ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 9 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * AUSA Tops 2 Million Members * After steadily building its membership over the past four years, the Association of the U.S. Army proudly announces it has achieved a milestone 2 million members. The growth results from an initiative to attract younger participants and a concentrated effort to identify and partner with like-minded organizations that share AUSA's suppor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Votes For Final Passage Of Three More Of Twelve Annual Appropriations Measures With Millions For Hawaii To Fight Crime, Protect The Environment And Boost Tourism * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the key House Committee on Appropriations, responsible for all federal discretionary funding, yesterday voted for final House passage of a measure consolidating three more   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard Cutter Kimball returns to Honolulu after 120-day Arctic patrol * HONOLULU The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) returned to Honolulu, Jan. 1, after a 120-day, 16,500-nautical-mile deployment to the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska reinforcing maritime safety, security, and national sovereignty in the region. As the Arctic region continues to become mo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Begich Votes to Pass Affordable HOMES Act to Lower Housing Costs in Alaska * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Jan. 9, 2026 - Today, Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) voted to pass H.R. 5184 (link is external), the Affordable Housing Over Mandating Efficiency Standards (HOMES) Act, legislation that lowers housing costs by eliminating duplicative federal regulations that have driven up the price of  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Joins Republican Senators in Demanding Accountability from Tim Walz Amid Minnesota Fraud Scandal * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) joined his Republican Senate colleagues in demanding accountability from outgoing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz amid widespread reports of fraud and abuse of federal funding in Minnesota. Graham and his colleagues slammed Govern  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * Hooper-- Arctic pioneer and founder of the Bering Sea Patrol--a son's remembrance * Editor's note: Much of the following essay is excerpted from an essay by Samuel Hooper in "The Discovery of Wrangel Island: The Discoverer, Captain Calvin L. Hooper, U.S.R.C.S., 1842-1900," California Academy of Sciences Occasional Papers, No. 24 (1956), pp. 1-6. A century has passed since that day wh  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Nick Begich Votes to Keep Alaskans' Health Care Costs High - AGAIN * Yesterday, Nick Begich voted against a bipartisan effort to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years - blocking relief that would " reverse massive cost increases " for Alaskans. After months of dodging questions and shoving families off a " health care 'cliff'," Begich desperately tried to blame De  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 10 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * Perry County students join UK water monitoring research team By Amanda Nelson, College of Education University of Kentucky researchers -- along with collaborators from across the United States -- gathered at Buckhorn School in Perry County last month to work with high school students on a water-testing device developed at UK. The visit offered a vibrant, hands-on learning opportunity, said Josh Baker  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Secures Critical Funding for Hawai`i in Minibus Package * Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) voted in favor of a bipartisan minibus package that includes three funding bills for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, Energy, Interior and Science agencies. The legislation, which passed the House by a vote of 397-28 now goes to the Senate. "This funding pac  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Blast Tim Walz for Rampant Child Care Fraud, Demand Accountability for American Taxpayers The entire Senate Republican Conference, led by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) and Majo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune, Colleagues Demand Accountability Over Widespread Reports of Fraud and Abuse in Minnesota * WASHINGTON U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) joined Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and 51 of their Senate colleagues in writing a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to demand accountability over widespread reports  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Departments of Education, Interior, and Labor Announce Tribal Consultation on Indian Education Partnership * Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sent a Dear Tribal Leader Letter inviting tribal leaders to a consultation on the Indian Education Partnership Interagency Agreements (IAA) between the U.S. Departments of Education (ED), Department of Interior (DOI) and Department of La  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 10 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release: * * * West Virginia co-leads 23 States in Supreme Court brief defending farmer facing $2 million in federal fines West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is co-leading with Nebraska an amicus brief defending Jeffrey Andrews, a Connecticut farmer who is facing $2 million in federal fines for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act (CWA). The amicus, or friend of the c  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Celebrates Alaska Airlines & Boeing's Historic Deal * Historic investments into American manufacturing are fueling America's Golden Age of Travel WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy joined Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci and Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg to celebrate the Seattle-based airline placin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Demand Accountability for Taxpayers Following Rampant Child Care Fraud in Minnesota * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Republican colleagues in demanding accountability from outgoing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz amid widespread reports of fraud and abuse of federal child care funding in Minnesota. "We write to express serious concern regarding recent reports and f  more