WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Highlights a Record Year of Republican Accomplishments * "Republicans are putting more money in people's pockets, delivering safer communities, and providing more opportunities. Republicans will continue to deliver the safety and prosperity Americans deserve." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor to discuss how Sena  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Advances Bipartisan Housing Bill Out of Financial Services Committee * Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) advanced the bipartisan, bicameral Accelerating Home Building Act, as part of a broader package, through the Financial Services Committee, marking a key step on the process to becoming law. The bill will help build more and lower the cost of housing in Oregon and a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (TNSFR) -- FlightSafety International Inc., Columbus, Ohio, has submitted a petition to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration for an exemption from specific requirements of the federal aviation regulations. The company filed the request to maintain its current training and certification protocols. This action seeks to allow the entity to continue its specialized aviation operations under relief previously granted by the FAA. The request is c  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * X-ray Space Telescope Gives Sharpest-Ever Glimpse at Growth of a Rapidly-Spinning Black Hole The first results on the iconic active galactic nucleus MCG-6-30-15 captured with the XRISM mission show the most precise signatures yet of its supermassive black hole's extreme gravity and the outflows that shape its galaxy. * Astronomers have obtained the sharpest-  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Balderson's Reliable Power Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed the Reliable Power Act, introduced by Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12). This legislation protects America's electric grid by requiring that federal agencies consider the impact of regulations on grid reliability before finalizing new rules. "America is facing a reliability crisis-one made w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Husted announces $60 million for Ohio military installations, raises for American troops Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) released the following statement after voting to pass the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which now heads to the president for his signature. As part of the legislation, Husted secured $60 million to support Ohio military installations, growing the state's leadersh  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Brown Lead Ohio House Democrats in Letter to Trump Administration Demanding Answers on Frozen Manufacturing Funds * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) have led a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (link is external) expressing concern regarding the abrupt withholding of all federal funding supporting Ohio's Manufacturing Ex  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13133) on Dec. 16, 2025, by health policy analyst Thomas P. Hackman and senior research librarian Michele L. Malloy. Here are excerpts: * * * Overview of the Medicare Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model On June 22, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new prior authorization (PA) initiative in traditional Medicare, the Was  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- President Trump issued the following statement on Dec. 17, 2025, on Wright Brothers Day: * * * Presidential Message on Wright Brothers Day Today our Nation celebrates the heroic moment America took to the skies when Orville and Wilbur Wright launched the first controlled, machine-powered aircraft on December 17, 1903. This Wright Brothers Day, we honor the genius and bravery of two pioneers from Dayton, Ohio, and we proudly carry their legacy forward by championing the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Brown, Kaptur Lead Ohio House Democrats in Letter to Trump Administration Demanding Answers on Frozen Manufacturing Funds * Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) have led a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick expressing concern regarding the abrupt withholding of all federal funding supporting Ohio's Manufacturing Extension Partnership. The lette  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10519) on Dec. 16, 2025, by defense policy analyst Anya L. Fink. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: Strategic Nuclear Forces The Department of Defense (DOD), which is "using a secondary Department of War designation," under Executive Order 14347 dated September 5, 2025, is in the process of modernizing U.S. strategic nuclear forces. This modernization effort includes num  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * U.S. Chemical Safety Board Issues Update on Investigation into Hazardous Nitrogen Oxides Releases at Austin Powder Facilities in Ohio and Tennessee The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) today released an update on the agency's investigations into incidents involving the release of hazardous nitrogen oxides (NOx) gas at two facilities owned by the Austin Powde  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Wicker Applauds HHS DMD Announcement * WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today released the following statement applauding the Health and Human Services Department's (HHS) announcement that Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Metachromatic Leukodystrophy have been added to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel for newborns. Click here to watch Senator Wicker's remarks on at the  more