WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Merkley Raise Concerns About FDA Pilot Program that would Expedite Review of Nicotine Pouches, Undercut Scientific Standards * [WASHINGTON, DC] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) wrote to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary, raising concerns about a recently announced pilot program at FDA that would accelerate the   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Issues New State Guidance on Transformative Medicaid Reforms * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing additional guidance outlining how states should implement landmark community engagement requirements created by the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation (Public Law 119-21). The reformsamong th  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * FRCE celebrates 20 years of environmental stewardship * Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently reached a milestone, marking 20 consecutive years of participation in the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Environmental Stewardship Initiative and demonstrating a long-standing commitment to environmental conservation and protection efforts. Secretary of the No  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. 7 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has determined to review a portion of an initial determination finding that five companies violated section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 through the importation and sale of urine splash guards. The investigation stems from a complaint filed by Kids By Parents Inc., Potomac, Maryland. The complaint alleges that the importation and sale of splash guards infringed upon two U.S. Patents. The accused products were imported by Maomaoh  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume, Van Hollen Introduce Legislation to Designate the Museum of the Blind People's Movement as a National Museum * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) announced their joint introduction of legislation to designate the new Museum of the Blind People's Movement in Baltimore as the official National Museum of the Blind People's Move  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. 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Merkley: Trump Administration Weaponizing U.S. Park Police to Further Its Authoritarianism * Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) the top Democrat overseeing funding for the National Park Service and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in sounding the alarm over President Trump's proposed plans to turn the U.S.  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Dec. 9 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2025: * * * TEDCO Invests in Pirl Technology Maryland-based company seeks to develop universal EV charger * TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $100,000 Pre-Seed Builder Fund investment in Pirl Technology, located in Rockville, Md. The Pre-Seed Builder Fund rests under the umbrella of TEDCO's Social Impact Funds. Pirl Techno  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Mfume Introduce Legislation to Designate the Museum of the Blind People's Movement as a National Museum * Last week, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.-07) announced their joint introduction of legislation to designate the new Museum of the Blind People's Movement in Baltimore as the official National Museum of the Blind People's Movement. Once   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