JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * 711th Human Performance Wing centrifuge simulates spaceflight for astronauts * WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Air Force Research Laboratory 's 711th Human Performance Wing hosted five astronauts from NASA, the Canadian Space Agency and the European Space Agency for centrifuge training at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The centrifuge, own  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Air University streamlines CCAF, PME transcript requests * MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Alabama - Air University is improving the transcript request process following the integration of the Community College of the Air Force into the Air University Student Information System. Following the intent of AF Doctrine Publication (AFPD) 1-1, Mission Command, Air Unive  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Applauds Trump's Economic Assistance Package for Farmers * Washington, D.C. \- Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after President Trump announced a $12 billion economic assistance package to support American farmers: "President Trump has taken bold steps to tear down unfair foreign trade barriers that have held back American agriculture   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP, GSA and the City of Donna sign Donation Acceptance Agreement for Land Port of Entry Project * DONNA, Texas \- U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. General Services Administration, and the City of Donna are pleased to announce the execution of the Donation Acceptance Agreement formalizing their agreement to expand the Donna Land Port of Entry for c  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2025: * * * Chairman Scott Celebrates Key Banking Committee National Security Wins Included in Final Version of NDAA Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today celebrated key Banking Committee national security priorities included in the final conferenced version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Week of December 8, 2025 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Wednesday, December 10, the Committee on Agriculture will hold a full committee hearing called "Member Day." On Thursday, December 11, the Committee on Agriculture will hold a full committee hearing called "CFTC Reauthorization: Stakeh  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Casar, Senator Warren, Congressman Auchincloss, Senator Markey Demand That Trump Administration Return Deported Student and Cease Threatening Her Family * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-Massachusetts), and Senator Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) sent a letter demanding the Trump administration allow th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Vicente Gonzalez Announces Over $859,000 for South Texas Fire Departments * Contact: Alexis Torres (link sends email) Washington, D.C.Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced $859,756 in federal funding for three South Texas fire departments to strengthen fire and other related emergency readiness. Specifically, the funds, delivered through the Federal Emergency Managemen  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Colleagues Urge Review of Biden Administration's Failed Vetting Process for Afghan Parolees * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with his Senate Select Committee on Intelligence colleagues led by Chairman Tom Cotton (R-AR), sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio, urging a review of the Biden administration's failed vetting process for Afghan n  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release: * * * GSA, CBP and the City of Donna Sign Donation Acceptance Agreement for Land Port of Entry Project * DONNA, Texas - Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA); the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ; and the City of Donna are pleased to announce the execution of the Donation Acceptance Agreement formalizing their agreement to expand the Donna Land Port of Entry for commercial tr  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Hegseth outlines new National Defense Strategy during speech at Reagan Library * During a keynote speech that one Pentagon official speaking on background said represented a preview of the War Department's forthcoming National Defense Strategy, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth outlined four distinct lines of effort for the department to take, so as to guarantee p  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released its 2025 funding awards, announcing the formula allocation amount for eligible housing trust fund (HTF) grantees. The total funding to be distributed is $223,024,239.90. The Housing Trust Fund was created by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) and is administered by HUD. Its core purpose is two-fold: to increase and preserve the supply of rental housing for extremely low-income famil  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined that nine global companies, primarily based in China and Korea, violated U.S. trade law by importing and selling patented diamond compact products. This finding concludes a long-running investigation into certain polycrystalline diamond compacts and articles containing them. ITC found that the companies infringed upon one or more claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,508,502 ("the '502 patent"). The ruling affects the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSFR) -- T&R Chemicals Inc., Clint, Texas, filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission alleging illegal importation and sale of certain chemical products. The complaint claims violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 concerning the importation into the U.S., the sale for importation, and the sale within the U.S. after importation of glycerol esters of rosin and packaging. The filing, identified as Investigation Docket No. 3864, names two foreign fi  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * JBSA fire officials highlight seasonal risks, urge community caution * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas - As the holiday season brings lights, decorations and family gatherings, JBSA Fire & Emergency Services is encouraging the community to stay alert to the heightened fire risks that come with winter celebrations. The National Fire Protection Association, th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Cornyn champion the Back the Blue Act to crack down on violent attacks against our law enforcement officers * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 34 colleagues in reintroducing the Back the Blue Act, critical legislation that severely increases penalties for criminals who target law enforcement and gives   more

