FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 6 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army introduces new fitness test for 2025 * The U.S. Army officially adopted the Army Fitness Test as the new test of record for Soldiers on June 1, 2025. The change replaces the Army Combat Fitness Test and introduces updated scoring standards that emphasize readiness and combat effectiveness. Soldiers will have until Jan. 1, 2026, to meet the new AFT requirements without facing adverse ac  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd, Nehls Applaud President Trump's Push to Legalize Supersonic Flight * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Representative Troy Nehls (R-Texas-22), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today celebrated the news that President Trump issued a  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- A coalition of 18 conservation organizations has called on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to maintain the existing definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act. In a letter to the agencies, the groups argue that removing the definition, which includes habitat modifications that injure or kill wildlife, would weaken protections for imperiled species and contradict the law's intent. "Habitat is essential to all fish, wil  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Block SBA Loans for Illegal Immigrants * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 2966 (link is external), the American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025. The legislation ensures that taxpayer-backed SBA loans are reserved for U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and legal immigran  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin are leading a bipartisan effort, urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to implement crucial reforms to federal disaster response programs. Their appeal, conveyed in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, calls for greater flexibility and faster support for states grappling with emergencies. We are on the front lines when disaster strikes and embrace the paramount responsibility   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has announced the termination of an investigation (No. 337-TA-1375), which involved certain mobile phones, their components and products containing them. This conclusion follows a comprehensive settlement reached between complainant Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson of Stockholm, Sweden, and the respondents: Motorola Mobility LLC of Chicago, Illinois; Lenovo Inc. of Morrisville, North Carolina; Lenovo Group Limited of Hong Kong SAR;   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 6 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Mojave Falcon 25 expands Army Reserve training scope * Army Reserve Soldiers have engaged in large scale ground combat exercises traversing the rugged, Northern California landscape of Fort Hunter Liggett to the arid badlands of the Mojave in the south. Exercise Mojave Falcon began May 28, 2025, with more than 9,000 Army Reserve and active-duty Soldiers from across the force participating i  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams Introduces Bill to Lower Cost of Housing, Reduce Corporate Housing Ownership Rates * WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) introduced the American Neighborhoods Protection Act (link is external) to protect and improve family home ownership opportunities. The American Neighborhoods Protection Act would require corporations that own more than 75 single-  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis Introduces Legislation to Replenish Disaster Relief Fund As North Carolina Prepares For Hurricane Season * WASHINGTON, D.C. - With hurricane season officially underway, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) has introduced legislation to replenish the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) to ensure FEMA has the financial resources it needs to respond to natural disasters in the months ahead. Tillis' legislat  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Wildlife Society North Carolina Chapter, an association of wildlife professionals, has voiced its firm opposition to a proposed rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act. The group argues that this change would diminish the law's effectiveness in protecting declining species and their essential habitats. "The proposed change to the regulatory definition of harm under the ESA could undermin  more