JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Air Force Week in Photos * FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Maryland - This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.  To view all Week in Photos collections, click here (https://www.jbsa.mil/News/Week-in-Photos/  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Around the Air Force: Department level exercise, aeromedical readiness, recruiting exceeds goals * FORT GEORGE G. MEADE. Maryland - In this week's look Around the Air Force, a Department Level Exercise kicks off in multiple locations across the United States and Indo-Pacific, a TAES exercise tests patient movement capabilities in contested environments, and   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: It's Time to Restore Constitutional Order and Rein in Rogue Judges * " The Constitution is clear. Congress controls federal spending. The power of the purse belongs to Congress. It does not belong to unelected district court judges with a gavel and a grudge." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor to condemn the grow  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Applauds EPA Finding of Offshore Wind Permit Error * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) determination that the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) improperly issued its final permit decision for the U.S. Wind offshore wind project off the coast of Oc  more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, July 11 -- The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command issued the following news: * * * Equipment Assessment Unit Boosts Soldier Readiness By James W. Campbell A team of experts from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) are working to ensure that Soldiers are prepared to defend against chemical and biological threats. They are doing this by supporting the fielded equipment used for detection  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 11, 2025: * * * House Democrats Demand Trump Administration Release $7 Billion in Illegally Withheld Education Funding U.S. Representative Lucy McBath (GA-06) led 150 House Democrats in pressuring the Trump Administration to release almost $7 billion in illegally withheld, Congressionally-appropriated federal funding meant for educat  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 10, 2025: * * * House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Challenges Trump's Unlawful, Chaotic Imposition of IEEPA Tariffs in Appeals Court On Tuesday, House Democrats' Litigation Task Force led 162 Members of Congress and 29 Senators in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit challenging President Donald T  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Joins Maryland Delegation Members to Call on IRS to Expedite Tax Refunds for Constituents Facing Financial Hardship * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and U.S. Representatives Kweisi   more

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Maryland, July 11 -- The U.S. Army Cadet Command issued the following news: * * * JROTC cadets partner with Fort Meade to boost environmental sustainability By Gloriann Martin The Mustang Battalion of Meade High School's Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps recently partnered with the U.S. Army Garrison here to improve stormwater management across the installation and provide practical professional development for its cadets. The cadets teamed up with personnel from  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Call on IRS to Expedite Tax Refunds for Constituents Facing Financial Hardship * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) wrote to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Billy Long regardin  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 12 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on July 11, 2025: * * * Climate Resilience Projects Throughout Maryland Funded with $1.275 Million The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced more than $1.275 million in competitive grants for six climate resilience projects to help communities plan, design and construct solutions to withstand flooding and other weather-related events. The selected projects will reduce risk for  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Olszewski: State Department Lay-offs Short-Sighted, Dangerous * (Washington, DC) - Congressman Johnny Olszewksi (D-MD), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's firing of more than 1,300 State Department personnel: "In the fight for peace and stability, there is perhaps no greater weapon than diplomacy. Today, amid war  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * PUNCHBOWL: Alsobrooks, Cramer Urge Trump Administration: Keep the Economic Development Administration Open In case you missed it, Punchbowl News reported this afternoon that Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, demanded answers from the Trump Administratio  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on FBI Headquarters, CJS Appropriations Markup * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), released the following statement on the Appropriations Committee markup of the CJS funding bill: "Last week the Trump Administration notified the Congress of its intent t  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Booker, SFRC Colleagues Demand Answers Regarding State Department Layoffs * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and 8 of their Senate colleagues in writing a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing deep concerns with imminent Reductions in Force (RIFs) at the State Depa  more