WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11681) on Jan. 8, 2026, by defense policy analyst Anya L. Fink: Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: LGM-35A Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile The LGM-35A Sentinel is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system that is expected to replace the Minuteman III (MMIII) ICBM in the U.S. nuclear force structure. MMIII has served as the ground-based leg of the U.S  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 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: Setting a Goal to Secure $1 Billion for Rural Health Transformation, Continuum of Care In North Dakota * Senator Outlines Importance of Statewide Fiber Optic Network, State-of-the-Art CAHs in Recruiting Health Care Workforce & Improving Access to Care BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today held a press conference with Governor Kelly Armstrong and Pat Traynor, Interim Commissioner of  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Jan. 10 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * PETA Offers to Help Bridge the Gap in Minot's Bridge-Repair Budget--With a Cow-Friendly Message Minot, N.D. - As the Minot City Council works to address the deteriorating Third Street Bridge following a troubling engineering report, PETA sent a letter today to Mayor Mark Jantzer with a concrete idea: PETA will contribute towards bridge repairs if permitted to place a cow-friendly  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

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. 10 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * WTAS: Strong Support for the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 This week, the House of Representatives passed the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, with a vote of 397 to 28. H.R. 6938   more