WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2025: * * * Ahead of Jack Smith Deposition, Judiciary Democrats Back Legal Challenge to Trump DOJ's Unjustified Withholding of Full Special Counsel Report Judiciary Democrats Also Renew Demand for DOJ to Publicly Release Report on Trump's Hoarding of Classified Documents in New Letter to AG Bondi * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Membe  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 12 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Amalgamated Transit Union issued the following news release: * * * ATU Applauds the Introduction of the U.S. Bipartisan Bus Operator Safety and Security Act * Figures, Van Drew Introduce the Bipartisan Bus Operator Safety and Security Act WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (D- AL-02) and Congressman Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ-02), as members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced the B  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: * * * Business Formation Statistics Monthly Data Release * DECEMBER 12, 2025 The U.S. Census Bureau today released new Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for September, October, November 2025. The BFS provide timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States and Puerto Rico. The BFS are a standard data product of the Census Bureau, developed in research colla  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Dec. 13 -- Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association issued the following news: * * * Care Continuum 26: Gain a New Understanding of Assisted Living The growth of assisted living communities is playing a pivotal role in how older adults live and access their medical care. That's why PALTmed is holding Care Continuum 26: Embracing the Evolution of Assisted Living on January 28. The agenda for this inaugural virtual symposium includes a combination of panel discussio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McClain Delaney Introduces the Bipartisan CFTC Charitable Organization Exemption Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. Yesterday, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) and Congressman Mark Messmer (R-IN) introduced the bipartisan CFTC Charitable Organization Exemption Act to lift administrative burdens for charitable organizations seeking to engage in commodities investment overseen by  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 12 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, posted the following news release: * * * Constellation Wins Platts Global Energy Award for Crane Clean Energy Center Restart * BALTIMORE (Dec. 12, 2025) Constellation was awarded "Energy Deal of the Year" this week at the 2025 Platts Global Energy Awards for its 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft that paved the wa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * Former Community Support Worker Pleads Guilty to Defrauding District of Columbia Medicaid Program * WASHINGTON - Jariatu Jalloh, 39, of Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to two counts of first-degree fraud and two counts of first-degree theft related to fraudulent billing submitted to the District's Medicaid program. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Jeanine   more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * FRCSW Kaneohe Bay: Exceeding expectations amidst adversity * Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) site at Kaneohe Bay (KBay) provides maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. They support operational readiness by ensuring aircraft are mission-capable and safe. The site has delivered outstanding results, consistently meeting and exceeding p  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 13 -- Morgan State University issued the following news release: * * * Fulbright Distinction Positions Morgan State University at the Vanguard of Global Scholarship Demonstrating a competitive edge rooted in both academic excellence and global engagement, Morgan State University has once again emerged as a national leader among Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in 2025, earning distinction as a Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leader for the sixth cons  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 12 -- The University of Maryland Baltimore campus issued the following news: * * * High Tech and High Growth at the UM BioPark By Alex Likowski Maryland Commerce Secretary Harry Coker Jr. visited the University of Maryland (UM) BioPark to learn how the Department of Commerce can continue to strengthen Maryland's burgeoning life sciences industry. During his visit, leadership from the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) - Roger J. Ward, EdD, JD, MSL, MPA, Provos  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Remarks at American Enterprise Institute Bush v. Gore and the Help America Vote Act, 25 Years Later Conference * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks during the American Enterprise Institute Bush v. Gore and the Help America Vote Act, 25 Years Later Conference. Below is a full transcript of his remarks:"I'm so pleased to be here with all of you. When I leave  more

LAUREL, Maryland, Dec. 12 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * Johns Hopkins APL-Led Team Releases Predictive Space Weather Model to Public * A predictive space weather model designed to simulate how solar storms affect Earth has been publicly released for researchers in the broader scientific community as well as the general public to use for their own research. The physics-based Multiscale Atmosphere-Geosp  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 13 (TNSxrep) -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Preventing Anxiety and Depression in Pregnancy: A Landmark Trial from Pakistan For many pregnant women in Pakistan, anxiety is an unseen burden. Nearly half of pregnant women in the country experience anxiety, yet most never receive support. For years, this silence felt inevitable. A groundbreaking prenatal mental health initiative led by Pamela Surka  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * NAVAIR Releases V-22 Comprehensive Review Findings * NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PAXUTENT RIVER, Md. - Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) released the findings of a comprehensive review Dec. 12, 2025, on the V-22 Osprey aircraft flown by the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy. The review reaffirmed the airworthiness of the V-22 platform under established controls allowing the continu  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 12 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service posted the following news: * * * NOAA Shares First SWFO-L1 Space Weather Data from SWiPS * The Solar Wind Plasma Sensor (SWiPS) onboard the Space Weather Follow On - Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) observatory, NOAA's newest space weather mission, was successfully powered on six days after it launched on September 24, 2025. After completing several maj  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Fetterman Reintroduce Legislation to Bolster Public Transit Across the Country * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) reintroduced their Moving Transit Forward Act, legislation to boost federal funding for state and local transit to improve service, safety, and reliability for riders. The lawmakers' bill creates a new federal funding program under  more