WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Defense Secretary Honors Tennessee Police Department During Award Ceremony * Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth honored a local police department today for being a recipient of the 2025 Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award during a city hall ceremony in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Originally announced July 7, 2025, the Hendersonville Police Department w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Unmasks Double Dipping Bureaucrats * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is asking the Trump administration to conduct a government-wide review to put a stop to bureaucrats double dipping on the dole. Ernst's effort to ensure government employees are not illegally receiving unemployment benefits comes after federal and state employees have been exposed for stealing millions of dollars of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has put forward a plan to redesignate Muscatine County, Iowa, from non-attainment to attainment for the 2010 1-hour sulfur dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). This move signals a major step forward in improving air quality for the region, following years of targeted efforts to reduce SO2 emissions. The EPA also plans to approve Iowa's maintenance strategy to ensure continued compliance and update source-s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Blue Slips * Q: What is the blue slip tradition in the U.S. Senate? A: The blue slip refers to a paper form, literally a blue piece of paper, the Senate Judiciary Committee has used for more than a century to give home-state senators the courtesy to show their endorsement or disapproval for a presidential nomination in their home state. It was designed to encourage consultation between th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Steube Introduces GRACE Act * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) introduced today the Guaranteeing Religious Accommodation in Childhood Education (GRACE) Act. This bill prohibits federal education funding to educational institutions and agencies that refuse to provide students with a religious exemption for vaccine mandates. "Freedom of speech and religion is the most sa  more