SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Challenges Further Transfer of Core Functions Away from U.S. Department of Education * OAKLAND California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition in filing an amended complaint expanding its ongoing legal challenge to the Trump Administration's attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The amended complaint, filed in the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Leads Senate Passage of Resolution Congratulating UW Men's Soccer on Winning 2025 National Championship * 01.08.26 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today a resolution by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) congratulating the University of Washington men's soccer team on winning the 2025 NCAA Division I National Championship unanimously passed the United States Se  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * CH-53K program enters multi-year procurement contract with GE * A five-year, multi-year procurement (MYP) contract was signed on January 8 between the Department of War (DOW) and GE Aerospace for both new production and spare T-408 engines, along with associated sustainment services for the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter. The $1.4 billion contract covers five years, Lots 9-13, pro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Announces $2 Million for Swan Meadows Water and Sewer Public Infrastructure Project * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced $2,000,000 in federal funding for the Swan Meadows Water and Sewer Public Infrastructure Project in Aberdeen. The City of Aberdeen will administer the funding to replace aging and deteriorating water and sewer infrastructure in the S  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Announces $2.55 Million for Newark Water Treatment Plant Replacement Project * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced $2,550,000 in federal funding secured through the Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill for Worcester County's Newark Water Treatment Plant Replacement Project. The funding allows for the replacement of the exi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Announces $3.2 Million for North East River Dredging Project in Cecil County * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced $3,200,000 in federal funding for the North East River Dredging Project, provided through the Energy & Water Development appropriations bill to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District, to support critical dredging effor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Delivers $4,785,000 for Slaughter Creek Dredging Project * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced $4,785,000 in federal funding for the Slaughter Creek Dredging Project in Slaughter Creek, Maryland, secured through the Energy & Water Development appropriations bill for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Slaughter Creek has faced long-standing navig  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Secures $1.95 Million to Modernize Rolling Mill Finished Water Pump Station in North East * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced $1,950,000 in federal funding secured through the Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill for the Town of North East in Cecil County to modernize the aging Rolling Mill Finished Water Pump Station. T  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 9 -- Demand Progress issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Senate Advances Historic Venezuela War Powers Resolution Washington, D.C. -- On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted 52-47 to advance a bipartisan resolution sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) to block further military action in Venezuela. Demand Progress drove millions of constituent contacts to Congress opposing war in 2025 and is leading a campaign to support war powe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release: * * * Federal Reserve Board announces the designation of the Chairs and Deputy Chairs of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks for 2026 * The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the designation of the chairs and deputy chairs of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks for 2026. Each Reserve Bank has a nine-member board of directors, representing a wide range of business and community leaders across each regional district. By la  more

LAUREL, Maryland, Jan. 9 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * Global Partners to Highlight BOLT Hypersonic Experiment Success * At this January's American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) SciTech Forum, an international team of researchers will present findings from Boundary Layer Transition (BOLT)-1B, the latest in a series of flight experiments that continue to provide scientists with a wealt  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 9 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments * RICHMOND, VA Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced additional administration and board appointments. ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH * Jennifer "Jenna" B. Moon, Secretary of the Commonwealth BOARD APPOINTMENTS AUTHORITY CANNABIS PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL *   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 9 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces Legislative Action to Strengthen Maryland's Economic Competitiveness * ANNAPOLIS, MD Governor Wes Moore today announced legislative action to strengthen Maryland's economic competitivenessespecially across Maryland's lighthouse industriesthrough the Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act of 2026. The legislation promotes the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on December Jobs Report * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the December jobs report: "With the release of the December jobs report this morning, the results are in: 2025 was the worst year for U.S. job growth since 2020 - the peak of the pandemic. Last month saw only 50,000 jobs added to the U.S. economy, with unemploy  more

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, Jan. 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release: * * * IAM Union Salutes Longtime Ally Rep. Steny Hoyer on Retirement from Congress * WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2026 - The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) issued a statement thanking longtime labor ally U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., for more than four decades of dedicated service following his ann  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Warnock Delivers Commencement Address to Morgan State University Fall Class of 2025 * Recently, Senator Reverend Warnock delivered the keynote commencement address to Morgan State University's Fall 2025 graduating class in Baltimore, Maryland Senator Warnock encouraged the Class of 2025 to use their voices to shake up the world, pushing them to challenge the status quo Morgan State U  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * In First Year, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney Delivers Major Wins for Maryland and Sixth District * Washington DC - Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney reflected on a year of work representing Maryland's Sixth District, releasing final numbers for her office's work fighting for Marylanders. "Throughout the year, my team and I met with community leaders, small businesses, and r  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 8 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Johns Hopkins-Led Team Creates First Map of Nerve Circuitry in Bone, Identifies Key Signals for Bone Repair * When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the occupants of danger. But imagine if the device could transform into something that could fight the fire as well. In a new study in today's issue of Science, a multi-inst  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 10 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Successful Research Translation Draws on Collaboration and Counsel George Dimopoulos uses a business mindset to collaborate with leaders in the innovation sector. By Junie Burke George Dimopoulos, PhD, MBA '08, a professor in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology graduated with his Master of Business Administration from the Carey Business School in 2008--12 ye  more

