COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 8 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson condemns support for Hamas terrorists * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 25-state friend-of-the-court brief that seeks to hold organizations that materially support Hamas accountable. "On October 7, 2023, Hamas perpetrated a terrorist attack against Israel that became the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 9 -- The Washington State Department of Commerce issued the following news on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Beto Yarce joins Washington State Department of Commerce as new Assistant Director of Community Engagement and Outreach Yarce joins the agency on Jan. 12 * Longtime public servant and community development leader Beto Yarce will join the Washington State Department of Commerce as its new assistant director of Community Engagement and Outreach on Jan. 12. Yarce's appoi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM announces March 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in four eastern states * FALLS CHURCH, Va. - The Bureau of Land Management today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for March 12, 2026, to offer eight oil and gas parcels totaling 506 acres in Arkansas, Louisiana, Michigan, and Mississippi. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels July 2025 and held a p  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Jan. 8, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Alaska leads hires rates in October 2025 at 9.4 percent In October 2025, hires rates increased in 3 states, decreased in 1 state, and were little changed in 46 states and the District of Columbia from the previous month. Compared with the U.S. average hires rate of 3.2 percent, 14 states and the District of Columbia had lower rates   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- C-SPAN, a public affairs network providing Americans with unfiltered access to congressional proceedings, issued the following news release: * * * C-SPAN Is Named Media Partner For Consumer Electronics Show; Announces TV Coverage of CES (Las Vegas) -- C-SPAN, the public affairs television network supported by TV providers, is announcing extensive programming and partnership efforts for CES -- the annual high-profile Consumer Electronics Show beginning today in Las Vegas.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes Senate Vote Advancing Bill Requiring Congressional Approval for More Attacks on Venezuela * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a Senate vote advancing legislation that would force President Trump to seek congressional approval before taking any new milit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Announces New Defense Fellow on D.C. Office Staff * | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) announced the addition of Major Nate Horne to his Washington, D.C. office. Nate will serve as a defense fellow until the end of this year as part of the Department of War's Congressional Fellowship Program. By trade, Major Horne is a Finance and Com  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Joins Bipartisan VISIT USA Act to Restore Brand USA Funding, Promote U.S. Tourism * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) cosponsored bipartisan legislation to restore full funding for Brand USA, a critical program that helps drive international tourism, after the Republican tax law slashed the program's funding by 80 percent. Amid a national tourism de  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 16-271) on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) approves the revised performance plan of TelAlaska Cellular, Inc. (TelAlaska),/1 filed pursuant to the terms set forth in the Alaska Plan Order./2 The approved performance plan is included in the attached Appendix A. The Alaska Plan Order requires eli  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON HOUSE FLOOR: "VOTE YES ON EXTENDING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TAX CREDITS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor, where he emphasized that Democrats are following through on their commitment to protect healthcare and urged a yes vote on extending the expired Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. LEADER JEF  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON HOUSE FLOOR: "VOTE YES ON EXTENDING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TAX CREDITS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor, where he emphasized that Democrats are following through on their commitment to protect healthcare and urged a yes vote on extending the expired Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. LEADER JEFFRIES : I rise today, Mr.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Joins Colleagues to Bring War Powers Resolution to Senate Floor * Washington, DC U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) issued the following statement after her vote on Senate Joint Resolution 98 : "Today, my colleagues and I voted to bring a resolution to the Senate floor requiring congressional approval for further military operations against Venezuela. This will allow the senate to begin   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski on Greenland: "Focus on continued partnership rather than possession." * Washington, DC U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), co-chair of the Senate Arctic Caucus, today spoke on the Senate floor in support of Greenland's autonomy and long-standing partnership with the United States. Watch Senator Murkowski's full remarks here. The rough transcript of Senator Murkowki's remarks can be fo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Duffy & FAA Administrator Bedford Announce Two New Designated Sites for Testing Drones and Other Unmanned Aircraft Systems * Adding more test sites will help the FAA gather critical safety data to safely handle the next wave of aviation innovation WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Federal Aviation Administrator   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Air Force, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration, announced a plan to prepare an environmental impact statement to assess the optimization of the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. The proposed action aims to address deficiencies in the size and dimensions of current training areas. According to the Air Force, current airspace constraints hinder the ability of aircrews to practice modern tactics and perf  more