WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford Urges Trump Administration to Investigate Potential Ties Between Antisemitic Murderer and Foreign Terrorist Organizations Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Following the heinous antisemitic murders of two Israeli Embassy employees last week, one of whom was a native of the Kan  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Gonzalez Hosts Press Conference with Harlingen Mayor Sepulveda on FEMA Disaster Declaration Affected South Texans Can Now Apply for Federal Assistance HARLINGEN, TEXAS - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) held a press conference with Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda on the recent major disaster declaration for the Rio Grande Valley. This disaster declaration comes after an Apri  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 28 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce issued the following news release on May 27, 2025: * * * Kansas Tourism Awards Almost $600K in Attraction Development Grants Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced that nearly $600,000 has been awarded in the latest round of Tourism Attraction Development Grant funding, bringing the total awarded this fiscal year to more than $1 million. The new grants will support 32 communities through 21 project  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver, Ranking Member Waters, FSC Committee Democrats Introduce the Stop TRUMP in Crypto Act Landmark legislation will put an end to President Trump's crypto corruption and protect America's investors, while also extending prohibitions to Members of Congress (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the Ho  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces New Slate of Presidential Appointments at USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Farm Service Agency, and Rural Development (Washington, D.C., May 27, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the latest slate of presidential appointments for key positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) including the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS),   more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Celebrates Groundbreaking for KU Cancer Center KANSAS CITY, KS - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) this weekend participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new University of Kansas (KU) Cancer Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Sen. Moran was joined by Dr. Roy Jensen, Chancellor Douglas Girod, Dr. Jeffrey Holzbeierlein, Governor Laura Kelly, Bob Page, President and Chief Executive Officer  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Appoints David Schemm to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in Kansas The Trump Administration recently appointed David Schemm as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Kansas. Schemm joined the Kansas FSA team on May 5, 2025.  "When America's farming communities prosper, the entire   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following report (No. 24-00990-99) entitled "Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment for a Patient's Lung Cancer and Deficiencies in the Lung Cancer Screening Program at the VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System in Topeka and Leavenworth." Here are excerpts: * * * The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to evaluate allegations related to a patient's care and the lung cancer screening (LC  more