HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Feb. 14 (TNSjou) -- The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology issued the following news: * * * Genomics is helping bring the iconic American chestnut back to the forest By Sarah Sharman, PhD One hundred years ago, if you were hiking the Appalachian Trail, towering trees would have dominated the forest canopy. The American chestnut, often called the "redwood of the East" due to its size, stretched from Maine to Mississippi, feeding wildlife and humans, shading mountain   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Wyden Demand Accountability After IRS Admits Improper Disclosure of Taxpayer Data to ICE * Padilla and Wyden sound alarm that IRS errors improperly exposed private taxpayer information to ICE WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, de  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-69) on the Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act (S. 620). The report was advanced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on Sept. 29, 2025. The Senate passed the bill on Dec. 11, 2025, and it has been received by the House, but not referred to a committee. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE S. 620 would authorize the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-97) on the Acquisition Reform and Cost Assessment Act (S. 1591). The report was advanced by Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, on Dec. 2, 2025. The Senate passed the bill on Dec. 11, 2025, and it has been received by the House, but not referred to a committee. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction On May 5, 2025, Senator Jerry Moran from Kansas introduced S. 1591, the Acquisition Reform and Cost Assessment Ac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-89) on the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act (S. 1318). The report was advanced by Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, on Oct. 22, 2025. The Senate passed the bill on Nov. 20, 2025, and it has been received by the House, but not referred to a committee. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION On April 7, 2025, Senator Moran from Kansas introduced S. 1318, the Fallen Servicemembers Religiou  more