JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * 688th Cyberspace Wing Inaugurates DAFIN FLAG: A Full-Scale Combat Readiness Exercise JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (May 12, 2025) - The 688th Cyberspace Wing (CW) culminated its inaugural DAFIN FLAG, a full-scale Combat Readiness Exercise (CRE) focused on strategic competition against near-pee  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Murphy Join Colleagues in Fight to Protect Head Start, Meals on Wheels, & Social Services from Republican Budget Cuts [HARTFORD, CT] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined the Senate Democratic Caucus in sending an open letter to the public exposing the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans' plan to gut Meals on Wheels, Head Start,   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Chinese Company and Three Chinese Nationals Indicted for Unlawfully Importing Pill-Making Equipment Used to Manufacture Controlled Substances A federal grand jury returned a 21-count indictment against a Chinese company and three Chinese nationals for their alleged role in the illegal importation of pill-making equipment, the Department of Justice announced. According to an indictment returned Apri  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Crimes Bulletin - April 2025 View All Environmental Crimes Bulletins In This Issue: * Cases by District/Circuit * Recently Charged * Guilty Pleas * Sentencings Cases by District/Circuit District/Circuit Case Name Conduct/Statute(s) District of Alaska United States v. Jason Christenson Tampering with a Monitoring Device/Clean Air Act United States v. Matanuska Die  more

DUBLIN, Ireland, May 13 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on May 12, 2025, by Governor Adriana D. Kugler at the International Economic Symposium, which was co-hosted by the National Association for Business Economics and the Central Bank of Ireland: * * * Economic Outlook Thank you, Reamonn. It is an honor and a privilege to be asked to speak in the beautiful country of Ireland and here at the Central Bank of Ireland. The histories of the U.S. and Ireland are intertwined. Our  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is set to prepare an environmental document to assess the impacts of the proposed Kosciusko Junction Pipeline Project, which is being developed by Texas Gas Transmission, LLC and Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC. This pipeline project, spanning across multiple counties in Mississippi, including Washington, Sunflower, Humphreys, Holmes, Attala, Leake, Newton, Jasper, and Clarke, is intended to expand existing infrastruc  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board (FTZ Board) has approved the establishment of Subzone 68B for SNRA Commodities, Inc., located in Fabens, Texas. This decision follows an application submitted by the City of El Paso, the grantee of FTZ 68, on February 18, 2025. The request for subzone status was processed in accordance with the Foreign-Trade Zones Act and its regulations, with a public notice for comments published in the Federal Register o  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Fight to Protect Head Start, Meals on Wheels from Republican's Budget Cuts WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, along with the rest of the Senate Democratic Caucus, called out congressional Republicans' plan to slash crucial programs Americans depend on, like Meals on Wheels and Head Start, to pay for tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. "Congress should not   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Homeland Security Awards $86.1 Million in Disaster Assistance WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it awarded over $86 million in financial assistance to Tennessee, Texas, and California to support relief and recovery efforts following a series of natural disasters. " Our job is to get federal disaster management back on track after years of mismanagement  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Honoring a Hero: Kennedy Introduces Aaron Salter, Jr. Responsible Body Armor Possession Act BUFFALO, N.Y. - Joined by families of victims of the May 14, 2022, racially motivated mass shooting at Tops Supermarket on Jefferson Avenue, Congressman Tim Kennedy announced that he will introduce the Aaron Salter, Jr. Responsible Body Armor Possession Act. Named in honor of the late Buffalo Police Lieu  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: McCaul Discusses Latest on Ukraine, Trump's Visit to the Middle East, More on CBS' Face the Nation Austin, Texas - U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) -- chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security Committees -- joined CBS' "Face the Nation" with Ed O'Keefe to discuss the latest on ceasefire efforts in Ukraine, President Trump's upcoming visit to the Middle Eas  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Fight To Protect Head Start, Meals On Wheels, Social Services From Republican Budget Cuts HARTFORD-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined the Senate Democratic Caucus in sending an open letter to the public exposing the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans' plan to gut Meals on Wheels, Head Start, and other   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSFR) -- NASA has issued a Draft Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of expanding its Scientific Balloon Program. This program has been essential for more than 35 years, launching scientific balloons from NASA's Balloon Program Office (BPO) facilities in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, and Palestine, Texas. These balloons are utilized to collect critical scientific data and conduct research in fields such as geosc  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice seeking public input on properties nominated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. This notice, published on May 13, 2025, outlines the nominations for properties located across 14 states, including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The nominations cover a diverse range of sites,   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has announced a request for electronic public comments regarding the significance of properties nominated for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The notice, published in the Federal Register on May 13, 2025, covers nominations received by the agency before April 26, 2025. These nominations include a wide array of properties from across the United States, including sites in Delaware, Hawaii  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * New Army publication informs force about Chinese threat JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Virginia - The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command released the first in its series of new publications focusing on the United States' key potential adversaries - China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea - and how they fight at the operational level of warfare.  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), based in Austin, Texas, representing over 431,000 nurse practitioners (NPs) nationwide, has formally requested the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to update Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulations to fully recognize NPs as qualified medical examiners. In a letter submitted to the DOT, the AANP argued that current regulations fail to reflect the modern healthcare workforce and limit access to care for   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF) has named the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as the nation's worst "Judicial Hellhole" in its 2024-2025 report. The annual report identifies jurisdictions where ATRF claims judges systematically apply laws and court procedures unfairly, generally to the detriment of defendants, leading to what it terms "lawsuit abuse." According to the ATRF, Pennsylvania's top ranking is due to a "f  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Doggett's Reaction to Trump's Executive Order on Drug Prices Contact: Alexis.Torres@mail.house.gov Washington, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released the following statement: "Rather than changing the law, Trump issues another press release that will offer consumers little or nothing. Begging Big Pharm  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Escobar, Frost, Crow Send Letter to Noem and ICE: Members of Congress Have a Legal Right to Enter Detention Facilities and Conduct Oversight Following the alarming arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and threats of arrest to Members of Congress due to a recent oversight visit to the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility, U.S. Representatives Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Maxwell Frost (FL-10  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Reconciliation Will Help Struggling Families Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined CNBC's Squawk Box to discuss bringing permanency to the tax code and passing President Trump's agenda through the reconciliation package. Leader Scalise outlined how unleashing energy production, securing the border, and cutting wasteful spending would help hardworking fa  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * STB Adds Experts to Drive Efficiency and Regulatory Reform Efforts Surface Transportation Board Chairman Patrick Fuchs today announced the addition of Sharon Clark, Rob Reilly, and Chris Bertram as senior advisors to the Chairman. These appointments, which are temporary term positions intended to help drive reforms, underscore Chairman Fuchs' comm  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * U.S. Army South leads regional security dialogue at FY25 engagement and coordination symposium JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Army South brought together more than 50 military and civilian leaders for the USARSOUTH Engagement and Coordination Symposium at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston from April 28 to May 1.   more