WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Alsobrooks Statement on Kilmar Abrego Garcia * August 22, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after news that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from custody: "We are a nation of laws, and this President would do well to remember that. "Kilmar Abrego Garcia will finally be afforded due process despite this Ad  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Aug. 23 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release on Aug. 22, 2025: * * * Amid Historic Summer Storms, Clean Water Advocates Express Concerns With Major Maryland Stormwater Permit New MDOT State Highway Administration stormwater permit does not adequately address climate change, experts say * Maryland has missed a critical opportunity to reduce stormwater pollution running off the state's highways, roads, and bridges and into local waterways, ac  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 22 -- The AFL-CIO Amalgamated Transit Union issued the following news release: [Category: Union] * * * At 61st Convention, Amalgamated Transit Union Shows Powerful Solidarity * Delegates elect International President John Costa, International Executive Vice President Yvette Trujillo, and International Secretary Treasurer Ken Kirk, Address Challenges Ahead New York City, NY - "Our Voice, Our Power" was the call and response echoed this week as hundreds of dele  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Ivey Joins Maryland Congressional Delegation In Bipartisan Push to Urge Administration to Reverse Denial of Federal Disaster Assistance * WASHINGTON - Congressman Glenn Ivey joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives April McClain Delaney, Steny Hoyer, Andy Harris, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, and Johnny Olszewski (all Md.) wrote to   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Court Halts Trump-Vance Administration's Unlawful Attempt to Gut the Affordable Care Act * Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. District Court of Maryland granted a preliminary injunction today, blocking implementation of the Trump-Vance administration's d  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Ethan Wechtaluk Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the non-partisan national movement to limit terms for elected officials, praises 2026 U.S. House of Representatives candidate for Maryland, Ethan Wechtaluk (district 6), for signing the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress. Previously, candidate Neil Parrott also signed the pledge. U.S. Term Limits has t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * In Bipartisan Push, Maryland Congressional Delegation Urges Administration to Reverse Denial of Federal Disaster Assistance * August 21, 2025 WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives April McClain Delaney, Steny Hoyer, Andy Harris, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, and Johnny Olszewski (all Md.) wrote to Presid  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Democrats and E&C Launch Investigation into Skydance-Paramount Merger Top House Democrats Seek Answers on Whether the Terms of the Government-Approved Merger Includes Censorship of Editorial Products at the Network, Details on the Millions in Free Trump Advertising, and More * Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has denied a petition from several groups who alleged that the owners of the Palisades Nuclear Plant misused decommissioning funds. The groups, which includes Beyond Nuclear, Takoma Park, Maryland, Michigan Safe Energy Future and Don't Waste Michigan, claimed that Holtec Palisades LLC and Holtec Decommissioning International LLC, both located in Camden, New Jersey, spent money from the decommissioning trust fund on activities relat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Noem Condemns the Release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a MS-13 Gang Member, Human Trafficker, Wife Beater, and Child Predator * An unhinged judge in Maryland ordered his release, despite his status as an MS-13 gang member, being indicted by a grand jury for human trafficking, and being subject to arrest under immigration law WASHINGTON - Today, U.S District Court Judge Paula Xinis  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 22 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Union nurses condemn Trump's latest attack on transgender people * National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the United States, today condemns one of President Donald Trump's latest moves against transgender people: Ending coverage of gender-affirming care in federal workers' health benefits. Along with all major medical organizations, NNU main  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has published a notice regarding an application from Vici Health Sciences LLC, Elkridge, Maryland, for authorization to import fentanyl-related compounds. This controlled substance is a Schedule I drug, and the company plans to use it in a manufacturing process to support its research and clinical trials. The application, submitted on May 30, 2025, specifies that the company's activity is limited to th  more