WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Army Drone Team Pilots Showcase Speed, Skill in National Competition * The call for drone dominance has taken center stage recently, with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announcing an ambitious plan to outfit combat units with tens of thousands of unmanned systems in 2026 and hundreds of thousands more by 2027. Framing this initiative as "adopting new technologies with a fight tonight philosophy so our warfight  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Bilirakis Announces Kids Online Safety Act to Protect Children and Teens from Online Harms * Washington, D.C. - Earlier today, Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Gus Bilirakis unveiled the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). This legislation provides children, teens, and parents with the safeguards and tools needed to better protect against serious online threats to kids' well-be  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Honors 19 Local Veterans with Congressional Veteran Commendation * 3rd Annual Awards Ceremony Honors Veterans for Wartime Service and Peacetime Community Involvement 16th District Home to Over 64,000 Veterans View photos from the ceremony here. SUN CITY CENTER, Fla. Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan announced the honorees of the 3 rd Annual Congressional Veteran Commendation ceremony.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Joins Scott in Leading Letter Urging President Trump to Keep Drilling Away from Florida's Coasts * Calls to Uphold 2020 Moratorium, Maintain Federal Protections for Florida's Coastline Through 2032 WASHINGTON Yesterday, Congressman Vern Buchanan, co-chair of the bipartisan 30-member Florida congressional delegation, joined Senators Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) in leading   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Castor Announces 2025 Nominations to Prestigious U.S. Service Academies * Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) announced 16 Tampa Bay area students who received nominations for admission into America's prestigious service academies: Air Force Academy (USAFA), Naval Academy (USNA), Military Academy (USMA) and the Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). The outstanding student leaders hail from more than ten  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11672) on Dec. 4, 2025, by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction The Coast Guard's Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program envisages procuring 30 replacements for the Coast Guard's 35 aging river buoy tenders (WLRs), inland construction tenders (WLI  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch Join Cornyn to Introduce Back the Blue Act * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators for Idaho Mike Crapo and Jim Risch joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and over 30 of their Senate Republican colleagues to introduce the Back the Blue Act, which would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. "The Back the Blue   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The Federal Communications Commission Enforcement Bureau issued the following letter (File No. EB-IHD-24-00037459) on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * To: Mr. Issa Asad, Owner, Quadrant Holdings Group LLC (for Q Link Wireless, LLC), 499 E Sheridan St., Ste 400, Dania, FL 33004, issa@quadrantholdings.com Samuel L. Feder, Esq., Jenner & Block LLP, 1099 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20001, SFeder@jenner.com Re: Notice of Debarment, File No. EB-IHD-24-00037459 Dear Mes  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congressman Bean Hosts Health Summit in D.C. on Healthcare Affordability * WASHINGTON On Thursday, December 4, U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) hosted the first installment of his Path to Consensus Series focused on healthcare affordability. The kickoff event featured two expert panels and a keynote from House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19), spotlighting ideas to lower cost  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Condemns Latest RFK Jr. Push to Roll Back Childhood Vaccine Recommendations * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine panel reversed decades-long guidance (link is external) for newborns to receive Hepatitis B vaccinations. "Once again, Secretary Kennedy is putting his anti-vaccine co  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that nearly 950,000 consumers who do not currently have health care coverage through plans in the individual market Marketplace have signed up for coverage in 2026, since the start of the Marketplace Open  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * New York Woman Charged with Smuggling Aliens from Canada for Profit * Stacey Taylor, 42, of Plattsburgh, New York, appeared for an arraignment Monday after a federal grand jury in Albany returned an indictment on Oct. 2 charging her for her role in an international alien smuggling conspiracy that brought aliens primarily from India into the United States across the northern border. According to co  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Dec. 5 -- Air University posted the following news: * * * OTS graduates make history in new Space Force service dress * The dawn of a new era in military service unfolds as the first newly commissioned U.S. Space Force Guardians to wear the service's new dress uniforms graduated from Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Dec. 4, 2025. "This service dress is one of the first steps to furthering our unique Space Force identity, and we're very proud   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salazar Joins Bipartisan Group of House Members Announcing "CommonGround 2025" Framework to Address Rising Health Insurance Premiums * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) joined a bipartisan group of 35 House Members, co-led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Jen Kiggans (VA-2), to unveil CommonGround 2025, a new health care framework that protects affordable coverage for  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Crapo Join Cornyn to Introduce Back the Blue Act * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators for Idaho Jim Risch and Mike Crapo joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and over 30 of their Senate Republican colleagues to introduce the Back the Blue Act, which would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. "Any violence or a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Encourages USDA Sec. to Support Florida's Specialty Crops in Any Potential Aid Package * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott announced a letter to Brooke Rollins, secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, encouraging the full consideration and inclusion of specialty crop growers in any potential relief package to support growers affected by unfair trade practices and mar  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Honors 6th Anniversary of NAS Pensacola Terrorist Attack * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott announced the introduction of his resolution ahead of the sixth anniversary of the horrific terrorist attack at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, when a Saudi military trainee killed three U.S. Navy sailors and wounded several others on December 6th, 2019. Senators Ashley Moody, Tomm  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Senator Moody Remembers 6th Anniversary of NAS Pensacola Terrorist Attack Senator Ashley Moody, along with Senator Rick Scott, today introduced a resolution recognizing the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attack at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, when a Saudi military trainee killed three U.S. Navy sailors and wounded several others on December 6th, 2019. Joining Senators   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Senators Ashley Moody & Rick Scott Lead Bipartisan Florida Delegation Letter to President Trump: Keep Oil Drilling Off Florida's Coasts Today, Senator Ashley Moody and Senator Rick Scott led Florida's entire congressional delegation in sending a letter to President Trump encouraging him to reject any potential plans from the Department of Interior that would violate his moratori  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Steube, Lee Introduce Hire Student Veterans Act * WASHINGTON U.S. Representatives Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Susie Lee (D-Nev.) introduced today the Hire Student Veterans Act. This bill would expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit for employers who hire eligible student veterans. It serves as the House companion to legislation introduced by Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.). "A  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Wins Best Paper Award at International Space Robotics Conference * WASHINGTON, D.C. - A U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) space robotics team received the Best Paper Award in Orbital Robotics at the 2025 International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo) in Sendai, Japan, on Dec. 3. The recognition spotlights NRL's leadership in autonomous space systems and artificia  more