WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Afghan Citizen Federally Charged for Posting Threats to Build Bomb and Kill Americans * Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, 30, a citizen of Afghanistan residing in Fort Worth, Texas, has been federally charged for threatening to build a bomb, conduct a suicide attack, and kill Americans and others, in a video shared on TikTok, X, and Facebook. A screenshot of a social media post that shared Alokozay's Nov. 2  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Statement on Widespread Welfare Fraud in Minnesota * Washington, D.C. - House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement in response to reports of the massive Minnesota welfare fraud scheme: "During the pandemic more than $1 billion in federal taxpayer dollars intended for child nutrition, elderly care, and autism assistance was stolen in Minnesota under the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Troy E. Nehls and Representative Sharice Davids Release Statement on Fifth Session of the Bipartisan ATC/NAS Modernization Working Group * WASHINGTON, D.C. Aviation Chairman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) and Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) released a statement following the fifth session of the bipartisan Air Traffic Control (ATC)/National Airspace System (NAS) Modernizat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Legislation Led by Bilirakis and Colleagues to Help Develop Cures for Pediatric Cancer Passes House * Washington, DC- Last night, the United States House of Representatives unanimously passed the Mikaela Naylon Give Kids A Chance Act, a landmark bill to accelerate pediatric cancer treatments and expand access to life-saving therapies for children battling rare diseases. Congressman Mic  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Introduces Bills to Support and Expand Tennessee's Medicaid Innovation * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced a package of three bills to support and expand Tennessee's Medicaid innovation. The legislation includes the Access to New Community Health Opportunities and Recovery (ANCHOR) Act, the Delivering Support for Hospitals (DSH) in Tennessee   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1527) on Dec. 2, 2025, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnoever - August 2025": * * * Job openings rates increased in 2 states in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 1 state. Total separations rates decreased in 6 states and increased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Arrington Statement on Widespread Welfare Fraud in Minnesota House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) released the following statement in response to reports of the massive Minnesota welfare fraud scheme: "During the pandemic more than $1 billion in federal taxpayer dollars intended for child nutrition, elderly care, and autism assist  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Chairman Cruz: We Must Preempt Attacks on U.S. Communications Networks In his opening statement at today's Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media hearing titled "Signal Under Siege: Defending America's Communications Networks", Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) warned that U.S. adversaries are increasingly  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled removed 27 specific products and services from the procurement list. This action concludes the inclusion of these items previously furnished by nonprofit agencies that employ persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. This decision was made after determining that a range of items and work duties are no longer suitable for procurement by the Federal Government under the provisio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing on the Threat of Rising Crime on Main Street Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, held a hearing titled "Main Street Under Attack: The Cost of Crime on Small Businesses" to examine the impact of rising crime on small business success. "Main   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hamadeh Offers Support to Secretary Rubio for Pause on Visas * WASHINGTON D.C. - Congressman Abe Hamadeh (AZ-08) reached out to Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week to offer his support for the State Department's pause of visa issuance for all individuals traveling on Afghan passports, including applicants for Special Immigrant Visas. President Trump has ordered the U.S. State De  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Expresses Concern, Requests Answers from Cardinal Health Following El Paso Matters Investigation into Toxic Air Emissions * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to Cardinal Health CEO Jason Hollar expressing her concern about toxic ambient air emissions at two Cardinal Health warehouses in El Paso following the publication of investigations by Grist and   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Leads Opposition to DHS Use of Private Data to Purge Voter Rolls * WASHINGTON D.C. - Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) led a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Chief Privacy Officer, Roman Jankowski, concerning the decision by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to overhaul the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system to e  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Bills to Combat Fentanyl Crisis Signed into Law * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his Halting the Epidemic of Addiction and Loss (HEAL) Act, which would expand access to new opioid overdose reversal agents in addition to naloxone by updating guidance and grant language from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and his Improving Access  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Honors Heroism of Attacked National Guardsmen, Slams 'Notorious' Biden Afghan Parole Program * WASHINGTON - Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) honored the heroism and sacrifice of two National Guard soldiers who were attacked last week in Washington, D.C., by an Afghan national who came into our country not through a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) but through one of the Biden administratio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Introduces Bill to Reauthorize Critical State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), introduced the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize the state and local cybersecurity grant program that Sen. Cornyn helped create in 2021 and ensure recipients can continue building  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Meets with NASA Administrator Nominee Jared Isaacman * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Jared Isaacman, whom President Trump nominated to serve as Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). They discussed NASA's role in maintaining America's competitive edge over China and other foreign adversaries in space exploration by returning man to the moon to  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Praises Law Enforcement for Arresting, Charging Afghan Citizen Living in Texas Who Threatened to Build Bomb, Kill Americans * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today released the following statement praising the U.S. Department of Justice and federal and state law enforcement for arresting and charging Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, a citizen of Afghanistan residing in Fort Worth, Texas, for threat  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Department of the Air Force provides updates on recent efforts * ARLINGTON, Virginia - In a memorandum to commanders, Secretary of the Air Force Troy E. Meink and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach said: "The Air Force must be prepared to fly and fix so we can fight and win. We will maintain this posture through increased focus on readiness and moderni  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Dozens of federal agencies initiate counter-UAS collaboration * ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - More than 180 experts from the War Department and other agencies in the federal government met Nov. 25 for a summit to begin a planned three-year effort to deliver counter-small unmanned aircraft system capabilities to warfighters and keep the skies over America safe from da  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak introduces FAIR Act to stop states from being forced to pay for other states' green energy mandates * Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) introduced H.R. 6336 (link is external), the Fair Allocation of Interstate Rates (FAIR) Act, to prevent households from being forced to subsidize transmission projects built to satisfy another state's green energy goals. The bill  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Endorses Texas Supreme Court's Proposed Rule Change Eliminating ABA's Monopoly Control Over Bar Admission * Federal Trade Commission staff endorsed a proposed amendment that eliminates the American Bar Association's (ABA) authority to dictate the education requirements needed to take the bar exam and practice law in Texas. Currently, Texas Bar Admission Rules require that a bar applicant obtain a   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-337) on the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38), which aims to amend Title 18 of the U.S. Code to allow a nonresident of a state to carry a concealed firearm in that state if they are legally allowed to do so in their home state. