WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Five state financial officers expressed concerns regarding the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) interim final rule issued on Oct. 3, 2025, which alters the disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) and airport concession disadvantaged business enterprise (ACDBE) programs. These officials argue that such changes could have detrimental effects on state budgets and the local economies reliant on these initiatives, which play a crucial role in supporting small, disadva  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * EPW Democrats Blast Administration's Partisan Retaliation in Army Corps Funding, Warn of WRDA Fallout Following the Trump Administration's weaponized pause of $11 billion in Army Corps water projects in blue states, Committee Democrats warn the move could derail Water Resources Development Act negotiations * Senator Whit  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * House Freedom Caucus Endorses Longer-Term CR to Control Spending and Block Omnibus * Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Freedom Caucus released the following official position: The House Freedom Caucus voted unanimously with our fellow Republicans in support of President Trump to fund the government through November 20, 2025. Over a month later, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer outrageously st  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Hamas' Return of the Body of Itay Chen to Israel * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after confirmation that the body of Itay Chen, an American Israeli murdered and abducted by Hamas during its terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, and the final U.S. hostage, has been returned to Israel: "Last year, when we learned that  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Maryland Delegation Members Press USDA to Immediately Release Full November SNAP Benefits * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD), along with U.S. Representatives Johnny Olszewski (MD-02), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * In the Democrats' Longest Government Shutdown in American History, ICE Continues to Arrest the Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Pedophiles, Kidnappers, and Drug Traffickers * Nothingnot the Democrats' longest government shutdown in American history or even an 8,000% increase in death threatswill slow ICE down from arresting the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Press for Update on State's Army Corps Infrastructure Projects Following Administration's Threat to Withhold Funding * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) pressed the Trump Administration for answe  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Press for Update on State's Army Corps Infrastructure Projects Following Administration's Threat to Withhold Funding * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Johnny Olszewski, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, and April McClain Delaney (all D-Md.) pressed the Trump Administrat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Press USDA to Immediately Release Full November SNAP Benefits * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks were joined by U.S. Representatives Johnny Olszewski, Sarah Elfreth, Glenn Ivey, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agric  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Press USDA to Immediately Release Full November SNAP BenefitsMaryland Delegation Members Press USDA to Immediately Release Full November SNAP Benefits * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Representatives Johnny Olszewski, April McClain Delaney, Sarah Elfreth, Glenn Ivey, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, and Jamie Raskin and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (al  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 6 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * Maryland Department of Agriculture Awards Funding to Food Banks for Blue Catfish Purchases The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced the award of $1.9 million to the Maryland Food Bank, Capital Area Food Bank, and Western Maryland Food Bank to be used for the purchase of Wild Caught Chesapeake blue catfish filets. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agricultur  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 6 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grants Awarded The Maryland Department of Agriculture has awarded grants to nine non-profits through the Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program (MFARM). A competitive grant aiming to help those who are food insecure, MFARM also provides a market for Maryland farmers and seafood providers by  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 6 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * Board of Public Works Approves $3.1 Million for Parkland, Improvements, and Land Conservation in Five Maryland Counties Board also approves dedication of Howard Heritage Trail at Freedman's State Historical Park * The Board of Public Works today approved more than $3.1 million in grants from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to local governments and a land   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Press for Updates on State's Army Corps Infrastructure Projects Following Administration's Threat to Withhold Funding * WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-MD) pressed the Tru  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Press USDA to Immediately Release Full November SNAP Benefits * WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-MD) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Releases New Information on Trump DOJ's Decision to Kill Investigation Into Epstein's Co-Conspirators and Demands Answers from AG Bondi Nearly 50 Abuse Survivors Identified At Least 20 Epstein Co-Conspirators to FBI and Law Enforcement Before Trump's DOJ Killed the Investigation * Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans are Working to Help Constituents Impacted by the Democrat Shutdown While Democrats continue their theatrics, forcing government employees to work without pay for a full month and risking programs like SNAP and WIC, Republicans have been working hard to help the people impacted by this prolonged, unnecessary shutdown. Appropriators are having fac  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Team Maryland Pushes USDA to Immediately Release Full November SNAP Benefits * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) and Representatives April McClain Delaney (MD-06), Johnny Olszewski (MD-02), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) in sending a letter to U.S.   more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Nov. 6 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * TEDCO Announces Collaboration with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan The engagement will support collaborative efforts to expand innovation ecosystems * TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announces a collaboration with the Kingdom of Jordan. This engagement commenced a little over a year after TEDCO CEO Troy LeMaile-Stovall joined Ma  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor welcomes senior Trump Administration appointees * WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling today announced several newly Senate-confirmed senior agency leaders have officially joined the Department. The seven new agency heads were appointed by President Donald Trump to carry out the Administration's mission of putt  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The White House sent to the Senate on Nov. 5, 2025, the nominations of three individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Aaron Reitz, resigned. Stevan Pearce, of New Mexico, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, vice Tracy Stone-Manning, resigned. Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 3  more