WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Comer in Herald-Leader: It's Time to Finally Balance America's Budget * WASHINGTON - In an op-ed published today in The Lexington Herald-Leader, Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.) warned that Washington's fiscal dysfunction is fueling a growing debt crisis and called for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He argued that chronic budget standoffs are largely unique to Washington becaus  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Jan. 21 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU expert available for interviews on the 40th anniversary of the Challenger accident * Jan. 28, 2026, marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle accident in Cape Canaveral, Florida - the first fatal accident involving an American spacecraft during its mission. Just 73 seconds after takeoff on an unusually frigid morning in 1986, seven astronauts lost their lives due to failing prima  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 19 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Proclaims Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service in West Virginia * CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey today proclaimed January 19, 2026, as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service in the Mountain State, encouraging West Virginians to honor Dr. King's legacy through community service, engagement, and remembrance. "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. devoted his  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Marist poll: 69% of Americans oppose using tax dollars to support abortion in other countries Trump ends U.S. taxpayer support of abortion in foreign aid, saving countless lives * "President Trump's new, comprehensive Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance policy is humane, life-affirming, and rejects the culture of death," said Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Cauc  more