FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Nov. 14 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * AFMES continually enhances joint MWD training * Inside numerous walls, behind multiple doors, and protected by layers of various security measures, sits $3.5 million worth of seized narcotics from the Drug Enforcement Administration, stored in the Joint Military Working Dog Laboratory, within the Forensic Toxicology department of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System. Here, four members from th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Statement On Trump's Tariff Retreat * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade and recently joined Reps. Ro Khanna (D-A), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) in introducing the bipartisan No Coffee Tax Act to repeal President Trump's coffee tariffs, issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's repeal of its own tariffs   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Ivey Joins Maryland Delegation Members Press Administration for Answers on Reported Changes at NASA Goddard * WASHINGTON - Congressman Glenn Ivey joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) pressed National Aeronautics and Space Administr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Department of Homeland Security Contractor Agrees to Pay $3.9M to Resolve Alleged Violations of the False Claims Act * Zephyr Aviation LLC, located in Mineral, Virginia, and its owners Frederick Credno Jr. and Frederick W. Credno III have agreed to pay $3,901,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting inflated invoices for aviation contracts to the Department o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release: * * * GSA and NSF Announce NSF Headquarters Relocation to Modern, Right-Sized, and Mission-Ready Space * WASHINGTON \- The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced the execution of a lease for the new NSF headquarters. Following a publicly available request for interest from private-sector lessors, the new space located at the Randolph  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Maryland Delegation Members Press Administration for Answers on Reported Changes at NASA Goddard * WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) p  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Justice, Arlington, Virginia, issued a report presenting an in-depth analysis of the regulatory environment faced by small businesses in Austin, Texas, along with policy recommendations aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and economic growth. Drawing on a comprehensive set of stakeholder engagements, public surveys, and regulatory assessments, the report identifies key barriers that hinder small business success and outlines actionable reforms.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Announces Nationwide Actions to Combat Illicit North Korean Government Revenue Generation * Four U.S. Nationals and Ukrainian Identity Broker Plead Guilty Department Seeks Forfeiture of More Than $15M in Virtual Currency Stolen and Laundered by North Korean Hackers The Justice Department today announced five guilty pleas and more than $15 million in civil forfeiture actions a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LaLota Reopens Government, Supports Long Island * WASHINGTON, D.C. Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Suffolk County), a member of the House Appropriations Committee released the following statement after voting to reopen the government and pass Fiscal Year 2026 funding bills for Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies, and the Legisla  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Leader Jeffries and Leader Schumer File Joint Amicus Brief Supporting Legal Defense of Attorney General Tish James and Slam Trump & DOJ for "Blatantly Biased Prosecution" * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) led an amicus brief in support of the defense of New York Attorney General Tish James in the face of a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Kiggans Delivers Major Investments for National Security, Hampton Roads, and America's Veterans * Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) released a statement following the passage into law of a funding package that contains investments in Hampton Roads, national security, and veterans that she worked to secure. "Since coming to Congress, one of my biggest priorities has been fighting to r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Slams Trump Admin for Illegal Boat Strikes, Demands Use of Force Authorization * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Representative Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) released the following statement after reviewing the classified legal justification for the likely illegal boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. "After recently reviewing the legal explanation for the recent boat strikes, I am MORE conv  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine & Colleagues Raise Alarm Over Trump Administration Efforts to Restrict Mifepristone * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, (both D-VA) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and all of their Democratic Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS  more