WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * APHIS Modifies Conditions for the Interstate Movement of Fresh Citrus Fruit From Core Areas of a Mexican Fruit Fly Quarantine in Texas * Subject: APHIS Modifies Conditions for the Interstate Movement of Fresh Citrus Fruit from Core Areas of a Mexican Fruit Fly Quarantine in Texas To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Urges USTR to Uphold U.S. Patent Protections for Innovative Health Technology * Follows ITC Decision Blocking Foreign Firms from Importing Infringing Health Devices WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chair of the Health Subcommittee, led a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urging him to uphold the Inte  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Casar Meets With World Leaders To Oppose Authoritarianism Around the World * NEW YORK, NEW YORK - On Wednesday, Congressman Greg Casar (D-TX) met with leaders from Latin America and around the world to discuss strategies for challenging right-wing authoritarianism and lifting up working people around the world. Casar met with Presidents Gabriel Boric of Chile and Yamandu Orsi of Uruguay, Prime Minist  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP officers seize over $2.8 million in hard narcotics at World Trade Bridge * LAREDO, Texas --U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized hard narcotics in two separate enforcement actions that totaled over $2,852,000 in street value. "Our CBP officers at the Laredo Port of Entry continue to d  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Medicare Open Enrollment in Texas, 2026 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers seniors, people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and people with disabilities several insurance options, including Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare prescription drug plans. The costs and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN CALLS ON NEW YORK REPUBLICANS TO PROVIDE DECIDING VOTE TO RELEASE EPSTEIN FILES * Congressman Pat Ryan Calls on New York Republicans To Provide Deciding Vote to Release Epstein Files The petition forcing a vote on Congressman Ryan's bipartisan resolution to require the complete release of the Epstein Files needs just ONE more signature Four Republicans have signed; none of the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Williams Co-leads Resolution Condemning Attacks on ICE Officers and Facilities Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25 ), along with Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07), Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), and Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17), introduced a resolution condemning the growing wave of violent attacks against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and facilitie  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Expresses Further Concern Over Lack of Transparency and Communication from ICE, DHS * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons to express her serious concerns regarding a lack of transparency and communication with he  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Highlights Dangers of Republican Health Care Cuts at Roundtable Discussion in Houston * Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) joined representatives from Legacy Community Health and health care leaders from across the greater Houston community for a discussion about the growing health care crisis in the United States and how recent policy changes will affect th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Statement on Indictment of Former FBI Director Comey * HARLINGEN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn released the following statement on reports that former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey has been indicted for obstruction of justice and making false statements: "While our legal system provides for the presumption of innocence, Comey's accountability for FBI abuses during the first   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS is Fighting Back Against Antifa Violence * Antifa-aligned domestic terrorists have nowhere to hide: DHS is upholding the rule of law WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has arrested dozens of Antifa-aligned left-wing violent extremists who have attacked law enforcement, murdered innocent civilians, and launched a wave of violent riots throughout the United States  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Ezell, Carter, Fletcher Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize National Flood Insurance Program Through November 2025 * Today, Representatives Mike Ezell (R-MS-04), Troy Carter (D-LA-02), and Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-07) introduced critical bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through November 21, 2025, ahead of its scheduled expiration at the en  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Following Comey Indictment, Durbin, Senate Judiciary Democrats Demand Answers On The Politicization Of DOJ As President Trump Pursues Criminal Charges Against His Political Enemies * September 26, 2025 "Our justice system operates on the principle that the President cannot demand the prosecution of an individual to settle personal scores, let alone when there is no credible evidence that a   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Following Comey Indictment, Durbin, Senate Judiciary Democrats Demand Answers On The Politicization Of DOJ As President Trump Pursues Criminal Charges Against His Political Enemies "Our justice system operates on the principle that the President cannot demand the prosecution of an individual to settle personal scores, let alo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Slams Trump Administration Ploy To Undermine Seniors' Access To Treatment Under Traditional Medicare * New Medicare WISeR Pilot Program Hands Seniors' Health Decisions to AI and Private Insurance Companies Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Aging Committee, is calling on the Trump administration to halt an experiment that would allow p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Government Publishing Office issued the following news release: * * * GPO Names University of North Texas with Best Federal Depository Website The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) honors University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries for having the best website in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) for 2025. This is the third library to ever receive the award, which was created to recognize the creativity and the ways libraries are providing easy   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 2nd Quarter 2025 and Personal Consumption Expenditures by State, 2024 * Today, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released new quarterly statistics on gross domestic product and personal income for all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the second quarter of 2025 (April, May, and June), along with   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has published a list of petitions submitted to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. This publication, as required by the Public Health Service Act, details the petitions received between Aug. 1 and Aug. 31, 2025. The program offers no-fault compensation for individuals injured by specific vaccines. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims is responsible for reviewin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: ICE Director Lyons and Border Patrol Chief Bovino Pen Letter to the Editor at Chicago Tribune After Outlet Falsely Accused DHS of Targeting American Citizens * Letter sets the record straight about flagrantly false claims that DHS law enforcement targets Americans WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security today highlighted Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Cust  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Warner, Kaine, Durbin Urge Appropriators to Block Costly, Risky Relocation of Space Shuttle Discovery * This week, Arizona senator and retired NASA astronaut Mark Kelly along with Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) called on Senate Appropriators to block any federal funding from being used to relocate Space Shuttle Discovery from its home at the Smithsonian I  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Laredo Sector Border Patrol commences the Youth of the Month Program for the 2025-2026 school year * For More Information Laredo Sector Public Affairs Office (956) 764-3349 LAREDO, Texas - Laredo Sector Border Patrol has initiated the Laredo Sector Border Patrol Youth of the Month program for the 2025-2026 school year. The program is designed to honor an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Member of Vast International Alien Smuggling Organization Extradited from Mexico * A Mexican man made his initial appearance in court in Del Rio today