WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Alsobrooks Statement on Trump's Failing Economy Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after markets began to fall as a result of devastating jobs data and Trump's reckless tariffs. "Trump's misguided policies and his undisciplined approach to tariffs is leading to a shrinking job market and a weak economic output. The billionaires won't feel   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Around the Air Force: Emerald Warrior Department Level Exercise, Next-Gen Command and Control, New Cyber Office * FORT GEORGE G. MEADE. Maryland - In this week's look around the Air Force, Air Force Special Operations Command hosts Exercise Emerald Warrior 25.2 as part of the Department-Level Exercise series, the Tactical Operations Center-Light capability g  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * FY 2026 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements Final Rule (CMS-1835-F) * On August 1, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (CMS-1835-F) that updates Medicare hospice payment rates and the aggregate cap amount for fiscal year (FY) 2026 i  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * FY 2026 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Prospective Payment System Final Rule - CMS-1829-F * On August 1, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to update Medicare payment policies and rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities under the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospect  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * FY 2026 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) and Quality Reporting (IPFQR) Updates Final Rule (CMS-1831-F) * On July 31, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to update Medicare payment policies and rates for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPFs), un  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on July Jobs Report * "Today's job report revealed that only 73,000 jobs were added to the economy last month, with unemployment increasing to 4.2%. Additionally, we saw a revision that 258,000 fewer jobs were added the previous two months than initially thought. The American economy, once the envy of the world in the post-COVID era under President Biden, is facing new uncertainty   more

LAUREL, Maryland, Aug. 1 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * In Memoriam: Johns Hopkins APL Senior Fellow Phil E. DePoy * The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) mourns the passing of former Senior Fellow Phil E. DePoy, who died July 12 at the age of 89. DePoy was a renowned naval analyst who spent more than three decades at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) and served as its president and CEO   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Judiciary Democrats Probe DOJ's Settlement of HPE-Juniper Merger Amid Reports Administration Ceded to Lobbyists Over Advice of Antitrust Experts Reporting Suggests That Trump Appointees Overruled DOJ Antitrust Officials, Fired Experts Who Oppose Corrupt Settlement * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciar  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 1 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Maryland American Water Files Rate Request Driven by $22 Million of Investment Over Last Seven Years * Bel Air, M.D. (August 1, 2025) - Maryland American Water filed a request today with the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) for new rates, reflecting $22 million of water system investments since the company's last rate request. The request reinfor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Kamala Harris Will Not Run for California Governor * WASHINGTON (July 31, 2025)- Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Wednesday she will not run for California governor, leaving open a path to pursue a potential presidential campaign in 2028. Current contenders for the presidential seat include an array of governors, including Gavin Newsom in California, JB Pritzker in Illinois, W  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- Morgan State University issued the following news release: * * * Morgan State University Showcases Innovative Autonomous Wheelchair Technology at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport University's Pilot Program for Mobile App-Based Adaptive Wheelchair Aims to Enhance Mobility Solutions in Public Transportation Spaces * At a special demonstration event held at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Airport), researchers from Morgan State Univ  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Urges Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to Stop "Unlawful" Mass Firings at Department of Education * Washington, D.C. - Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) is demanding Secretary of Education Linda McMahon put a stop to mass firings planned for August 1 at the Department of Education (ED) which will likely harm "its statutory obligations to serve American students, teachers and communities  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin, Meeks, DeLauro, Himes Call on Trump to Negotiate End to War in Gaza and Surge Humanitarian Aid * Washington, DC - Representatives Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee; Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Sele  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Senators Alsobrooks, Schiff Demand End to NASA Cuts, Reassert Congress' Sole Power to Authorize Science Funding Letter From Senators Representing Space Innovation Hubs Comes as Bipartisan Senate Rejects Proposed Gutting of Space Budget for Upcoming Fiscal Year * Today, Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and other Senators representing space and science   more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * TWS to offer two wildlife-watching trips of a lifetime * TWS is partnering with Rockjumper Wildlife Tours, one of the world's leading wildlife and birding tour operators, to offer two extraordinary trips in 2  more

ADELPHI, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news: * * * UMGC Library Rolls Out a Welcome Mat to AI By Mary Dempsey The first time Ron Toland took a University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) class, it was in a classroom on a military base in Germany. He was a 22-year-old soldier in the U.S. Army, studying for a bachelor's degree in communications with a minor in business. Fast forward 34 years and Toland is back at UMGC working toward an onlin  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following news: * * * From Basic Training to Breakthroughs: Army Enlisted Soldier Earns Ph.D. and Commission in Medical Entomology Army Staff Sgt. Luka Ndungu becomes Uniformed Services University's first active-duty enlisted Ph.D. graduate in Environmental Health Sciences, leading the way in military medical research to safeguard warfighter health. By Claire Pak Army Staff Sgt. Luka Ndungu's journey from enlisted so  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 2 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news: * * * University of Baltimore Opens Center for AI Learning and Community-Engaged Innovation By Jessica Stansbury Director The University of Baltimore has established a public-facing hub for creating knowledge, awareness and opportunity for artificial intelligennce technology--a growing area of interest in education, business, public service, and beyond. UBalt's new Center for AI Learning and Community-Engag  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Allegany County Maryland as Natural Disaster Area due to Flooding, Excessive Rain and Flash Flooding - 3 Contiguous Pennsylvania Counties Also Eligible for Assistance * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 1 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * VA nurses, veterans, federal unions, community allies vow to protect VA workers and veteran care at Georgia town hall * VA registered nurses with National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) - along with veterans groups, federal unions, and community members - urged the public to join in their efforts to protect federal workers and veterans health car  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Blunt Rochester Introduce Fresh Start Act to Remove Barriers for Formerly Incarcerated Americans * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) introduced the Fresh Start Act, legislation to support states in implementing automated record expungement processes to help formerly incarcerated Americans successfully rejoin their communities. After de  more