WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Army Marksmanship Instructors Increase Lethality During M7 Training * Soldiers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division trained at the Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in January on the Army's newest service rifle, the M7, with instructors from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit providing hands-on support focused on marksmanship fundamentals. The instructors worked alongside soldiers to reinforce proven shooting techni  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 5 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ROLLBACK OF FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general, four cities and one county on Wednesday in submitting a comment letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opposing its proposal to weaken corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 5 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * The Explorers Club honors URI's Kenna Rubin Graduate School of Oceanography professor among 50 visionaries selected for 2026 * The Explorers Club has named Kenna Harmony Rubin, a professor in the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography, to its annual list of people who are doing remarkable work to promote science and exploration. The Explorers Club is a multidisciplinary,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Join Effort to Uphold Protections for Kids in Immigration Detention * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 25 of their Senate colleagues in filing an amicus brief to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals urging the Court to uphold the 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement, which sets critical minimum standards for children in immigratio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-472) on the Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act (H.R. 2189). The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Jan. 30, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 2189, the Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act, introduced by Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), exempts certain conducted electrical weapons (CEW) from the definition of a firearm under federal law by categorizing them as "l  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Van Hollen, Walkinshaw Launch the Federal Workforce Caucus * WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (D-Va.) and Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced the launch of the Federal Workforce Caucus. The members are launching this Caucus to bolster efforts to protect federal workers and strengthen our merit-based federal civil service so these d  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 6 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes Trump Administration Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general, four cities, and one county in submitting a comment letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opposing its proposal to weaken corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for passenger ca  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Olszewski Announces Launch of Federal Workforce Caucus * WASHINGTON -Today, Congressman Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (D-Va.) and Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) in announcing the launch of the Federal Workforce Caucus. The members are launching this Caucus to bolster efforts to protect federal workers and strengthen our merit  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 4 [Category: BizTravel] -- Outrigger Hospitality Group issued the following news release: * * * OUTRIGGER Fiji Beach Resort & Castaway Island, Fiji Earn Green Key Certification, First in the South Pacific HONOLULU - OUTRIGGER Resorts & Hotels' Fiji properties have started 2026 with new sustainability credentials, with both OUTRIGGER Fiji Beach Resort and Castaway Island, Fiji revealing their Green Key Certification after a rigorous auditing and documentation process. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Tokuda, Bacon Lead Bipartisan Effort to Protect Rural Health Care from New $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Representatives Jill Tokuda (D-HI-02) and Don Bacon (R-NE-02), along with 31 of their colleagues, are urging Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to exempt healthcare workers from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) newly implemented $100  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Joins Reps. James Walkinshaw and Steny Hoyer, Sen. Chris Van Hollen to Launch Federal Workforce Caucus * WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, February 4, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) joined Representatives James Walkinshaw (D-Va.), Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to announce the launch of the Federal Workforce Caucus. The members are launching this Caucus to bolster   more

MANOA, Hawaii, Feb. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Island land snails' extinction rates as high as 80% or more Extinction rates for island land snails commonly range from 30% to as high as 80% on some volcanic islands, according to a new review paper that confirms "devastation" is no exaggeration for the state of global snail biodiversity. Lead author Robert Cowie of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's School of Ocean and Earth Sc  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 6 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * Stop cyber threats! Learn to use AI as your small business security ally The University of Hawaii Maui College is hosting the second of three free online cybersecurity clinics for Hawaii's sole proprietors and small business owners. "Security using GenAI" is the topic for this session, taking place on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, from 12 to 1 p.m. HST, via Zoom. Register online (https://hawaii.zoom  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Walkinshaw, Hoyer Launch the Federal Workforce Caucus * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (D-Va.) and Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced the launch of the Federal Workforce Caucus. The members are launching this Caucus to bolster efforts to protect federal workers and strengthen our merit-based federal civil service so these dedicated p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Alsobrooks, Quigley, 55+ Lawmakers Press HHS on Health Impacts of Violent ICE Raids, Arrests on Children * "ICE and CBP's... disregard for child welfare undermines the government's core child-protection obligations. Yet your agency does not appear to be taking any action to speak out against or investigate the impacts of the Trump Administration's immigration agenda on children."   more