WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "The 1st District is in Play" - Reporting Highlights How Congressman Rob Wittman is More Vulnerable Than Ever * Virginian-Pilot : "For the first time in recent memory, Virginia's 1st Congressional District may be 'in play' for Democrats" New reporting from The Virginian-Pilot highlights how after nearly two decades in Washington, vulnerable Congressman Rob Wittman is facing the   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 25 (TNSrep) -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following news release on Nov. 24, 2025: * * * 20 U.S. Senators, Representatives Earn "A" Rating in Latest NTU Rates Congress Report Twenty members of Congress earned the prestigious "Taxpayers' Friend Award" for achieving "A" grades in the latest edition of National Taxpayers Union Rates Congress, the organization announced Monday. The NTU Rates Congress report evaluated every member of Congress on their voti  more

ETTRICK, Virginia, Nov. 24 -- Virginia State University issued the following news: * * * Award-Winning Actor And Virginia State University Alum Rob Morgan To Deliver Fall 2025 Commencement Address Morgan will return to his alma mater to inspire the next generation of Trojan graduates. * Virginia State University is proud to announce that award-winning actor and VSU alum Rob Morgan will deliver the keynote address at the University's Fall 2025 Commencement. Morgan has won six awards for his   more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 25 -- The CFA Institute, an association of investment professionals, issued the following news release: * * * CFA Program Level I Receives Accreditation from Institute of Banking & Finance Singapore (IBF): IBF Certification and Funding to Support Financial Sector Professionals CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, today announced that Level I of the CFA Program has been successfully accredited by the Institute of Banking and Finance  more

RESTON, Virginia, Nov. 24 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * CMS Releases Final CY 2026 OPPS: Implications for Nuclear Medicine * CMS Releases Final CY 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS): Implications for Nuclear Medicine November 24, 2025 On November 21, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released its final rule for the CY 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment Syste  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 25 -- The Consumer Technology Association issued the following statement on Nov. 24, 2025, by CEO and Vice Chair Gary Shapiro: * * * CTA CEO: America Leads the AI Race When We Think Big "The Trump Administration's Genesis Mission is the launching pad for an American-led AI future. The United States is home to the world's most innovative AI companies. As President Trump recognizes, AI-accelerated innovation can transform lives and solve the world's biggest challenges.  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 24 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Department of Education Reassigning Employees * Last week, the Department of Education (ED) announced its plan to transfer its remaining employees to other federal agencies and to reassign former ED responsibilities to other government agencies. Former ED employees will be dispersed to agencies within the Department of   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 24 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Female Drill Sergeants Switch to Iconic Campaign Hat * Female drill sergeants are now authorized to wear the same hat as their male counterparts, according to Army officials. The green bush-style hat upturned on one side worn by female Army drill sergeants will be discontinued starting Jan. 2 in favor of the flat-brimmed olive-green campaign hats worn by men. The c  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 24 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Final Schedule P/C Rule at OIRA Pending Review * The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) rule to eliminate merit-based civil protections from more than 50,000 federal employees is now pending final review by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, the last stage before it becomes a final rule. The rule would do  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on Passing of Bedford's Lucille Hoback Boggess * Lucille Hoback Boggess passed away on November 19, 2025. The sister of two Bedford Boys who lost their lives on D-Day, Ms. Hoback Boggess served as Commissioner of Revenue and Board of Supervisors Member in Bedford County and was a leading figure in the establishment of the National D-Day Memorial. In response to her passing, U.  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democratic Health Leaders Blast the Trump Administration's Latest Scheme to Gut Health Care Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) blasted the Trump   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 24 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * House Set to Vote to Restore Collective Bargaining Rights to Federal Workers * Rep. Mike Lawler, R-NY, etched the 218 th signature on a discharge petition to force a House vote on H.R. 2550, the Protect America's Workforce Act, which would nullify an executive order that eliminated collective bargaining rights for most fe  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Nov. 24, 2025: * * * Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime Scott Burd, 59, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 6, 2025, Burd sold approximately 29 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant in exchange for $1,000.  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 24, 2025: * * * In Case You Missed It: Capito Applauds Senate Passage of STEWARD Act U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, applauded the passage of the Strategies to Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act through the Se  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Nov. 24 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sentara Healthcare posted the following news: * * * Interventional cardiology services return to Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital * Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, Virginia has resumed interventional cardiology services, bringing advanced, life-saving cardiac procedures back to Halifax County and the Southern Virginia region. This service demonstrates Sentara's continuing investment in clinical programs and reinforce  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Judge's Order Disqualifying Trump's Unlawfully Appointed Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement after a federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump unlawfully appointed Lindsey Halligan as the interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) since the p  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Declassify & Release DOJ Legal Memo on Lethal Caribbean & Pacific Strikes * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, joined 12 Democratic colleagues in writing to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth requesting the declassification and public  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Nov. 24, 2025: * * * Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Kody D. Harless, 27, of Tomahawk, Kentucky, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute a quantity of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 15, 2023, Harless received approximately 4.75 grams of fentany  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Applauds Dismissal of Trump-Ordered Sham Prosecutions Against James Comey and Letitia James * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after sham indictments ordered by Donald Trump against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James were dismissed in federal court (link is external). Following complaints f  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 25 -- The CFA Institute, an association of investment professionals, issued the following news release: * * * Leaders Champion Inclusive Workplaces at CFA Institute Inclusion Summit 2025 CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, hosted its first Singapore Inclusion Summit on 24 November in collaboration with CFA Society Singapore and supported by GIC. The event brought together some 200 leaders from across the Asia-Pacific financial ser  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Meals on Wheels America, Arlington, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration addressing the report on Ultra-Processed Foods and their impact on older adults. The organization represents numerous community-based nutrition programs dedicated to combating hunger and social isolation among seniors through meal delivery services. The organization highlights that the number of older adults consuming ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has inc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: * * * New commands champion warfighter support * HERNDON, Va. - The Systems Command and the Geographic & Systems Support Command officially launched during a stand-up ceremony at Defense Contract Management Agency's All Commanders & Deputies Conference at the Westin Washington Dulles Airport Hotel in Herndon, Virginia, Sept. 18. A disestablishment ceremony of the region commands was held earlier that d  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Kiggans Urges Department of Education to Roll Back Restrictions on Student Loans for Advanced Nursing Degrees * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) sent a letter to Secretary of Education Linda E. McMahon and Under Secretary Nicholas Kent to re-evaluate the Department's definition of "professional degree" to include post-baccalaureate nursing degrees in the Reimagining and Improving Student  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Disaster Relief to Pennsylvania Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Pennsylvania who sustained economic losses caused by drought beginning S  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 24 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Season of Gratitude: Thank Your Member of Congress this Holiday Season! * The year 2025 has been a year of highs and lows for the federal community, but this year has shown us that we have allies who will rally to our aid when under attack. As we enter the holiday season, NARFE wants to express its sincere gratitude to it  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 25 -- The Consumer Technology Association issued the following news release: * * * Siemens Unveils Industrial Tech for the AI Era in CES 2026 Keynote President and CEO Roland Busch to reveal AI-powered industrial tech stack and applications that will transform manufacturing, infrastructure and transportation * The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Siemens announces Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens AG, will deliver a keynote at CES 2026, the world'  more

FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 24 -- The University of Mary Washington issued the following news: * * * UMW Students Carry Forward Leadership Tradition Through Newman Civic Fellowship By Sarah Hertz Mahoney Throughout their time on campus, University of Mary Washington students Tonia Attie '26 and Merna Mousa '25 were engaged citizens that gave back to their community and worked to advance an equitable and just democracy. For their efforts to help classmates access voting, get involved and h  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 24 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Virginia Government Simulation lets students pick up the bills * By Sian Wilkerson From the second-floor hallway outside the state Capitol's House of Delegates chamber, the chatter sounded familiar. Voices called out "Point of inquiry," and white name cards were raised, awaiting acknowledgement by the speaker standing at the front of the room. But this wasn't a typical legislative session: I  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 25 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * 'Curious Conversations' podcast: Patrick Salmons talks about the history of the banjo By Travis Williams Patrick Salmons joined Virginia Tech's "Curious Conversations" to talk about the history of the banjo, including its origins, cultural significance, and the impact of racism and minstrelsy on its perception. Salmons also shared the music industry's impact on the instrument and highlighted contemporary banjo p  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 25 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * National Science Foundation funding brings smarter and stronger advanced manufacturing Five faculty members are bringing together their teams to develop a new additive manufacturing process to create the next generation of nature-inspired smart materials. By Alex Parrish The next revolution in manufacturing might come from a robotic arm that prints like nature builds. With funding from a three-year, $3.5 millio  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 25 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * University Libraries project helps athletes 'train and play smarter' By Elise Monsour Puckett University Libraries at Virginia Tech is helping athletes train smarter through immersive 3D simulations of game day mistakes and successes. With the help of a LAUNCH: Center for New Ventures Proof of Concept grant, the Applied Research in Immersive Experiences and Simulations (ARIES) team is developing first-person s  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Nov. 24 -- West Virginia University issued the following news: * * * WVU student's robotics research brings unmanned vehicles to Morgantown trails Camndon Reed, a WVU undergraduate student majoring in robotics engineering and mathematics, traveled to China to present his original research on autonomous vehicles that can navigate forest terrain without human supervision. For trailblazing robots and West Virginia University students alike, the first step is sometimes  more