WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Welcomes FIFA Club World Cup to Bradenton * BRADENTON, Fla. -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan released the following statement in advance of the FIFA Club World Cup, which kicks off on Saturday, June 14. South African club Mamelodi Sundowns FC selected IMG Academy in Bradenton as its Training Base Camp location for this summer's FIFA Club World Cup: "I'm proud to welcome Mamelodi Sundow  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Florida, issued the following news release on June 9, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna Introduces DO OR DYE ACT to Codify MAHA Agenda Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13) introduced the Do or Dye Act of 2025, landmark legislation aimed at eliminating dangerous petroleum-based food dyes from products sold in the United States. The bill will codify and expand upon the directive issued by Health and Human Se  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * DEMOCRATS DEMAND ACTION ON COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS, WARN THAT TRUMP'S ONE BIG UGLY BILL WILL DRIVE PRICES EVEN HIGHER * Collegeville, PA - Today, the House Democratic Steering and Policy Co-Chairs, Congresswomen Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Nanette Barragan (CA-44), led a roundtable discussion with local leaders and stakeholders impacted by the Trump Tariffs and  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Founder of Cryptocurrency Payment Company Charged with Evading Sanctions and Export Controls, Defrauding Financial Institutions, and Violating the Bank Secrecy Act * A 22-count indictment was unsealed today charging Iurii Gugnin, also known as Iurii Mashukov and George Goognin, 38, a resident of New York and citizen of Russia, with various offenses related to using his cryptocurrency company Evita t  more

LIVERMORE, California, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Join expert scientists for a 10-week course on warm dense matter * Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) High Energy Density Science (HEDS) Center, in collaboration with the University of South Florida and University of California, San Diego, is offering a virtual course on the concepts and fundamentals of warm dense matter. In this course, you wi  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * New behavioral health training program helps keep warfighters on the battlefield * WASHINGTON - Last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth paused in front of a ballroom of service members and industry leaders at Special Operations Forces Week in Tampa, Florida, and reminded them people matter more than equipment. That stance underpins the Defense Department'  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NUWC Division Newport awards ceremony recognizes 12 patent inventors, published authors * NEWPORT, R.I. - The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's newest crop of inventors and authors were celebrated during a ceremony that recognized the latest patents and journal articles on May 30. The event capped a technical focus theme of "Innovation" held throughout May and coincided with National   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Steube: Reduce Bureaucracy, Codify President Trump's Executive Orders Now * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today introduced the Federal Government Reform Act of 2025, a comprehensive bill that codifies five of President Trump's executive orders addressing waste, restoring accountability, and modernizing the federal government. "This bill locks in President Trump  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 9, 2025: * * * Reps. David Scott, Scanlon, Frost, and Adams Introduce Legislation to Expand Student Access to Music and Arts Education WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13), alongside Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Congressman Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), announced the introduction of the Reimagining Inclusive Arts Education Act. The bill e  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. John Rutherford, R-Florida, issued the following news release on June 9, 2025: * * * Rutherford Statement on NOAA's Amendment 59 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Monday, U.S. Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Amendment 59: "The release of Amendment 59 by NOAA, without the proposed three-month bottom fishing closure, is a major victory for Florida, especially for our more  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Senate conducted five committee hearings on June 5, 2025: * * * DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Army in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Daniel P. Driscoll, Secretary of the Army, and General Randy A. George, USA  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 9, 2025: * * * Ways and Means Members Call on Labor Department to Prevent Retroactive Pandemic Unemployment Payments WASHINGTON, D.C. - An Ohio court is attempting to force U.S. taxpayers to retroactively pay nearly $1 billion in four year old pandemic era unemployment insurance (UI) benefits as the last remnant of a coordinated effort by activists to   more