FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 24 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve's 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Soldiers in Australia for Talisman Sabre 2025 * QUEENSLAND, Australia - The 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) is participating in Talisman Sabre for the first time, integrating with joint and combined partners to support sustainment operations across a vast geographic area. Talisman Sabre 25 is the largest bilateral militar  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * As Back to School Approaches, Ross Leads Bipartisan Group of Members Calling on State Department to Fix Issue with Indian Student Visas * Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) led a bipartisan group of 14 lawmakers urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to address recent delays for Indian students seeking to obtain student visa appointments to begin or continue their studies in the United   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Votes to Advance Senate's Intelligence Authorization, Highlights Wins for Privacy and National Security * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence,released the following statement after the release of the I ntelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (IAA). "I was proud to support the Intelligence Authorization Act, my  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The North Carolina Budget & Tax Center has submitted a public comment letter addressed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding its proposed National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database. The organization has voiced serious concerns about the implications of the new database and accompanying notice for the 1.4 million residents of North Carolina who depend on SNAP for their essential needs. In the letter, the North Carolina Budget &  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 24 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Deploying an expeditionary sustainment command * An expeditionary sustainment command (ESC) performs sustainment operations for field armies and corps. It encompasses 74 military occupational specialties (MOSs) and 40 sections and branches. Preparing such a complex and multifaceted unit for deployment demands a careful strategy that optimizes time, resources, and personnel. This article pres  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 24 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Fort Hunter Liggett supports the Madre Fire 2025 * SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) provided three heavy equipment operators and two firefighters for a 12-day deployment to support the Madre Fire in the Los Padres National Forest's remote central California area from July 2-14, 2025. They were part of the team of hundreds of firefighters and support personnel committed to co  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congressman Pat Harrigan Hosts Telephone Town Hall with Nearly 12,000 Constituents * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) connected with 11,958 constituents during a telephone town hall last night, taking questions and speaking directly with voters about the most pressing challenges facing North Carolina's Tenth District and the nat  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Ingersoll Rand, Davidson, North Carolina, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The company expressed concern that withdrawing air compressors as covered equipment under federal energy conservation programs would invite low-quality foreign competition and lead to burdensome state-level regulations. Ingersoll Rand stated its support for executive orders aimed at revamping American manufacturing   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Lee Applauds USDA Shift from Washington to Utah * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement in response to this morning's announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that the agency will be shifting its focus and staffing away from Washington D.C. and toward agricultural hub locations across the country, including one in Salt Lake City, Utah: "The people makin  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Letter: Rep. Adams Leads Call on House Appropriations Chairs to Demand Release of Education Funding * WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Ranking Member of the House Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, alongside Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Ranking Member of the House Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcomm  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * New Dems Release Innovation Agenda to Unleash American Potential and Lead the 21st Century * Washington, D.C. -- Today, the New Democrat Coalition Innovation & Technology Working Group, led by Working Group Chair Sam Liccardo (CA-16), AI Task Force Chair Valerie Foushee (NC-04), and Digital Assets Task Force Chair Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), unveiled the New Dem Innovation Agenda, a roadma  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 24 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * PHOTO GALLERY: Army Reserve engineers with 1st Mission Support Command take part in Innovative Readiness Training in Vieques, Puerto Rico * VIQUES, Puerto Rico - Army Reserve engineers assigned to the 471st Engineer Company (EVCC), 1st Mission Support Command, participated in Innovative Readiness Training at Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport in Vieques, Puerto Rico, in July 2025. The missio  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 24 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Raven Focus increases warfighting readiness for Total Army * YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Washington - "We are here in support of Raven Focus which is a brigade annual training exercise for the 81st Stryker Brigade, based in Seattle, Washington," said Lt. Col. Nathan Davis, Commander, 1-357th Brigade Support Battalion, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. "For the National Guard and the Army Res  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing to consider five measures aimed at energy independence, border security and infrastructure streamlining: * * * ood afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Today, the Rules Committee is convening to consider five separate measures: H.J. Res. 104, H.J. Res. 105, H.J  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces USDA Reorganization, Restoring the Department's Core Mission of Supporting American Agriculture * (Washington, D.C., July 24, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), refocusing its core operations to better align with its founding mission of supporting American farming, r  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Bennet Introduce Legislation To Strengthen Existing Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), led the re-introduction of the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act along with Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colorado). The No Surprises Act, originally passed in 2020, instills key patient protections and ensures an ef  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 24 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * State awards nearly $6 million in coastal resiliency grants to 32 communities for planning, engineering, design, and construction * The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Coastal Management (DCM) has awarded Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP) grants to 32 communities to strengthen their resilience to increasingly hazardous  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Increase Housing Supply, Reduce Costs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tim Scott (R-SC), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Katie Britt (R-AL), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) recently introduced the bipartisan Housing Supply Expansion Act of 2025, legislation that modernizes the federal definition of "manufactured  more