WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM announces March 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in Colorado * LAKEWOOD, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for March 31, 2026, to offer 90 oil and gas parcels totaling 52,703 acres in Colorado. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in October 2025 and held a public comment period that closed in December  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM announces March 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in Nevada * RENO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for March 31, 2026, to offer 11 oil and gas parcels totaling 19,957 acres in Nevada. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in September 2025 and held a public comment period that closed in December 2025 o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM announces March 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in Utah * SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for March 31, 2026, to offer 57 oil and gas parcels totaling 68,632 acres in Utah. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in October 2025 and held a public comment period that closed in January 202  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard Considering Up To 4 More Icebreakers for Alaska, Commandant Tells Sullivan * Lunday: "One of the first [options] that I want [my team] to present...is for homeporting up to four icebreakers in Alaska." WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chair of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries, convened a hearing examining the Coast Guard's   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * Why Golden Dome for America: The Case the Administration Should Make By Kari A. Bingen This week marks one year since President Trump announced his ambitious vision for the "Iron Dome for America" (now referred to as the "Golden Dome for America"). He described it as a "cutting-edge missile defense shield to protect our homeland from the threat of foreign missile   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Eric K. Kingma, executive director of the Hawaii Longline Association, Honolulu, from a Jan. 21, 2026, hearing entitled "America First: U.S. Leadership & National Security in International Conservation": * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, distinguished members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for holding this hearing on this important subject. My name is E  more

SEATTLE, Jan. 31 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * Home for training excellence: Alaska Airlines unveils state-of-the-art Global Training Center Summary * New 660,000-square-foot facility brings training for multiple workgroups under one roof * $200 million investment strengthens the airline's transformation into country's fourth global airline * Thousands of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines employees will now undergo train  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Joyce Introduces Legislation to Increase Nurse Faculty Workforce * WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Representatives Dave Joyce (OH-14), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Jen Kiggans (VA-02), and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) introduced the Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act. This bill would help address the shortage of nursing faculty by providing financial support to new and early-career faculty members, helping recruit   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Lumbee Tribe Added to Official List of Federally Recognized Tribes * WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today affirmed its commitment to tribal sovereignty by adding the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to the official list of federally recognized tribes, formalizing the tribe's government-to-government relationship with the United States and carrying out federal recognition enacted int  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * MURKOWSKI, SCHATZ LEAD HEARING TO EXAMINE DRAFT LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN JUSTICE AND SAFETY FOR NATIVE CHILDREN U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Vice Chairman held a legislative hearing titled: "Justice and Safety for Native Childre  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * SCHATZ, MURKOWSKI LEAD HEARING TO EXAMINE DRAFT LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN JUSTICE AND SAFETY FOR NATIVE CHILDREN U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman, held a legislative hearing titled: "Justice and Safety for Native Childre  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13163) on Jan. 29, 2026, by legislative attorney Matthew D. Trout: * * * U.S. Territorial Expansion: The Constitutional Roles of Congress and the President The United States has expanded significantly from the original 13 colonies to its present-day borders. Over time, new territories have become part of the nation. Some of these territories would eventually achieve statehood,   more