LANHAM, Maryland, Jan. 10 (TNSrpt) -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * State of Maryland Publishes Housing Production Targets for Jurisdictions New report highlights levels of housing production needed to address Maryland's statewide housing unit shortage * NEW CARROLLTON, MD (January 9, 2026) - The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development on December 31 published the 2030 Housing Productio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Nadler Introduces Resolution Opposing Elective Cat Declawing * Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) introduced a resolution opposing elective cat declawing, reflecting the growing consensus among veterinarians, public health experts, and animal welfare advocates that the practice is inhumane and unnecessary. Declawing is an invasive procedure where the last bone of each toe is amputated,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * New Dems Release Workforce & Education Agenda to Empower the Next Generation * Today, the New Democrat Coalition Workforce & Education Working Group, led by Education Task Force Chair Johnny Olszewski, Working Group Chair Frank Mrvan (IN-01), and (MD-02) and Apprenticeship & Training Task Force Chair Val Hoyle (OR-04), released the Coalition's Workforce & Education Agenda, the New Dems' plan to   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * On Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, DHS Thanks Our Federal Officers Who Put Their Lives on the Line to Arrest the Worst of Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Pedophiles, Murderers, and Weapon Traffickers * DHS honors our federal law enforcement officers who are facing a more than 1,300% increase in assaults, 3,200% increase in vehicular attacks, and an 8,000% increase in death threat  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 10 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following news: * * * Protecting the Force: USU Studies Blast Overpressure Risk in Special Operations Forces and Female and Male Bomb Disposal Technicians USU expands blast overpressure research, focusing on previously underrepresented military personnel, including female EOD technicians and Special Warfare Combatant Craft operators. By Hadiyah Brendel Research into the neurological effects of blast overpressure is   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 9 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Registered nurses of California Nurses Association strongly object to and call for corrections to major flaws in state's proposal to set staffing ratios for acute psychiatric hospitals * The registered nurses of California Nurses Association (CNA), the union that spearheaded our state's historic, first-in-the-nation safe RN-to-patient ratios standard for hospitals, strongly ob  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on Hoyer Retirement Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced he would not seek reelection, retiring after a career in public service that spans decades in the House and in Democratic leadership: "There are few who can match the re  more

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Jan. 10 (TNSrpt) -- The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General issued the following news release: * * * SSA Major Management and Performance Challenges in Fiscal Year 2025 The Reports Consolidation Act of 2000 (Pub. L. No. 106-531) requires that Federal Inspectors General summarize and assess the most serious management and performance challenges facing Federal agencies and the agencies' progress in addressing those challenges. The Office of the   more

MUNICH, Germany, Jan. 9 -- Rohde and Schwarz, a supplier of solutions in the fields of test and measurement, broadcast and media, aerospace, defense, security and networks and cybersecurity, issued the following news release: * * * TSA awards Rohde & Schwarz contract for advanced airport screening ahead of Soccer World Cup 2026 The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is deploying Rohde & Schwarz QPS201 security scanners with advanced imaging technology (AIT) at airport checkpoints in  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland posted the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * U.S. Attorney's Office Leveraging Federal, State, Local Partnerships to Help Drive Sharp Decline in Violent Crime Across Maryland Baltimore City sees lowest homicide total on record as violent crime declines statewide. * The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland announced today that, thanks to cooperative efforts between Federal,   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 10 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news: * * * CCJR Convenes Regional Advocates Ahead of Maryland's 2026 Legislative Session The Center for Criminal Justice Reform (CCJR) at the University of Baltimore School of Law brought together partners from across the DMV for its 3rd Annual Criminal Legal Reform Advocates' Retreat, convening more than 200 advocates, organizers, researchers, policy experts, and students to prepare for Maryland's upcoming legi  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * US: Minneapolis Killing by ICE Unjustified * (Washington, DC, January 9, 2026) - The killing of a woman in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer on January 7, 2026, was unjustifiable, Human Rights Watch said today. Three videos of the incident shared on social media, verified by Human Rights Watch and media outlets, clearly contradict federal officials' claims that the woman "weaponized h  more