WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * 16 Military Hospitals Receive Leapfrog's Highest Safety Grade The Defense Health Agency has announced that 16 military hospitals received an "A" rating in the latest Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assessment for Spring 2025. These high grades reflect the DHA's ongoing dedication to transparency and providing high-quality care to service members and their families. The Leapfrog Group is a national, independ  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, May 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 71st RQS collaborates with 908th AES for simulated patient evacuation * Published May 19, 2025 * By Airman 1st Class Iain Stanley * 23rd Wing Public Affairs MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Recently the 71st Rescue Squadron from Moody Air Force Base collaborated with the 908th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron for simulated patient triage and treatment at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Ma  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Air Force seeks partner for commercialized on-base lodging ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force is moving forward with plans to transition on-base lodging at 58 installations across the U.S. and its territories to a commercial partner through the Commercial On-Base Lodging initiative.  The service is seeking a national hotel partner for a 50-year lease to ensure long-term sustainment and revitaliza  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Asheville, NC - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.60 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee no  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Burlington, NC - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.75 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $37.56 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Fayetteville, NC - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.18 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G.   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Goldsboro, NC - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $23.65 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee no  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Greensboro-High Point, NC - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.10 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commiss  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Greenville, NC - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.29 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.33 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional C  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Jacksonville, NC - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $23.35 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G.   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.15 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional C  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Raleigh-Cary, NC - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $32.70 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G.   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Rocky Mount, NC - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.85 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Le  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Wilmington, NC - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.94 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Winston-Salem, NC - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.21 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0848) entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2025": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 3 states in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates increased in 3 states and decreased in 2 states. Total separations rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 3 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, an  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Calls for the Preservation of the Peachtree Summit Federal Building WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) wrote a letter to Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian of the General Services Administration to express concern about the inclusion of the Peachtree Summit Federal Building on the agency's list of assets identified for "accelerated disposi  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Stands with Rep. LaMonica McIver Against Illegitimate Charges Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) issued the following statement on Rep. LaMonica McIver being illegitimately charged for lawfully visiting an ICE detention center and fulfilling her constitutional duty of oversight: "Congresswoman LaMonica McIver was illegitimately charged by the Department of Justice  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Head of Commercial Real Estate Investment Firm Sentenced to 87 Months for $62.8M Investment Fraud Scheme A New York man was sentenced yesterday in the Northern District of Georgia to 87 months in prison and ordered to pay over $45 million in restitution for his role in a scheme to defraud investors in connection with commercial real estate investments in Atlanta, Georgia and Miami, Florida. Accordi  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Philadelphia CBP officers seize nearly 300 pounds of dried opium poppy pods from Spain PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 300 pounds of dried opium poppy pods from Spain that arrived in Philadelphia between May 1 and today. The poppy pods had a street value of about $30,000. The poppy plant, including poppy pods, poppy st  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Protect Children's Innocence Act Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has reintroduced her landmark legislation, the Protect Children's Innocence Act, a bold step to end the barbaric practice of so-called "gender-affirming care" for minors. This legislation, now designated as H.R. 3492, criminalizes genital mutilation, chemical castration, and all sex-change procedures performed on children.  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, McBath, Jayapal, Crockett, Scanlon, Nadler, Johnson Statement on DOJ Targeting of Representative McIver Washington, DC -- Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integr  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following floor remarks on May 19, 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 in strong support of my bill, H.R. 1701, the Strategic Ports Reporting Act, introduced alongside Representatives Rob Wittman, Jake Auchincloss, and Johnny Olszewski, and cosponsored by a bipartisan group of colleagues. Mr. Speaker, this bi  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Johnson, Sen. Whitehouse Re-Introduce Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - As a part of his ongoing effort to protect and bolster the U.S. Supreme Court's independence, impartiality and accountability, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) - ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence an  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, May 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Returning port dawgs receive deployment reintegration briefings * Published May 20, 2025 * By Jeremy Larlee * 512th Airlift Wing Public Affairs DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. --Over a dozen 46th Aerial Port Squadron reservists received a deployment reintegration briefing April 30, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The briefings included presentations by representatives from military pay a  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Presses Trump Administration to Investigate Racist Texts Targeting Georgians Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pressing the Trump Administration to investigate a campaign of racist texts targeting Georgia children. Today, Sen. Ossoff is again pushing the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to fully investigate racist, threatening text  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Reverend Warnock Encourages Atlanta Business, Civic Leaders to Continue Putting Service Over Self in Remarks to Rotary Club of Atlanta Senator Reverend Warnock encouraged over 100 Georgia business and civic leaders to continue living out their motto of "service above self" in this moment of political and economic uncertainty The Georgia Rotarians held a luncheon at the Loudermilk Cen  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Sixteen military hospitals, including BAMC, receive Leapfrog's highest safety grade FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - The Defense Health Agency has announced that 16 military hospitals received an "A" rating in the latest Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assessment for Spring 2025. These high grades reflect the DHA's ongoing dedication to transparency and providing high-q  more