WASHINGTON, July 30 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * "50 States of Fraud" * On 60th Anniversary of Medicaid, Speaker Johnson highlights waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid across the country WASHINGTON -- Sixty years ago today, Medicaid was created as an important safety net for pregnant women, single mothers, low-income seniors, and Americans with disabilities. Since then, the program has become dramatically expanded beyond its or  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sixteen State Attorneys General submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The letter addresses the department's interim final rule, "Withdrawing the Attorney General's Delegation of Authority," which pertains to the restoration of firearms rights under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 925(c). The Attorneys General urged the department to consider evidence from states' experiences with firearms rights restoration to inform its actions. They highlighted state  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 30 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve Soldiers conduct active shooter training with local first responders * BELL, Calif. - On April 8, personnel from the U.S. Army Reserve, Navy, Marines, as well as local police and fire departments, participated in a joint training exercise focused on active shooter scenarios and medical evacuations at the Army Reserve Center in Bell, California. Master Sgt. Ryan Taylor, the Sec  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 30 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Sustainment Command-Army Reserve Element welcomes new leadership * ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. - The Army Sustainment Command-Army Reserve Element held a dual ceremony July 12 to welcome its new leadership team and say farewell to its outgoing command team. Col. William Blume Jr. assumed command from Col. Roderick Page in a ceremony hosted by Brig. Gen. Rachel Humphrey, deputy command  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Education Law Center (ELC), Newark, New Jersey, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education stating its opposition to proposed supplemental priorities that promote education choice and returning education to the states. The organization argued that these priorities, particularly those expanding private school vouchers, would harm students and families. ELC, a non-profit organization dedicated to justice and equity for public school students,   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Foxx, Gottheimer Introduce Bill to Hold Higher Education Accountable for BDS Activity Today, Representatives Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) introduced the bipartisan Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act, legislation that prohibits colleges and universities from receiving federal student aid if they engage in commercial and academic boycotts dictated by t  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The North Carolina Budget and Tax Center issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service expressing concerns about a proposed plan to establish a National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Information Database. The organization is urging the department to withdraw the proposal, arguing it has grave errors and omissions and conflicts with the program's purpose. The Budget and Tax Center, an organization that helps vul  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCCADV), Durham, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice concerning its interim final rule, Withdrawing the Attorney General's Delegation of Authority. The organization, headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, leads the state's movement to end domestic violence and expressed strong opposition to measures that could make it easier for adjudicated abusers to regain firearm access. The c  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 30 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * State certifies two new species state records for rare Channel Scabbardfish and Spinycheek Scorpionfish * The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Marine Fisheries recently established new a state record for the rarely encountered and deep-dwelling Channel Scabbardfish ( Evoxymetopon taeniatus ) and a Spinycheek Scorpionfish ( Neomeri  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Grassley Lead Bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Justice Grant Reauthorization Act * Grant program comes from Whitehouse's bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Pr  more