BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 6 -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, issued the following news release: * * * Constellation's Calpine Deal Clears Texas Regulatory Review PUCT endorsement is another step forward in transaction that will create America's leading reliable and clean energy provider, with coast-to-coast presence * BALTIMORE (June 5, 2025) - Constellation (Nasdaq: CEG) today announced it has received reg  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 5 -- HIAS, a refugee protection organization, issued the following news release: * * * HIAS Responds to Trump Administration's Travel Ban Announcement SILVER SPRING, Md.-- HIAS is appalled at the announcement of new travel restrictions for individuals from 19 countries. This policy is similar to the "Muslim Ban" in the first Trump administration, in its restriction on lawful travel to the United States for millions of people because of their nationality. HIAS str  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ivey, Van Hollen, Klobuchar Lead Nearly 100 Members in Pressing Administration for Answers on Cancellation of Protected Status for Afghans Living in U.S. * WASHINGTON - C ongressman Glenn Ivey (D-Md.), joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in leading 98 of their colleagues in pressing for answers from the Department of Homeland Security and Department of State around the  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 5 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Cancers Can Be Detected in the Bloodstream Three Years Prior to Diagnosis Genetic material shed by tumors can be detected in the bloodstream three years prior to cancer diagnosis, according to a study led by investigators at the Ludwig Center at Johns Hopkins, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 [Category: Financial Services] -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, posted the following news release: * * * Kalshi Draws Court Scrutiny for Major Reversal in Its Effort to Evade State Regulation of Sports Gambling Contracts * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Cantrell Dumas, Director of Derivatives Policy at Better Markets, issued the following statement regarding the latest de  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 6 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news on June 5, 2025: * * * NOAA Satellites Monitor Canadian Wildfires and Smoke Since mid-May, NOAA satellites have been closely monitoring heat signatures and thick plumes of smoke (some stretching thousands of miles) from wildfires burning across Canada. Driven by heat, drought, and dry conditions, more than 160 fires k  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 5 (TNSjou) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Uncrewed surface vehicles usher in new era of ocean observation The Surface UNcrewed Fleet (SUN Fleet) - a new network of ocean robots - could solve longstanding scientific challenges. * The surface of the global ocean, where the sea meets the sky, is one of the most important physical boundaries on the planet. Here, across over 70% of Earth's surface, energy fr  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on June 4, 2025, entitled "Safeguarding Procurement: Examining Fraud Risk Management in the Department of Defense": * * * Here is the text of the statement: As prepared for delivery Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning to our witnesses, Mr. Bagdoyan and Mr. Mayo, and to everyone joining us.  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Notifies Secretary Hegseth He's Violating Constitution and Federal Law By Taking $400 Million Jetliner Present From Qatar Without Obtaining Congressional Consent Raskin Tells Hegseth of His Obligation to Either Immediately Seek Approval from Congress Or Return "Bribe Force One" to the Qatari Government * Washington, D.C.   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Safeguarding Americans' Digital Privacy Washington, D.C. (June 5, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hearing on protecting Americans' digita  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 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 for this Special Order because here we are, now 151 days since the beginning of this 119th Congress, and American families have seen zero relief. Nothing has been done to help them as costs continue to rise, despite promises from the administr  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 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 to thank my colleague, Chairman Williams, for his leadership on a bipartisan bill that we passed earlier today to ensure that small businesses have access to information about career and technical education programs and that helps them, more i  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 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. 1642, the Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025. Earlier this year, I introduced this bill alongside the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Olszewski), my friend. A  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 6 -- The National Aquarium issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Submersive Productions to Headline Voyages: Chapter 7 at the National Aquarium The Baltimore-based collaborative brings a puppet parade fit for the sea to life on July 17 * The National Aquarium's Voyages series returns July 17 with Chapter 7 -- an after-hours event for adults blending conservation, science, and art, featuring a creative, collaborative experience led by Baltimore's   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: * * * Two Discovery Education Solutions Honored with 2025 SmartBrief Readers' Choice Awards * Charlotte, NC (Thursday, June 5, 2025) - SmartBrief on EdTech has honored two Discovery Education services in the 2025 Readers' Choice Awards. The Readers' Choice Awards 2025 presented by SmartBrief on EdTech celebrate the companies and products maki  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, June 5 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marine Corps receives final MQ-9A Reaper, concluding rapid delivery effort * Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. - The U.S. Marine Corps received its final MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 Extended Range (ER) Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) Gray Butte flight operations facility in California in June 2025, marking the succe  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 6 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news: * * * Alumnus Michael Davenport Wins Second Telly Award Michael Davenport, M.A. '24, has won his second Telly Award for a video he made while he was serving as an intern in the University's Office of Marketing and Communications last semester. Davenport, a graduate of UBalt's M.A. in Integrated Design program, is now a freelance videographer and photographer. He earned a Silver Telly Award for a video he did  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, June 6 -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release: * * * University of Maryland Celebrates International Year of Quantum With Landmark State and Federal Investments UMD Central to $1 Billion "Capital of Quantum" Initiative and New DARPA Quantum Hub * College Park, Md. - The University of Maryland (UMD) is solidifying its position as a global leader in quantum science and technology through two recent major developments: the launch of the $1 billi  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, June 6 -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * 2025 Whitlark Scholarship awardee to research heart health Growing up, Zach Mixer loved fitness - playing sports from soccer to martial arts and spending time weight training. Just as enthusiastic about sports and fitness now, Mixer has won the School of Public Health's 2025 Whitlark Scholarship that supports kinesiology students transferring from a Maryland community college   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bicameral Bill to Repeal the Gun Industry's Legal Liability Shield * Today, during the first week of Gun Violence Awareness Month, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Dwight Evans (D-P  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Ivey, Klobuchar Lead Nearly 100 Members in Pressing Administration for Answers on Cancellation of Protected Status for Afghans Living in U.S. * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Congressman Glenn Ivey (D-Md.), and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) led 98 of their colleagues in pressing for answers from the Department of Homeland Security and Department of State around the d  more