WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Office has finalized an inventory of Native American human remains, determining a cultural affiliation with several Indian Tribes in Arizona. According to a notice published by the National Park Service on May 16, 2025, the remains represent at least one individual and were originally identified during the Los Robles Archaeological Survey conducted in 1985 and 1986 at site AZ AA:11:79(ASM)  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 16, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Atlantic Diving Supply Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia (SPRMM1-25-D-MC01); ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics LLC, Beltsville, Maryland (SPRMM1-25-D-MC02); Culmen International LLC, Alexandria, Virginia (SPRMM1-25-D-MC03); Fairwinds Technologies LLC, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland (SPRMM1-25-D-MC04); S&K Aerospace LLC, St. Ignatius, Montana (SPRMM1-25-D-  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Gillibrand Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Military Installations from Unauthorized Drones Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 May 15, 2025 Cotton, Gillibrand Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Military Installations from Unauthorized Drones Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) today introduced the C  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Grand Jury Indicts 11 More Individuals for Involvement with Online Groups Dedicated to Monkey Torture and Mutilation An indictment was unsealed today charging 11 defendants from across the United States for their alleged involvement with online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys. The indictment alleges the individ  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. House of Representatives conducted 15 committee hearings on May 15, 2025: * * * APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was heard from Doug Collins, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs. * * * U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * Into the eye of a storm on the wings of an Albatross The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (uscg.mil) Instantly, sunlight! No wind. Clear skies. The sea surface was flat and o  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, McCormick Lead Bipartisan Legislation Targeting Mexican Drug Cartels Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Dave McCormick (R-PA) introduced the Mexico Security Assistance Accountability Act, bipartisan legislation that would require the State Department to develop a strategy to dismantle the Mexican drug cartels, ensuring U.S. security assistance is delivering the best return on investment for ta  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: * * * Navy, Pearl Harbor National Memorial take next step in USS Arizona preservation, removal of mooring platforms After a year of focused planning and analysis, the installation of this mooring system is a necessary precaution to ensure environmental protection ahead of removing the platforms later this year. Additionally, this action supports the platform removal emergency response plan. "Before we are able to start p  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, May 17 -- The Commander of the Hawaii Navy Region issued the following news: * * * Navy, Pearl Harbor National Memorial take next step in USS Arizona preservation, removal of mooring platforms After a year of focused planning and analysis, the installation of this mooring system is a necessary precaution to ensure environmental protection ahead of removing the platforms later this year. Additionally, this action supports the platform removal emergency r  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * NEW: State-by-State Data on Health Insurance Losses from Medicaid, ACA Cuts WASHINGTON - The Joint Economic Committee - Minority calculated new state-by-state data on the number of people who would lose health insurance due to President Trump and Congressional Republicans' proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. The   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Larsen Statement from Hearing on FAA Reauthorization Anniversary Washington, D.C.--The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) during today's hearing titled, "FAA Reauthorization Act  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call out and condemn Donald Trump's astounding corruption. Just last week, he signaled that he would change the name of the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Gulf. Today, he arrived in the Middle East, where he is expected to accept a luxury  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Risch, Cotton to Lutnick: Chinese Networking Equipment Risks National Security WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), today sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick urging the department to prohibit TP-Link equipment sales. This state-sponsored networking equipment company has dee  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton, Lee Statement on House Republicans' Public Land Sale Proposal Threatening Arizona and Nevada Water Security Includes Utah Land Sale Which Could be Used for Controversial Pipeline to Take Water from Colorado River WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) and Susie Lee (D-Nev.) released the following statement in response to Rep. Mark Amodei's (R-Nev.) proposed amendment  more