JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Around the Air Force: Collaborative Combat Aircraft, Alternative Navigation Milestone, Testing Helicopters vs. Fighters * FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Maryland - In this week's look around the Air Force, a new Collaborative Combat Aircraft platform takes flight in a big step toward flying alongside manned fighter jets, alternative navigation software tests whether  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Leads Fight to End Government Shutdowns, Hold Congress Accountable * WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) was joined by Senator James Lankford (R-OK) in introducing the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025, which would take government shutdowns off the table and force Congress to stay in town until their work is done. "In the real world, if you fail to do  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Chairmen Steil, Jordan, and Comer Subpoena Three Additional Individuals in ActBlue Investigation Today, as part of their investigation into allegations of potentially fraudulent donations being made through ActBlue, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01), Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (OH-04), a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood Announces Flyover Fintech Panel on "Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)" * LINCOLN, NEBRASKA - Today, Rep. Mike Flood announced Flyover Fintech will include a panel on "Non-Fungible Tokens" also known as "NFTs." The panel, featuring industry leaders from Phantom and Solana Policy Institute, will happen at Flood's Flyover Fintech Conference in Lincoln on September 23, 2025. "Non-fungible to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Bill to Formally Establish VA's Veteran Customer Service Office Signed Into Law * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to President Trump signing into law his Improving Veteran Experience Act, which will make permanent the Veterans Experience Office (VEO) within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), ensuring it can continue to provide consis  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has given approval to multiple applications from companies seeking to become bank holding companies or acquire the assets or ownership of a bank. The applications are pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and Regulation Y. The applications include: 1. Prosperity Bancshares Inc. of Houston, Texas, which seeks to merge with American Bank Holding Corporation and indirectly acquire American Bank, National Association, both of Cor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following Beige Book on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Eleventh District expanded modestly. Growth picked up in nonfinancial services and manufacturing. Retail sales increased, and loan volume rose, driven by increases in residential and commercial real estate lending. Agricultural conditions were favorable. Meanwhile, housing market activity remained weak, and drilling activity an  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 5 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * FHLB Dallas and Arvest Celebrate Opening of New Fayetteville Rental Community Helped by $850K Housing Grant * Cobblestone Farm Community received an $850,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant from FHLB Dallas through its member, Arvest Bank. FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, September 5, 2025--The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dal  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest from United Defense LLC, of Hampton, Virginia, regarding the terms of an U.S. Army contract for intelligence support services. The company argued that the Army should have amended its solicitation after a policy was announced that would merge the Training and Doctrine Command, which is currently at Fort Eustis, Virginia, with the Army Futures Command in Austin, Texas. United Defense contended that the consolidation  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Harshbarger Joins Colleagues in Effort to Double Federal Penalty for Assaulting ICE Agents * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) joined Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02), and Congressman Brad Knott (R-NC-13) in introducing the Protect and Respect ICE Act, which will double criminal penalties for assaulting, resisting, or impeding an ICE officer or emplo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Call Out Trump Administration's Wrongful Targeting of DACA Recipients * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 39 Senate Democrats to press U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on the Trump Administration's wrongful targeting of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients in its cruel mass de  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH LEADS PRO-LIFE LAWMAKERS IN ENDORSING END OF BIDEN VA ABORTION RULE * 71 Senators, Members of Congress Weigh in on Trump Effort to Restore Pro-Life Policies, End Abortion Services at VA Facilities U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today released a letter she led that was signed by 71 Senators and Members of Congress who support the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: In Los Angeles Times Op-Ed, Sen. Schiff Raises Alarm on Attempts to Restart Pipeline Responsible for 2015 Oil Spill * "...If Donald Trump and his big oil allies get their way, the exact same pipelines that caused that Refugio spill will be reopened - and we will take a major step backward in the fight to keep our coasts clean." Read the full article here. Washington, D.C. - In case you   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Cruz Tours the Panama Canal, Reaffirms Commitment to Combat Chinese Interference with American Commerce * Cruz previously held a hearing focused on the canal's crucial role in U.S. trade WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, recently traveled to Panama and underscored the Panama Canal  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Identifying warning signs of suicide on social media * FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Your social media feed is likely full of a variety of posts. It may include funny memes, entertainment and news stories, and pictures and updates from friends and family. With so much to scroll through, it can be difficult to spot a concerning post made by a fellow warrior, frie  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Moran Leads with TRUST Act to Tackle $37 Trillion National Debt * Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) introduced the Tariff Revenue Used to Secure Tomorrow (TRUST) Act on September 4, 2025, legislation that ensures revenue from tariffs is directed exclusively toward reducing America's runaway national debt. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, any tariff revenue collected above Fiscal Year 2025 levels   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * New Investigative Report Uncovers Billions in Taxpayer Money Used to Fund Chinese Military Apparatus Today, the House Select Committee on China released a groundbreaking investigative report (https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/media/investigations/fox-in-the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * On Fox, Cornyn Recaps Hearing with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. * WASHINGTON - Today on Fox News' America Reports, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) recapped the Senate Finance Committee hearing he participated in that included testimony from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Excerpts are below, and video can be found here. "The Senate used to be called 'the wo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * On Newsmax, Cornyn Calls Out Democrats for 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' & Fraud Allegations * WASHINGTON - Today on Newsmax's Newsline, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) called out Democrats for supporting soft-on-crime policies fueled by "Trump Derangement Syndrome" and highlighted his recently introduced LETITIA Act, which would hold corrupt public officials who commit acts of federal bank fraud, tax fraud, or  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Colleagues Investigate Trump Administration's Betrayal of Immigrant Service Members, Veterans, Military Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, joined 60 of his Senate and House colleagues in opening a new investigation into the Trump Administration's arrests, detentions, and deportations of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mullin Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve Emergency Alert and Warning Systems in U.S. * Washington, D.C. - Seconds matter when a crisis strikes, and emergency alerts save lives when used properly. But recent floods in Texas and wildfires in California have highlighted, yet again, how alert failures can turn deadly. During National Preparedness Month, Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15) introduced t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pfluger: Much-Needed Tax Cuts are Coming for Hardworking Texans * WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) penned an op-ed in the San Angelo Standard-Times, outlining how the Largest Working Families Tax Cut package in American history secures historic, tangible wins for Texans. You can read the full piece here or below. # Much-needed tax cuts are coming for hardworking Texans | O  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, James Lankford, Colleagues Introduce the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025 * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) and several of their Senate Republican colleagues in reintroducing the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025. This legislation would end the practice of government shutdowns, mandating that Congr  more