WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins Cotton, Colleagues in Introducing Bill To Reform, Improve, and Streamline ODNI * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, in introducing the Intelligence Community Efficiency and Effectiveness Act, legislation that would re  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 1st Quarter 2025 Real gross domestic product decreased in 39 states in the first quarter of 2025, with the percent change ranging from 1.7 percent at an annual rate in South Carolina to -6.1 percent in Iowa and Nebraska, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (table 1).   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Cotton to Introduce Bill to Reform, Improve, and Streamline ODNI * Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 June 27, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today will introduce the Intelligence Community Efficiency and Effectiveness Act, legislation that would realign resources to intelligence m  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Senate GOP Colleagues Introduce Resolution Supporting Operation Midnight Hammer * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Roger Wicker (R-Missouri), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma), Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Dave McCormick (R-Pennsylvania), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Rick Scott (R-  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11330) on June 26, 2025, by legislative attorney Alejandra Aramayo: * * * Federal Preemption and Texas S.B. 4 In November 2023, Texas passed Senate Bill 4 (S.B. 4), which makes it a crime for an alien to, among other things, enter or attempt to enter the state from a foreign nation through a location other than a lawful port of entry. The law - which would require an alie  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 28 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Continued to Decrease in June The Manufacturing Survey monitors manufacturing plants selected according to geographic distribution, industry mix and size. * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the June Manufacturing Survey today. According to Megan Williams, associate economist and s  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 28 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release on June 27, 2025: * * * Tenth District Services Growth Eased in June The Services Survey monitors services firms selected according to geographic distribution, employment mix and size. * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the June Services Survey today. According to Megan Williams, associate economist and survey manager, Tenth District service  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Let's get this done. * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) released the following statement on the One Big, Beautiful Bill: "In November, the American people voted overwhelmingly for a change in Washington. Every single county in Oklahoma, all 77 of them, voted for President Trump and his transformational America First agenda," said Senator Mullin. "The One  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, June 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Reserve Airmen Support Thunderbirds Aerial Refueling, Honor Hometown Hero * * Published June 27, 2025 * By Carter Denton * 507th Air Refueling Wing TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Citizen Airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base executed an aerial refueling mission with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, June 26, while honoring a local public servant selected   more