WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Alien detainees 'with a nexus to a transnational criminal organization or criminal drug activity' may be sent to Joint Base * "Would it be better to have the people who entered the U.S. illegally and 'have a nexus to a transnational criminal organization or criminal drug activity' just walking around our streets and threatening the well-being of our young people," asked Rep. Chris Smith after a co  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule (Docket No. FAA-2024-2591) entitled "Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-38, V-133, and V-144 and Revocation of VOR Federal Airway V-214 in the Vicinity of Zanesville, OH." This action amends Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range Federal Airways V-38, V-133 and V-144 and revokes VOR Federal Airway V-214. FAA is taking this action due to the planned decommissioning of the Ver  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 26 -- The Indiana Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * Beech Grove Honored as Indiana's First Gold Level 'Clean Community' INDIANAPOLIS - The City of Beech Grove has been awarded Gold Level status in the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's (IDEM) Clean Community program. Beech Grove is the first municipality to achieve gold tier status since IDEM reintroduced the program in 2021. "I congratul  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE), Indianapolis, Indiana, a nonprofit corporation, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP)/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The letter offers feedback on the Health Technology Ecosystem Request for Information, particularly concerning the role of health information exchanges (HIE  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has issued a notice titled "Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews." This notice concerns the initiation of administrative reviews for various antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders with June anniversary dates. The Commerce Department has received requests to conduct these reviews, which involve merchandise from various producers and exporters. In accorda  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Op-Ed: America needs an aggressive critical minerals strategy * The following op-ed by U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) was originally published by the Washington Examiner on July 25, 2025. By Todd Young In April, China restricted exports of crucial rare earth elements and magnets, which are used in everything from fighter jets and submarines to missile systems and drones. President Donald  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Reintroduce Resolution Calling on U.S. Senate to Ratify UN Convention on the Law of the Sea * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined a group of his Senate colleagues in reintroducing a resolution urging the U.S. Senate to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). UNCLOS defines the rights and responsibilities of nations regarding the world's o  more