FREDERICK, Maryland, Jan. 13 -- The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association issued the following news release: * * * AOPA Applauds ASTM Issuance of UL100E Test Specification The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) applauds VP Racing and LyondellBasell on the issuance of an ASTM International test specification for its UL100E unleaded aviation gasoline. UL100E is currently undergoing testing through the FAA's Piston Aircraft Fuel Initiative (PAFI) across a range of aircraft and engin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM oil and gas lease sales in Montana and North Dakota generate over $8.6 million in revenue * BILLINGS, Mont. - The Bureau of Land Management leased 19 parcels totaling 4,116 acres in Montana and North Dakota for $8,653,960 in total receipts during a quarterly oil and gas lease sale. Combined lease bonus bids and rentals are distributed between the federal governmen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM seeks initial input for August 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in Montana and North Dakota * BILLINGS, Mont. - The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 64 oil and gas parcels totaling 29,058 acres that may be included in an August 2026 lease sale in Montana and North Dakota. The comment period ends Feb. 1  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12489) on Jan. 12, 2026, by senior research librarian Ben Leubsdorf: * * * Congressional District Geography Workbook (119th Congress): An Interactive Tool for Congressional Users This Insight accompanies the Congressional District Geography Workbook, a Microsoft Excel file that congressional users can download from CRS.gov. The workbook provides information about U.S. House dist  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Anchorage area -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Urban Alaska area increased 1.9 percent for the 12 months ending in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the index for all  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, West Region -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West region declined 0.2 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for all items less food and energy declined 0.1 percent in December. The food index rose  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Jan. 13 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Urge Supreme Court to Protect Women's Sports * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden and 25 fellow Republican governors called on the U.S. Supreme Court to protect women's sports. You can find the statement here. "Forcing women and girls to compete against men, with greater strength and speed, is the opposite of inclusive. It's unfair," wrote Governo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Deny Certiorari in U.S. v. Alaska Case Regarding Subsistence Management * Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the State of Alaska's petition for certiorari in United States v. Alaska : "I support th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Larsen, Carbajal Statements from Hearing on Coast Guard Law Enforcement The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Mariti  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 9 a.m. on Jan. 15, 2026, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Agenda Nominees * Daniel E. Burrows, to be an Assistant Attorney General * Megan Blair Benton, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri * David Clay Fowlkes, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas * Nicholas Jon Ganjei, to be United States District Judg  more