WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), Alexandria, Virginia, and Advance CTE, Silver Spring, Maryland, two organizations focused on developing career education programs, have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the proposed Secretary's Supplemental Priority and Definitions on Meaningful Learning Opportunities. The associations express strong support for the Department's initiative to utilize discretionary gran  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Biological Products Industry Alliance (BPIA), Oakton, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) ahead of its 2025 Fall Meeting emphasizing the importance of preserving the current listings of inert ingredients under the National Organic Program. The BPIA, representing over 175 member companies involved in biological solutions, including biopesticides, biostimulants, and biofertilizers, asserts that these listings are  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Bipartisan House Group Urges Senate Leaders to Include the House in Negotiations to Address Rising Health Care Costs * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, a bipartisan group of 30 House Republicans and Democrats sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging them to include House members in negotiations ahead of the promised health care vote in December to address the  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * DHA senior enlisted leader emphasizes positive attitude * "Make your career, your career," Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tanya Johnson, Defense Health Agency's senior enlisted leader, said to a roomful of airmen who were attending the Frontline Supervisors Course at Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Sept. 30. Johnson participated in a panel of senior en  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Delivers Additional 100 Top Environmental Accomplishments, 300 Environmental Wins Now Highlighted Since President Trump Took Office in January * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 100 additional environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved in the last 100 days, recognizing 300 days of fulfilling the agency's statutory obligation  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on Inmate Attack of VA Department of Corrections Officers * The Virginia Department of Corrections has announced that this morning an attack on corrections officers occurred at River North Correctional Center in Independence, Virginia. As a result of the attack, one officer reportedly has died, and a second officer was transported for outside medical treatment. Following thi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Hegseth: DARPA at Heart of America's Strategic Advantage * Secretary of War Pete Hegseth visited the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 14 just a short drive from the Pentagon. DARPA and industry experts put the secretary in front of two large television screens: one showing a live feed of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter sitting on a runway more than 250 miles away in Stratf  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Nov. 17, 2025, at a hearing on energy, D.C. reforms and denouncing socialism: * * * As prepared for delivery: Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. We have a lot of business to catch up on given that the Schumer Shutdown has concluded. Today, the Rules Committee i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News * '[T]he Democratic Party has lost its way, but Republicans are showing a pathway forward' WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News to discuss her role in reopening the government, Republicans' focus to address affordability, and how   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Mailing Threatening Communications to Jewish Institutions and Civil Rights Violations * The Department of Justice announced that Clift Seferlis, 55, of Garrett Park, Maryland, entered a plea of guilty today before U.S. District Judge Mark A. Kearney on 17 counts of mailing threatening communications and eight counts of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan, Kiggans and Kelly Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Designate November as Prematurity Awareness Month * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswomen Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Jennifer Kiggans (VA-02) and Robin Kelly (IL-02) introduced H.Res. 877, a bipartisan resolution to recognize November as Prematurity Awareness Month. Preterm birth poses severe health risks to mothers and the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO), Alexandria, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in response to the agency's request for information regarding pooled employer plans (PEPs). NAPEO, which represents the professional employer organization (PEO) industry, emphasizes the necessity of enhancing retirement plan access for small businesses, a crucial segment of the U.S. economy. In its lette  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Rare Species Discovered in the Obed Wild & Scenic River WARTBURG, Tennessee: A new mussel species has been discovered in the Obed Wild & Scenic River. The National Park Service has been monitoring freshwater mussel populations in the Obed River for years, including a number of threatened and endangered species. In a recent survey, the National Park Service discovered Pleur  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree: Trump Administration Turning NEH Into a Slush Fund * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, says the Trump Administration's unprecedented and legally dubious grantmaking practices have called the integrity of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) into question.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Joins Fox News Sunday * WASHINGTON This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday to discuss Republican efforts to drive down health care costs and restore regular order to the appropriations process. Speaker Johnson also addressed Democrats' newfound interest in the Epstein Files and the House Oversight Committee's investigation into Jeffrey   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Wolf and Associates Inc., New Castle, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) outlining key recommendations to strengthen organic standards and practices. The letter emphasizes the importance of the National List as a critical toolbox for organic producers, aiming to enhance both accessibility and competitiveness within the organic sector. The organization expressed gratitude for the ongoing  more