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Oct. 3, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Recipro  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-347) on the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act (H.R. 4323), which aims to provide for the vacating of convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Oct. 17, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 4323, the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, introduced by Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC), allows human trafficking victims   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Dingell's Bipartisan Landmark Childhood Cancer Legislation * Today, the United States House of Representatives unanimously passed the bipartisan Mikaela Naylon Give Kids A Chance Act, a landmark bill to accelerate pediatric cancer treatments and expand access to life-saving therapies for children battling rare diseases. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) introduced the legislation  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Moran-Sewell Bipartisan Bill to Bring Long-Needed Reforms to the Tax Court * U.S. Representatives Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) and Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced today that the Tax Court Improvement Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously. The legislation previously advanced out of the Ways and Means Committee in September with unanimous support, passing by a vote of 40-0.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-344) on the Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act (H.R. 1336), which aims to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to a veteran who has a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder. The report was advanced by Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, on Oct. 17, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 133  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Law Enforcement Risk Their Lives to Arrest Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Alien Pedophiles, Sex Criminals, and Armed Robbers * Despite facing a 1,153% increase in assaults, ICE continues to go after criminal illegal aliens WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens across the country, convic  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Landsman, Watson Coleman Introduce Bill to Prohibit AI Model from Denying Medicare Procedures * Cincinnati, OH - Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12) introduced legislation to prohibit an Artificial Intelligence model from delaying or denying Medicare procedures. The U.S. Department of Health and Human services recently announced its plan to tes  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Markup Wrap Up: Oversight Committee Advances Legislation to Improve Transparency and Accountability in the Federal Workforce & Agencies The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a markup and passed eleven bills to reform procedures in the federal workforce to promote greater transparency and bring accountability to fede  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: * * * MICC Fiscal Year 2026 Command Message By Tish Williamson, Mission and Installation Contracting Command Public Affairs The Command Team for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command shared a message of congratulations to the workforce for their accomplishments in fiscal year 2025 during a December Golden Sword video message released Dec. 1, 2025. The message high  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Doggett Seeks Answers on Prior Trump Regime Vetting of Assassin * Contact: Luis.BFaz@mail.house.gov (link sends email) (202) 429-4620 Watch the Congressman's remarks here (link is external). Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) delivered the following speech on the House floor demanding answers on Trump's Administration vetting of the attacker on the National  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tony Gonzales Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Combat Drug Trafficking * WASHINGTON, D.C. Recently, Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) introduced the bipartisan Dark Web Interdiction Act alongside Congressman Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Dark Web Interdiction Act strengthen s penalties on drug dealers and targets international fentanyl trafficking through the dark  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Castro, McCormick, Olszewski, and Fitzpatrick Introduce Global Child Thrive Reauthorization Act of 2025 * December 02, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressman Rich McCormick (GA-07), Congressman Johnny Olszewski (MD-02), and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), introduced the Global Child Thrive Reauthorization Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation that wo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Roy, McBath, Biggs, and Cohen Celebrate the Passing of Bipartisan Legislation to Simplify Federal Criminal Code * December 2, 2025 Press Release Washington, D.C. Representatives Chip Roy (TX-21), Lucy McBath (GA-06), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), and Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement after the House passage of the Count the Crimes to Cut Act, H.R 2159. This legislation requires the Departm  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Statement Following President Trump Signing the MEDAL Act into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed the House version of his Monetary Enhancement for Distinguished Active Legends (MEDAL) Act into law. This legislation increases the monthly pension for living Med  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary on Dec. 2, 2025, to the The Guardian: * * * AI poses unprecedented threats. Congress must act now Artificial intelligence and robotics will transform the world. It will bring unimaginable changes to our economy, our politics, warfare, our emotional wellbeing, our environment, and how we educate and raise our children. Further, there is a very real fear that, in the not-so-distant future, a super-intelligent   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Cruz, Booker Urge Fortune 1000 CEOs to Back Trump Accounts * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) sent a letter to the CEOs of Fortune 1000 companies urging them to support Trump Accounts. The accounts, established by a law authored by Sen. Cruz and passed as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill, are private, tax-advantaged accounts for every American child at birth  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * T-7A Red Hawk: A new era for pilot training begins at Randolph * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - The Air Force is welcoming a new purpose-built aircraft designed to train today's pilots for tomorrow's fight. Arriving Dec. 5 at the 12th Flying Training Wing, the T-7A Red Hawk ushers in a new era of training for Air Education and Training Command, where next-generati  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48728) on Dec. 1, 2025, entitled "Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY2026" by housing policy specialist Maggie McCarty and transportation policy analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The House and the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittees are charged with providing  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Semi-Finalists in Innovation Challenge with $1 Million Prize * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has selected 15 semi-finalist teams to advance to the next stage of the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Infrastructure (ARPA-I) Ideas and Innovation Challenge (the "Ideas Challenge"). Through the Ideas Challe  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command activated * AUSTIN, Texas - The U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command was officially activated during a ceremony held at Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 2. This new command brings together key efforts into a unified headquarters responsible for force generation, force design, and forc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Organizations Sound Support for Rep. Barrett, House Republicans' Veterans and Survivors Legacy Benefits Increase Bill In November, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.), Rep. Richard Hudson (R-  more