UPTON, New York, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * LZ Sets a World's Best in the Hunt for Galactic Dark Matter and Gets a New Look at Neutrinos from the Sun's Core * By Lauren Biron, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Editor's note: The following news release was origninally issued by the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on behalf of the LZ collaboration, a group of scientists   more

MENLO PARK, California, Dec. 8 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * LZ sets a world's best in the hunt for galactic dark matter and gets a new look at neutrinos from the sun's core * Subscribe to SLAC Breaking News (external link) Key takeaways: * The LZ collaboration expanded their search for low-mass WIMPs (weakly interacting massive particles) using the world's most sensitive dark matter detector, narrowing down what dark matter particl  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Naval Medical Forces Development Command leads TCCC integration into entry-level Corpsman training at METC * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Two classes of the Hospital Corpsman Basic program at the Medical Education and Training Campus completed an updated pilot curriculum integrating Tactical Combat Casualty Care principles into entry-leve  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Pfluger, Cornyn, Colleagues Urge CMS to Prioritize Funding for Texas from Rural Health Transformation Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) led a letter with members of the Texas congressional delegation to Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Dr. Mehmet Oz, urging him to prioritize funding from the Working F  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSFR) -- Recodeal Energy Inc., Houston, Texas, has asked the U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board for permission to begin production activity at its facilities within Subzone 84AK. The company submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the board on Sept. 24, 2025. Under FTZ regulations, the proposed activity will be limited to specific materials and products authorized by the board. The finished product is galvanized steel pipes (duty-free  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Doggett Demands Answers on Trump Failure to Address ACA Broker Fraud * Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, sought answers from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Oz concerning CMS's response to agent and broker fraud in the Affordable Care Act Marketplace. His action follows alar  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tony Gonzales Leads Bipartisan Legislation to End Veteran Suicide, Increase Access to VA Mental Health Resources * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) and Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) introduced the bipartisan VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act, which would build on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) suicide prevention efforts by launching a Zero Suicide Init  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Plans Series of Arctic Frost Hearings for 2026 * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is placing Arctic Frost at the top of the committee's oversight agenda in 2026. Under Grassley's leadership, the committee plans to hold a series of hearings examining the constitutional and legal implications of the weaponized election case against   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2025: * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Plans Series of Arctic Frost Hearings for 2026 Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is placing Arctic Frost at the top of the committee's oversight agenda in 2026. Under Grassley's leadership, the committee plans to hold a series of hearings examining the constitutional and legal implicati  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators to Rubio: Review Failed Biden Administration Vetting Process for Afghan Nationals * Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 December 5, 2025 Washington, D.C. Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Committee Members James Risch (R-Idaho), Susan Collins (R-Maine), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Mike Rounds   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Back the Blue Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 35 Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Back the Blue Act. This legislation would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said, "Law   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * T-7A Red Hawk lands at JBSA-Randolph * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - The U.S. Air Force's first T-7A Red Hawk assigned to Air Education and Training Command arrived Dec. 5, at the 12th Flying Training Wing, marking a major milestone in the modernization of pilot training. The addition of the T-7A marks the beginning of a new era for developing t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Announces $12 Billion Farmer Bridge Payments for American Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions * (Washington, D.C., December 8, 2025) - President Donald J. Trump alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (AR), Senator Deb Fischer (NE), Senator John Hoeve  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, John Cornyn, Colleagues Take Action to Protect Law Enforcement Officers * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and several of their Senate Republican colleagues introduced 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. "A  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Air Force has issued a record of decision (ROD) authorizing major alterations to the Falcon Launch Program at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), California. This decision follows the completion of the Environmental Impact Statement and will permit an immediate increase in the base's launch tempo. USAF has approved a decision to increase the annual Falcon launch frequency at VSFB. This will involve using launch and landing operations at both Space Launch C  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * While Americans Were Enjoying Their Weekends, ICE Law Enforcement Was Hard at Work Arresting Gang Members, Pedophiles, and Drug Traffickers * WASHINGTON - While Americans were enjoying their weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were hard at work arresting the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from across the country including gang members, pedophiles, a  more