FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 3 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * 18 military hospitals receive Leapfrog's highest Hospital Safety Grade * The Defense Health Agency announced 18 military hospitals received an "A" rating in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assessment for fall 2025. These high grades reflect DHA's commitment to transparency and continuous improvement in providing high-quality care to its patients. "These ratings underscore the strength of our int  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Brian P. Hudak Named OCC Deputy Chief Counsel The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced Brian P. Hudak as Deputy Chief Counsel. In this role, Mr. Hudak provides advice to the Chief Counsel and senior OCC officials on significant legal, policy and administrative matters affecting the federal banking system. This   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Valadao Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Delegation to Strengthen U.S. Workforce * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Congressman Eugene Vindman (VA-07) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) to reintroduce the Digital Skills for Today's Workforce Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would help provide American workers with foundational digital skills through the cre  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * CSAF, leaders at all flying units step to the jet again * LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Virginia - On June 17, Gen. Ken Wilsbach thought he had successfully flown his last sortie in the F-22 Raptor, but on Nov. 24, he returned to the cockpit in America's premier air supremacy platform. "Every opportunity to step to the jet is a great privilege," Wilsbach said. "  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Paul, Schumer, & Schiff File War Powers Resolution on Venezuela * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rand Paul (R-KY), Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) filed a War Powers Resolution to block the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress. President D  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Vindman & Valadao Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Expand Digital Skills in Workforce Training * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Eugene Vindman (D-VA-07) and David Valadao (R-CA-22) introduced the Digital Skills for Today's Workforce Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand access to digital skills training for American job seekers. "A  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans Leads Bipartisan Push to Lower Drug Costs and Expand Access to Care for Servicemembers, Veterans, and Seniors * Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (R-VA) introduced two bipartisan bills to improve healthcare access and lower prescription costs for military families and seniors: the Rx Access, Choice, Cost Equity, and Supply Stability (Rx ACCESS) Act and the Increasing Medication Access  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Miles from Nation's Capital, ICE Arrests ISIS-K Afghan Terrorist Who Was Released into the U.S. Under Biden's Operation Allies Welcome * This marks the third Afghan national terrorist arrested in recent days that was brought into the country by the Biden Administration under Operation Allies Welcome WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem today a  more

PASADENA, California, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Tests Drones in Death Valley, Preps for Martian Sands and Skies Next-generation drone flight software is just one of 25 technologies for the Red Planet that the space agency funded for development this year. * When NASA engineers want to test a concept for exploring the Red Planet, they have to find ways to create Mars-like conditions here on Earth. Then they test, tinker, and repea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Justin Shubow, president of the National Civic Art Society, has submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation nominating himself for a position on the Beautifying Transportation Infrastructure Council. The nomination (DOT-OST-2025-1194) emphasized his background as a leading proponent for traditional design and a widely quoted critic of contemporary architecture. The nominee is a former Chairman of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agenc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Racing the clock: NSWC Dahlgren Division hosts Australian team in humanitarian mission engineering hackathon * Far beneath the South Pacific, in one of the deepest oceanic trenches on Earth, a powerful earthquake has struck. On the nearby nation of Vanuatu, a string of some 80 islands stretching across 800 miles, a humanitarian crisis unfolds. Buildings have collapsed. Major roads are impassable. Telecommuni  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Subramanyam Renews Call for Secretary Hegseth to Resign * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Ranking Member of the Military and Foreign Affairs Oversight Subcommittee, released the following statement after viewing the Pentagon Inspector General's Signalgate report: "What we presumed back in March has now been proven true by an independent Inspector  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:25-cv-01630; E.D. Va. filed Sept. 29, 2025) involving Andrew Scott Corbman: * * * On October 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a final judgment [LINK] against Andrew Scott Corbman, a Virginia-based former registered representative with several broker-dealers registered with the Commission and investment adviser representative, who was charged with conducting a $4.1  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-54) on the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act (S. 761), which aims to establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S. The report was advanced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on July 31, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE To establish a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies (Commission) in the United St  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * Summit at Walter Reed highlights latest in breast cancer research, treatment * Bringing together leaders in military medicine, research, and patient care, the John P. Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed recently hosted its annual Breast Cancer Awareness Summit at the Uniformed Services University. The event focused on new discoveries and compassionate care shaping the future of breast cancer research  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Two Virginia Men Arrested for Conspiring to Destroy Government Databases * Two Virginia men were arrested today for their roles in a conspiracy to destroy government databases hosted by a federal government contractor, among other crimes. "These defendants abused their positions as federal contractors to attack government databases and steal sensitive government information. Their actions jeopardi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Speaks on Senate Floor Denouncing Trump's Bizarre Pardon of Drug Kingpin Juan Orlando Hernandez and Illegal Strikes in Caribbean * FULL VIDEO IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, spoke on the Senate floor to denounce President   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman, Kaine, Valadao Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Expand Digital Skills in Workforce Training * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-07), Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Congressman David Valadao (R-Calif.-22) introduced the Digital Skills for Today's Workforce Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand access to digital skills training for American job seekers. "Vi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman, Lawler Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Lower Your Grocery Costs * Washington, D.C. U.S. Representatives Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-07) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.-17) introduced the Cutting Cumbersome Overhead for Small-farm Testing Savings (COSTS) Act, a bipartisan bill that aims to bring down your grocery bill by allowing small farms to bring more affordable, local food into grocery stores. "I he  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw, Kaine, Warner Introduce Bill to Rename Fairfax Post Office in Honor of the late Gerry Connolly * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11) and U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) introduced bicameral legislation to rename a United States Postal Service facility in Fairfax, Virginia in honor of the late Congressman Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly, who  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Walkinshaw, Kaine, Warner Introduce Bill to Rename Fairfax Post Office in Honor of the late Gerry Connolly Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced bicameral legislation to rename a United States Postal Service facility in Fairfax, Virginia in honor of the late Congressman Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly, whose decades o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Walkinshaw Introduce Bill to Rename Fairfax Post Office in Honor of the late Gerry Connolly * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Rep. James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11) introduced bicameral legislation to rename a United States Postal Service facility in Fairfax, Virginia in honor of the late Congressman Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly, whose decades of ser  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Risch Celebrate World Nuclear Energy Day * WASHINGTON \- U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Jim Risch (R-ID), co-chairs of the Senate Advanced Nuclear Caucus, today introduced a resolution to designate December 2, 2025, as World Nuclear Energy Day. The resolution celebrates the development of nuclear energy technologies and underscores the vital role of nuclear power in strengthening the U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * What They're Saying: Rep. Kiggans Introduces Bill to Lower Prescription Costs for Seniors * Washington, D.C. Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) introduced the bipartisan Increasing Medication Access for Seniors Act of 2025, a bill that will help seniors on Medicare spread out the cost of expensive medications into interest-free monthly payments. "... As the leader of an orga  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Emmer touts key stakeholder support for the SCORE Act * WASHINGTON - House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today announced key stakeholder support for the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act, which creates a national Name,, and Likeness (NIL) framework that supports student-athletes and recenters the educational mission of col  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Your 2025 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree * WASHINGTON Tonight, Speaker Johnson hosted the 2025 Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the Front Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Nevada fourth grader and winner of the Capitol Christmas Tree essay contest, Grady Armstrong, helped light the 53-foot Red Fir, harvested from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and affectionately known as 'Silv  more