WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Joins Britt, Republican Colleagues in Advocating for Critical NIH Research Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), joined Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and 12 of their Senate Republican colleagues on a letter to R  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- 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 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE arrests illegal alien serving as a local police officer after attempting to unlawfully purchase firearm in Maine * BIDDEFORD, Maine - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Maine arrested an illegally present Jamaican offender after he unlawfully attempted to purchase a firearm. Officers with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Bo  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- President Trump sent to the Senate on July 16, 2025, three nominations for circuit judges and at least 57 military positions: Joshua D. Dunlap, of Maine, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit. William W. Mercer, of Montana, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana. Eric Chunyee Tung, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. 43 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. 8 Army nominations in the   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins, Bipartisan Group Introduce Legislation to Exempt Small Businesses from Tariffs on Canadian Imports * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and a bipartisan group of six of her Senate colleagues in introducing the Creating Access to Necessary American-Canadian Duty Adjustments (CANADA) Act. This legislation would exempt United States-owned   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * To Help Farmers and Cut Meat Costs, King, Paul Introduce Bill to Reduce Red Tape for Maine Farmers * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Rand Paul (R-KY) have introduced bipartisan legislation to make it easier for small farms and ranches to provide locally produced meats to consumers. As beef prices in the United States hit record highs, the Processing Revival and Intrastate   more