after being extradited to Texas from Mexico to face charges relating to his role in an international alien smuggling organization. In September 2023, a federal grand jury in the Western District of Texas returned an indictment against Efrain Zunig  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * NAMRU San Antonio, Performer Teams meet to discuss support of DARPA's RBC Factory Program * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Representatives of DesiCorp, Inc., met with leadership and research scientists assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute. The representatives travele  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * On Fox, Cornyn Discusses Former FBI Director Comey Indictment * AUSTIN - Today on Fox News' The Story with Martha MacCallum, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the indictment of former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey by a federal grand jury. Excerpts are below, and video can be found here. "Clearly Director Comey went off the rails because of his antipathy - his hatred, rea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Demands Answers from Attorney General Bondi After Republican U.S. Attorney Is Forced Out for Refusing to File Baseless Charges Against Trump Enemies Raskin Presses Bondi As Trump Installs Former Personal Defense Attorney as Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia * Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * Raskin, Warren, Van Hollen, Thompson, Carter, Ramirez Launch New Probe into Trump Administration's Potential Violation of U.S. and International Law Lawmakers warn Trump admin is coercing countries into accepting noncitizens from other parts of the world, without proper protections to prevent persecution and torture "We are   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dave Min Demands Investigation Into Unlawful Targeting of Trump's Political Opponents, Including Lisa Cook * Washington, D.C. -- Following the unprecedented decision by Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William "Bill" Pulte to personally refer several political or elected officials to the DOJ for criminal prosecution for alleged mortgage fraud, Rep. Dave Min (CA-47) wrote a letter   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Russell Fry, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Fry, Pfluger, Sessions, and Williams Introduce Resolution Condemning Attacks on ICE Officers and Facilities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07), Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17), and Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced a resolution condemning the growing wave of violent attacks against U.S. Immigration and Customs En  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Revised edition of TC 7-21.13, The Soldier's Guide, now available * FORT BLISS, Texas - A revised edition of TC 7-21.13, The Soldier's Guide, is now available to all Soldiers. Updated after nearly a decade, this edition streamlines core information for Soldier success, reflecting current Army priorities and guidance. Key changes include a reduction in   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott in Letter to DOT: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy thanking him for his tireless efforts fulfilling President Trump's agenda and requesting information about DOT's response to California wildfires. In the letter,   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Space Force priorities: Acquisition, partnerships, Guardian development * NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland - Acquisitions and sustainment are not just support functions; they are a warfighting imperative, said Space Force Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, who provided the keynote address on the state of the Space Force at the Air and Space Force  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * The Army Management Staff College transforms the Civilian Education System in contact * FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas - As part of the Army Transformation Initiative, the Army Management Staff College is realigning and reforming Army Civilian Professional education. While several course changes go into effect on Oct. 1, 2025, the Civilian Education System wil  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Law firms assisted companies in the following recently announced transactions: * * * Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner... ...advised Cascade Infrastructure Limited, a consortium formed by STRABAG, Equitix, and GLIL Infrastructure, on reaching financial close for the pound sterling2.9 billion Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme, the first major UK water project under Ofwat's Direct Procurement for Customers model. The project involves construction of a 110km aqueduct fro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news: * * * Transborder Trends: The Weight of Freight * Data spotlights represent data and statistics from a specific period of time, and do not reflect ongoing data collection. As individual spotlights are static stories, they are not subject to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) web standards and may not be updated after their publication date. Please contact BT  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Appoints Dan Hunter to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in Texas * WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2025-- The Trump Administration recently appointed Dan Hunter as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Texas. Hunter joined the Texas FSA team on Sept. 22, 2025. "When America's farming com  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Takes Emergency Action to Protect America's Roads, Restrict Non-Domiciled CDLs * New rule closes dangerous loopholes, holds states accountable, and launches immediate enforcement action against California for gross negligence WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced an emergency action to drastically rest  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Takes Emergency Action to Protect America's Roads, Restrict Non-Domiciled CDLs New rule closes dangerous loopholes, holds states accountable, and launches immediate enforcement action against California for gross negligence * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Two Charged for Opening Gunfire at Children's Baseball Field Were Let into the U.S. by Biden * This case illustrates the Biden Administration's failure to vet aliens let into the U.S. from high threat countries WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced two individuals charged in the heinous crime of opening gunfire on a children's baseball field were allowed int  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences president talks with local tri-service dental researchers * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, texas - Dr. Jonathan Woodson, president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, visited with military dental researchers at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute at Joi  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Tulsa District issued the following news: * * * USACE Tulsa District awards contract for Louisiana Army National Guard By Brannen Parrish, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District awarded a $1.2 million services contract to GSINA-Gryphon JV, LLC., Sept. 25. Headquartered in Flemington, N.J., the company will provide environmental technical support services to the Louisiana Army  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2026 Sugar Loan Rates and No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program * WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced sugar loan rates for crop year 2025 (fiscal year 2026). The rates, which were raised in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Donald J. T  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Urge Appropriators to Block Costly, Risky Relocation of Space Shuttle Discovery from Virginia to Texas * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), alongside U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), called on Senate appropriators to block any federal funding from being used to relocate Space Shuttle Discovery from its  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Urge Appropriators to Block Costly, Risky Relocation of Space Shuttle Discovery from Virginia to Texas * WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), alongside U.S. Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), called on Senate appropriators to block any federal funding from being used to relocate Space Shuttle Discovery from its home at t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Warren, Leading Senate Democrats Request Records from FHFA Director Pulte on Potential Abuses of Power Against President Trump's Political Opponents Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and leading Senate Democra  more