FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 22 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve's 903rd Inland Cargo Transfer Company deployment and farewell ceremony * HARTFORD, S.D. - A deployment and farewell ceremony was held at West Central High School to honor and say farewell to the U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 903rd Inland Cargo Transfer Company (903 ICTC) before they mobilized to support operations in USCENTCOM on July 11. Leadership from across the 451  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins Young, Colleagues to Urge End to Foreign Free-Riding Burdening American Patients & Calls for IP Negotiator Appointment * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), and several of his Senate Republicans colleagues, in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick urging the Trump Administ  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Celebrating Habitat Month * July is Habitat Month at NOAA Fisheries! All month long, we'll be sharing how we protect and restore habitat to sustain our nation's fisheries, recover endangered species, and support coastal communities. NOAA conserves habitats like wetlands, rivers, and coral reefs to support fisheries--but habitat isn't valuable just for the home it provides for fish an  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter: * * * Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) * Recipient: Recipient Name Mr. Umesh Gupta Recipient Title Senior Vice President and Site Head Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited Plot No. 2, Phase-II, Pharma Zone, SEZ Pithampur, Indore 454774 India Issuing Office: United States Warning Letter 320-25-92 July 11, 2025 AMENDE  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Gator Strong Services for Sexual Harassment and Sex Discrimination * Federal suit charges home services company created sex-based hostile work environment for office manager RALEIGH, N.C. -- Gator Strong, LLC, a commercial and residential home services company operating in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and formerly in Wilmington, North Carolina, violated federal law by subje  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 22 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Fort Buchanan continues enabling warfighters in the Caribbean * CAROLINA, Puerto Rico - Approximately 100 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 393rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (CSSB), the 448th Engineer Battalion, the 407th Finance Detachment, and the 407th Medical Detachment departed from Puerto Rico, July 12 for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ, to participate in the Warrior  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Leger Fernandez, Murkowski, Klobuchar, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Healing Partnerships for Survivors of Sexual Assault * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), alongside Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), introduced the Healing Partnerships for Survivors Act, a bipartisan bill to  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 22 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Passing the torch: Army Reserve's 155th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion changes command * EL MONTE, Calif. - The Soldiers of the 155th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (CSSB) gathered with family, friends, and local community members on July 12, 2025, to witness a significant moment in the unit's history--the change of command ceremony between outgoing commander Lt. Col. Valerie J  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas Introduces Legislation to Level the Playing Field for the Cider Industry * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06), introduced the Bubble Tax Modernization Act, which would lower the tax rate for lower-alcohol wine, cider, and mead made with fruit. Despite the popularity of bubbly beverages, the carbonation tax-colloquially called the 'bubble tax'   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Agricultural Supply Chain * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) led 16 of his colleagues in introducing legislation to remove regulatory roadblocks for heavy vehicle operators when renewing their commercial driver's licenses (CDL). The Seasonal Agriculture CDL Modernization Act enables seasonal drivers to renew their CDL onli  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 22 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Retiring commanding general of Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division culminates military career where it began * JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - "I want you all to know how much of an honor and privilege it has been to serve you and this great nation, and to end my career in the same place it began 39 years ago," said Maj. Gen. Kris Belanger, outgoing commanding general for the U  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Garcia Introduce Legislation to Allow Independent Oversight of DOJ Attorneys * Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02), member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42), Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee, introduced the IG Access Act, which will expand the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General (DOJ IG) to incl  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Budd, Blunt Rochester Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Streamline American Manufacturing * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, introduced the bipartisan Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act. The bill would amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology A  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko, Huizenga Introduce Legislation to Expand Mental Health Care for Seniors * WASHINGTON, DC--Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY-20) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4) today reintroduced the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act, bipartisan legislation that would improve care for millions of America's seniors by permanently repealing the Medicare 190-day lifetime limit for inpatient psychiatric   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. House Passes Rep. Lauren Boebert's Bipartisan Zip Code Bill * Over 65 communities helped by legislation to provide unique zip codes WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) successfully passed her bipartisan Zip Code bill, H.R. 3095, through the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday evening. The final recorded vote total was 278-121, a significant bipartisan victory for th  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in North Carolina Impacted by Tropical Storm Chantal * RALEIGH, N.C., July 22, 2025 - Agricultural operations in North Carolina have been significantly impacted by Tropical Storm Chantal and related weather events. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farme  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 22 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Water quality swimming advisory lifted for sound-side site in Dare County * State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming advisory at a sound-side site in Dare County. The advisory was lifted because water testing shows that bacteria levels have dropped below the state's and Environmental Protection Agency's standards set for  more