WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following testimony by Chris Horton, senior director of fisheries policy for the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, from a Jan. 13, 2026, hearing on the Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act (H.R. 5745): * * * Thank you, Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari, and members of the Subcommittee. My name is Chris Horton, and I'm the Senior Director of Fisheries Policy for the Congress  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Indian Health Service has established the medical care rates for inpatient and outpatient services provided at its facilities for 2026. These rates apply to beneficiaries of Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal programs, as well as recoveries under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act. For the lower 48 states, the inpatient hospital per diem rate is set at $5,707, while the rate for Alaska is $5,208. These figures specifically exclude physician and practitio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary: * * * America's Long History of Trying to Buy Greenland A timeline of U.S. efforts to purchase Greenland, from Seward to Truman to Trump * By Peyton Lofton President Trump gave a brief history lecture to global leaders at a recent World Economic Forum gathering. Speaking at the annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump explained his inter  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 23 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Drummond leads multi-state support for Trump's funding cuts over transgender bathroom policies Attorney General Gentner Drummond is leading a multi-state coalition of attorneys general in support of President Trump's decision to withhold federal funding for New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) over district policies that allow biological males to access fema  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * On Roe Anniversary, Nick Begich is Too Extreme for Alaska * Today marks the 53rd Anniversary of Roe v. Wade - a decision Nick Begich spent years working to overturn. In the nearly four years since Roe was overturned it's clear Begich will stop at nothing to rip away health care from California women and families. Just last year, Begich voted to gut health care for 35,000+ Alaskan  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Over 20 States and Legal Organizations Rally Behind the ACLJ To Defeat Newsom's War on the Church at the U.S. Supreme Court By Nathan Moelker Today marks a momentous development in the ACLJ's battle to defend Calvary Chapel San Jose against California's unconstitutional COVID-era fines. A number of powerful amicus briefs have been filed - including a powerful one filed by 20 states - at the United  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Delivers for Hawai`i Housing Projects and Public Education, Rejects ICE Spending * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) voted in favor of a minibus package that includes funding for the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Transportation. However, Rep. Tokuda voted against a separate funding bil  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murkowski And Colleagues Lead on Legislation to Bolster Hydropower * Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has introduced two new measures to help unleash hydropower and marine energy's full potential. The Fair Licensing for Operations of Water Structures (FLOWS) Act, which was introduced with Senator Angus King (I-ME), provides common sense permitting reform for hydropower an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Brian Nesvik, director of the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, from a Jan. 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Hunting and Fishing Access in the Great American Outdoors": * * * Good afternoon, Chair Hageman, Ranking Member Hoyle, and members of the Subcommittee. I am Brian Nesvik, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) within t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. House Passes Last Four Of Twelve Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Bills To Prevent Another Shutdown And Reject Extreme Funding Cuts * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the key House Committee on Appropriations, responsible for all federal discretionary funding, today supported House passage of three of the four final annual appropriations bills for the current Fiscal   more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska posted the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Wasilla man receives 30-year sentence for distribution of carfentanil, resulting in one fatal and one non-fatal overdose A Wasilla man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison and will serve the rest of his life on court mandated supervision following release from federal custody for distributing carfentanil to two people, resulting in the near fa  more