WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * A polar plunge: The Coast Guard bets on the burgeoning Arctic * Editor's note: This article was originally published in The Circuit C5ISC blog. (CAC required) After decades of watching its polar fleet degrade toward obsolescence, the Coast Guard is now poised for a historic transformation in the world's coldest waters. The spending bill signed on July 4, 2025 has delivered nearly $9   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Analysis: Trump Offshore Drilling Plan Could Generate 4,000+ Oil Spills * WASHINGTONThe Trump administration's proposal to dramatically ramp up offshore oil drilling could lead to 4,232 oil spills, dumping 12.1 million gallons of oil into ocean waters, according to an analysis by the Center for Biological Diversity. The Center's spill analysis of Trump's draft 2026-2031 le  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 6 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson opposes woke gender ideology on government passports * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Wilson joined a 25-state friend-of-the-court brief defending a traditional understanding of sex on U.S. passports. "For years, we have fought against radical gender ideology," Attorney General Wilson said. "Whether on government documents or in everyday life, t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico and Oklahoma generates nearly $327 million in revenue * SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management leased 31 parcels totaling 20,399 acres in New Mexico and Oklahoma for $326,811,240 in total receipts during a quarterly oil and gas lease sale. Combined lease bonus bids and rentals are distributed between the federal governme  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Nevada -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Nevada were 81,055, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 74,494, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statist  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Washington -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 172,479 while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Washington were 165,224 the U.S. Bureau of Labor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard rescues 9 people near St. George Island, Alaska * JUNEAU, Alaska The Coast Guard rescued nine people from a grounded fishing vessel near St. George Island, Monday. No injuries were reported. At approximately 4:11 a.m., watchstanders at the Coast Guard Arctic District Command Center in Juneau received a report that the fishing vessel Arctic Sea was taking on wate  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Leads Senate Passage of Landslides, Earthquakes Reauthorizations * Washington, DC Last night, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) secured unanimous consent for the Senate to pass two bills: her S. 1626, the National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act, and S. 320, the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act, which she is cosponsoring alongside Senator Al  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Unanimously Passes Padilla, Murkowski Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program * NEHRP coordinates federal research, early warning systems, building codes, and preparedness efforts to reduce deaths, damage, and economic losses from earthquakes WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) announced th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The White House sent to the Senate on Jan. 5, 2026, the nominations of 14 individuals for legal and judicial positions in the federal government: * * * Andrew Benson, of Maine, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine for the term of four years, vice Darcie N. McElwee. Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, vice M. Douglas Harpool, retiring. William Boyle, of North Carolina, to be United St  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 6 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: * * * Yost Co-leads 25-State Coalition Challenging California's Ammunition Restrictions * (COLUMBUS, Ohio) Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador are leading a coalition of 25 states in opposing California's latest attempts to undermine the Second Amendment by tightening restrictions on ammunition. "California has spun a web of burdensome laws designed to stop resi  more