WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 183 environmental, conservation, and outdoor recreation organizations has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service urging the agency to maintain the Roadless Conservation Area Rule. The groups, representing millions of members across the country, express concerns that rescinding the rule could jeopardize nearly 45 million acres of vital national forests, which play a crucial role in the ecological health of the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 19 Attorneys General has submitted a public comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) urging the agency not to alter its supervision threshold for international money transfer providers. The letter responds to the CFPB's advance notice of proposed rulemaking, which proposes raising the threshold that qualifies entities as "larger participants" in the international money transfer market. The current threshold permits broader oversig  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 19 Attorneys General has expressed strong objections to proposed rule changes by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that could drastically reduce the number of automobile finance companies under its supervision. In a public comment letter submitted by attorneys general from eighteen states and the District of Columbia, the group stressed the importance of maintaining oversight amid increasing consumer complaints and industry risks. The CFPB is  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 19 Attorneys General has submitted a public comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) expressing opposition to the CFPB's advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the definition of "larger participants" in the consumer debt collection market. The proposed change could potentially reduce the number of debt collectors subject to the bureau's supervision, an idea the coalition believes is dangerous for consumer protections. The   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 19 Attorneys General has submitted a public comment letter urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to reconsider its proposal to raise the threshold for determining which consumer reporting entities are deemed "larger participants." The proposed adjustment would significantly decrease the number of entities under the bureau's supervision, a move that the attorneys general argue could harm consumers. The letter responds to the CFPB's advance   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- A coalition of 254 civil rights, social justice and consumer advocacy organizations has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing strong opposition to a proposed rule that threatens the integrity of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The letter, filed in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on August 18, critiques the proposed changes as unconstitutional and harmful to borrowers engaged in public servic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 31 consumer advocacy and financial reform organizations has submitted a public comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) expressing strong opposition to proposed changes that could drastically reduce the number of companies deemed "larger participants" in the auto finance, debt collection, credit reporting, and international money transmission markets. The letter highlights that the CFPB's advance notices of proposed rulemaking (AN  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 31 consumer advocacy and public interest organizations submitted a public comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) expressing strong opposition to proposed changes that would narrow the definition of larger nonbank participants in several key financial markets. The letter, issued by numerous advocacy groups, highlights concerns over the potential reduction in oversight of auto finance, debt collection, credit reporting, and internat  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Completes First H-60 Seahawk Using Electronic Work Orders * On July 23, Fleet Readiness Center Southeast achieved its first successful completion of an H-60 Seahawk utilizing Electronic Work Orders (EWOs), completing a Planned Maintenance Interval in just 113 days - seven days quicker than the average turnaround time for H-60s during the fiscal ye  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * FRCE develops test program to increase H-1 readiness * A team of engineers at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently developed a new capability that is saving the fleet time and money, and increasing fleet readiness. The Test Program Set Development Team at FRCE recently developed the hardware and software needed to perform tests and diagnose the operational status of the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET REPUBLICANS DIVIDE US OR DISTRACT US FROM THE MISSION OF PROTECTING THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's PoliticsNation where he made clear that House Democrats will continue to fight back against Republican efforts to rip away healthcare from the American people.   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Sept. 23 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * Land and Water Conservation Fund Provides $12 Million for Maryland Outdoor Recreation Projects The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will distribute more than $12 million in grant funding from the National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for state and local projects to enhance outdoor recreation. Funds will be used for acquisition of   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Meink stresses innovation, focus, funding to maintain air, space superiority * NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland - In his most high-profile speech since becoming Secretary of the Air Force in May, Troy M eink emphasized familiar themes - the need to perfect readiness, the necessity to modernize the Air Force and Space Force and remaining focused on "taking care of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, DeLauro, Baldwin Call on Education Department to Reverse Unilateral Funding Cuts to Critical Education Programs Over the last two weeks, ED has unilaterally cut or eliminated funding for teacher training, magnet schools, minority-serving institutions of higher education (MSIs), and more * Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the S  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Navy demonstrates AI autonomy on BQM-177A target * The Navy's Strike Planning and Execution (PMA-281) and Aerial Targets (PMA-208) programs recently partnered with Shield AI to demonstrate artificial intelligence-based autonomy on the BQM-177A aerial target. During the Aug. 5 event at Point Mugu Sea Test Range in California, Shield AI successfully flew two BQM-177As -- one demo  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 22 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * NOAA Satellites Observe the Autumnal Equinox * Note to screen-readers: This page is using an IFrame for the content-area, and you screen reader may not be abel to see it on this website. For screen-reading purposes, please go directly to the IFrame's target page by going to https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/s3/202  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Alsobrooks Attends Town Hall Focused on RFK Jr.'s Dangerous Funding Cuts BALTIMORE, MD - Saturday, September 20, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) attended a Town Hall alongside Comptroller Brooke Lierman, Baltimore City Councilwoman Phylicia Porter, NIH Fellows United/UAW Local 2750, UMD-GLU-Graduate Labor United, JHU-PRO-Postdocs and Researchers Organized, and TRU-UE-Teachers and Res  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Alsobrooks Responds to Trump and RFK Jr. Tylenol LIE Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after the Trump Administration and RFK Jr. drew an unproven link between autism and pregnant women's use of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in one of the world's most common over-the-counter pain relievers, Kenvue's Tylenol. "Once again, President Trump   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Senior Air Force Leader Recounts Recent Successes, Underscores Need to Outpace Adversaries * During a keynote address at the Air and Space Forces Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference at National Harbor, Maryland, today, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin spoke of the service's recent successes -- both real-world and exercise-based -- while also underscoring the importance of keeping a winn  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Senior Air Force leader recounts recent successes, underscores need to outpace adversaries * NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland - During a keynote address at an Air and Space Forces Association cyber conference at National Harbor, Maryland, on Sept. 22, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin spoke of the service's recent successes -- both real-world and exer  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Markey, Dingell & Over Three Dozen Members File Amicus Brief Urging Reversal of D.C. Appeals Court Panel Decision Allowing Clawback of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants * U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), U.S. Representative Debbie   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * War Department Continues Nuclear Modernization * In light of the changing global security landscape, the War Department is considering how to approach modern-era deterrence differently, said Air Force Maj. Gen. Brandon D. Parker, director of global operations at Strategic Command. Parker spoke today about modernizing the nuclear triad, at the Air Space Cyber Conference at National Harbor, Maryland. "We se  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Gillibrand, Blumenthal Lead Calls to Halt Experiment to Undermine Traditional Medicare Ranking Members Lead 18 Senate Democrats as Trump Administration Moves Ahead with WISeR Experiment, Which Hands Health Care Decisions to AI and Private Health Insurance Companies for Doctors and Seniors in Traditional Medicare * Senate Finance Committee Ranking   more