WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- A coalition of 22 state attorneys general has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) expressing overwhelming support for the agency's proposed rescission of the Executive Order 11246 implementing regulations. The attorneys general argue that these regulations, which impose affirmative action requirements on federal contractors, violate constitutional principles of equal protection and contribute to inefficiencies in government procurement p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP officers at Hidalgo International Bridge arrest man wanted for sexual assault of a child * HIDALGO, Texas \- U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Hidalgo Port of Entry officers apprehended a man wanted in Hidalgo County for an alleged sexual crime against a child. "CBP officers continue to maintain their vigilance and that ded  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP seizes more than $890K in cocaine at Hidalgo International Bridge * HIDALGO, Texas --U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge, intercepted $890,700 in alleged cocaine concealed within a vehicle. "Our frontline CBP officers encountered a driver with a routine outstanding warrant and upon   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Calls on El Paso Postmaster General to Address Prevalent, Ongoing Issues with the USPS * Last Friday, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to El Paso Postmaster General Cindi J. Tabbot to express her deep concern regarding prevalent United States Postal Service (USPS) issues in the El Paso region that have been brought to her attention by constituents and post  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Reacts to Supreme Court Order for Kristi Noem v. Pedro Vazquez Perdomo * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement after the Supreme Court published an unsigned order for Kristi Noem v. Pedro Vazquez Perdomo in which it lifted a federal judge's order prohibiting government agents from making indiscriminate immigration-related stops in the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Supports Bills to End Cashless Bail & Keep Violent Criminals Off American Streets * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) cosponsored two bills backed by the Trump administration that would keep violent criminals off American streets by ending cashless bail policies that empower criminals to reoffend, including the Ending Cashless Bail in Our Nation's Capital Act, which would ban cashless bail in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Eight MS-13 Gang Members Plead Guilty to Multi-Year Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Murders and Witness Tampering * Eight members of the violent transnational criminal organization Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, pleaded guilty today to charges stemming from a multi-year racketeering conspiracy that included multiple murders and acts of witness tampering. The defendants--identified as   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * FinCEN Issues Modified Southwest Border Geographic Targeting Order Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is reissuing a modified Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) to combat illicit cartel and other criminal activity, including money laundering, along the southwest border of the United State  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Call Out Trump Administration's Wrongful Targeting of Dreamers in Illegal Immigration Scheme * WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senate Democratic colleagues in pressing U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on the Trump Administration's wrongful, illegal targeting of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, or Dreamers.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Lankford Reintroduce Legislation to End Government Shutdowns, Hold Congress Accountable * WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) reintroduced the? Prevent Government Shutdowns Act to take government shutdowns off the table and force Congress to stay in town until their work is done. "It costs money to shut the government down and costs money to open i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- 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. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * High-Ranking Member of Violent Mexican Drug Cartel Sentenced on Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charge * A Mexican national and high-ranking, violent member of the Los Zetas cartel was sentenced today to over 31 years in prison for conspiring to manufacture and distribute large quantities of cocaine and marijuana. He was also ordered to pay $26.5 million in forefeiture. "Eleazar Medina-Rojas used ext  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- A report from CPA Economics warns that the U.S. copper supply chain faces an "acute threat" from China's state-directed strategy to dominate the global market, endangering a material vital for national defense and energy infrastructure. The analysis details how Beijing has weaponized its industrial policy to undermine American competitiveness. The report finds that China has built massive, subsidized overcapacity in copper smelting and refining, approaching half  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Houston arrests 822 criminal aliens, gang members, convicted murders, child predators, foreign fugitives and egregious immigration offenders during weeklong operation * HOUSTON -- ICE Houston arrested 822 criminal aliens, transnational gang members, child predators, foreign fugitives and other egregious immigration offenders during a weeklong oper  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson, Markey Push to End Foreign Political Fundraising at U.S. Embassies * WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Julie Johnson (TX-32), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), introduced the No Foreign Fundraising at United States Embassies Act, which would prohibit the use of U.S. embassies, consulates, or other diplomatic