kayla Was Brutally Murdered By An Illegal Alien MS-13 Gang Member WASHINGTON - The Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office today released a video featuring the mother of Kayla Hamilton. On July 27, 2022, 20-year-old Kayla was brutally raped and murdered by  more

Senate Conducted 9 Committee Hearings on May 8
WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The U.S. Senate conducted nine committee hearings on May 8, 2025: * * * APPROPRIATIONS: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, after receiving testimony from Kash Patel, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice. * * * APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMEN  more

Zoo and Aquarium Association Opposes Weakening of Endangered Species Act Habitat Protections
WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), a Silver Spring, Maryland-based organization representing wildlife conservation leaders, has strongly objected to a proposed federal rule that would rescind the definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In comments submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the AZA argues that this change would severely undermine the ESA's effectiveness in protecting wildlife and their habitats. Dan Ashe, President and C  more