WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 27, 2025: * * * Alsobrooks Votes YES on War Powers Resolution WASHINGTON, DC - Tonight, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) voted yes on Senator Tim Kaine's (D-Va.) War Powers Resolution. The resolution failed 47-53. "Last week's dramatic escalation by President Trump put American servicemembers and the American citizenry at risk. What yesterday's briefing confirmed was that this action, contra  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Around the Air Force: Human-machine teaming, sonic boom research, survivable communication networks * FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Maryland - In this week's look Around the Air Force, human-machine teaming for better decision-making in battle sprints forward with an experimental program, researchers are studying the impact of sonic booms as rocket launches become   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Launches New Model to Target Wasteful, Inappropriate Services in Original Medicare * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing a new Innovation Center model aimed at helping ensure people with Original Medicare receive safe, effective, and necessary care. Through the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Tzedek DC, a center at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education, advocating for streamlining student loan programs and opposing any rulemaking process that would cut vital support for borrowers. The organization highlights the disproportionate burden of student loan debt on D.C. residents and specific demographic groups. The advocacy group emphasizes that D.C. carries a substantial  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Recognizes the Capital Gazette Shooting Anniversary on the House Floor * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) took to the House floor to remember and honor the five journalists of the Capital Gazette who lost their lives on June 28, 2018, in a mass shooting in their Annapolis newsroom. Ahead of the seven-year anniversary on Saturday, the Congresswoman read the names   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: * * * Notice of Availability: Draft Programmatic Agreement and Request for Public Comments Annapolis City Dock Flood Mitigation Undertaking * PHILADELPHIA-- The City of Annapolis, Maryland has applied through the Maryland Department of Emergency Management to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and Pre-Disa  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan Coalition Pushing for Answers on Potential Reallocation of $1 Billion in School Mental Health Funding * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Mental Heath and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, led a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in calling for answers from the Department of Education regarding reports the agen  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * From Whiteboard to Water: Oregon State Team Castorea Makes a Splash at ISR18 * What began as a submarine sketch on a whiteboard in 2022 became a reality for Oregon State University's human-powered submarine team, Team Castorea, in their inaugural run at the 18th International Submarine Races (ISR 18) in West Bethesda, Maryland. The club was founded in 2022 by Liam Vincent, a mechanical engineering student  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Judiciary Republicans' Subpoena of Harvard University Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement on Committee Republicans' baseless subpoena to Harvard University, the latest Republican attack on independe  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Supreme Court's Decision in Trump v. CASA Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc: "Today, the Supreme Court ridiculously reinterpreted the Judicia  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin, Senator Padilla Introduce Bill to Cut Off Federal Contracts to Gun Dealers Whose Firearms Are Disproportionately Linked to Violent Crime Legislation Would Bar Government Contracts with Bad-Apple Dealers Whose Guns Are Overrepresented in Violent Crime Data * Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ran  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Statement on Supreme Court's Mahmoud v. Taylor Decision * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling against Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor : "Donald Trump and his Administration have continued to target and attack LGBTQ+ Americans in the most scandalous fashion. In this  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Top Democrats Request FTC Documents on Several Investigations into WinRed WASHINGTON - Today, Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Joe Morelle (NY-25), and Robert Garcia (CA-42), the top Democrats on the Committees on Judiciary, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, respectively, requested documents from Federal Trade Commission Cha  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Top House Democrats Call on Senate Homeland Security Committee to Reject Nomination of Extremist Trump Loyalist to Lead Office of the Special Counsel Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Govern  more