posts for raising funds for foreig  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Laboratory CEO, Marketers, and Physicians to Pay Over $6M to Settle Allegations of Management Service Organization and other Lab Testing Kickbacks * One-time laboratory CEO Christopher Grottenthaler, formerly of Frisco, Texas, has agreed to pay $4.25 million to resolve False Claims Act litigation with the United States alleging illegal payments to doctors for laboratory referrals in violation of th  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * LLNL's Open Match Giving Campaign debuts with strong employee participation Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has concluded its inaugural Open Match Giving Campaign, the first of several new charitable initiatives under the Lab's Giving Pathways program, which operates under the Helping Others More Effectively (HOME) Campaign umbr  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * MICC command team accepts SHARP Room Challenge * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - In support of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention, the MICC command team of Brig. Gen. Freddy Adams, Command Sgt. Maj. JennyAnne Bright, Clay Cole, and their staff accepted the SHARP Room Challenge Training. At Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, pre  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op, Sunrise Creamery * More Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts * Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts * Recall Resources * Enforcement Reports * Industry Guidance For Recalls * Major Product Recalls Summary Company Announcement Date: September 05, 2025 FDA Publish Da  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Mission Monday: Shenica Trammell, Requirements Specialist, AFCEC Business Information Systems and Mission Support Directorate * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - It's Mission Monday! This week, we're highlighting Shenica Trammell, a dedicated member of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Business Information Systems and Mission Support Directorate.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: * * * NRC Accepts Partial Fermi America Combined License Application The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has accepted for review two initial submissions of a Combined License application from Fermi America LLC, containing sufficient design information for four Westinghouse AP1000 reactors near Amarillo in Carson County, Texas. The company submitted the first portion of the application on June 17,   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Protecting the grid with artificial intelligence * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The electric grid powers everything from traffic lights to pharmacy fridges. However, it regularly faces threats from severe storms and advanced attackers. Sandia National Laboratories cybersecurity expert Adrian Chavez, left, and computer scientist Logan Blakely work to integrate a si  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fallon Introduces District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act * Washington, D.C.-- Today, Rep. Pat Fallon (TX-04) introduced the District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act which would grant the President of the United States the ability to appoint the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. This bill comes as President Donald Trump has taken the initiative   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pfluger Encourages Students to Participate in First Lady's Presidential AI Challenge * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement, encouraging K-12 students in Texas's 11th Congressional District to participate in First Lady Melania Trump's Presidential Artificial Intelligence (AI) Challenge. "The First Lady's Presidential AI Challenge is an o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:25-civ-02404-L; N.D. Tex. filed Sept. 5, 2025): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arsalan A. Rawjani, et al., No. 3:25-civ-02404-L (N.D. Tex. filed Sept. 5, 2025) The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it filed charges against Arsalan A. Rawjani and the business enterprise he operated, Trade with Ayasa, LLC, which operated through various corporate forms,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Banks Urges Continued Support for the Interstate 69 Ohio River Crossing Project * WASHINGTON, D.C, - This week, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urging continued federal support for the Interstate 69 Ohio River Crossing (I-69 ORX), an important project that will boost regional connectivity and economic growth by supplementing the aging Highway 41 t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Texas Hospital Association has submitted a public comment letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration expressing strong opposition to the proposed 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. The association, which represents 460 member hospitals and health systems in Texas, including over 150 entities that are 340B covered entities, is concerned about the potential negative impacts this program could have on health care access for patients across the state. In its  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * The search is over! Defense Health Agency unveils findDHA -- a dynamic, online search tool * FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - If you've ever asked, "Where on Earth is the Defense Health Agency?" the answer may surprise you. With hundreds of military hospitals and clinics, dental clinics, veterinary clinics, research facilities, and so much more, DHA's footprint is   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Support Reversal of Biden Administration VA Abortion Rule * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and over 70 members of Congress in sending a letter of support for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) proposal to rescind a rule from the Biden Administration that promoted abortion services at VA facilities. The bicamer  more