WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (TNSrpt) -- First Focus Campaign for Children issued the following news release: * * * 40 Senators, 80 Representatives, named Champions or Defenders Amid the failure of this Congress to protect the nation's children, a new report finds that 120 lawmakers stand out for their efforts to fight harmful legislation and advance bills that promote children's best interests. First Focus Campaign for Children's 2025 Legislative Scorecard, released today, identifies 40 senators and  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Fort Buchanan strengthens operational resilience through scalable water security initiative * FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico - As surrounding communities across Puerto Rico experience recurring water service interruptions and infrastructure challenges, Fort Buchanan is highlighting its established rainwater-harvesting capability as a proven example of scalable water resilience in action. In   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 18 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Court to Preserve Block on Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of Haiti's Temporary Protected Status Designation Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al. in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, opposing the Trump   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 17 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Obama Presidency Oral History archive opens to public * Columbia University on Feb. 17 announced that the Obama Presidency Oral History archive -compiled from hundreds of interviews with people reflecting on Obama's historic presidency, as well as the lives of Barack and Michelle Obama-is open to the public. Produced by Columbia's Incite Institute, in collaboration with scholars at the University of Ch  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 18 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Drummond calls for federal action to protect Oklahoma children from online harm Attorney General Gentner Drummond today urged Congressional leadership to act on behalf of Oklahoma families by passing the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). He and 39 attorneys general circulated a letter to House and Senate leadership in advance of potential consideration of the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Durbin, Senate Democrats Sound Alarm on Dramatic Increase in Deaths in Immigration Detention * In letter to Noem and Lyons, Senate Democrats cite 30+ deaths since the start of the Trump Administration with concern over continued expansion of immigration detention WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, joi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Whitehouse, Colleagues Investigate EPA's "Fait Accompli" Repeal of Bedrock Climate Safeguard * Senators to Zeldin: "Presidential policy preferences do not give EPA carte blanche to bypass statutory mandates to engage in good faith with sound science and public input in favor of predetermined outcomes." WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.)  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Feb. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: UH eclipse research finds turbulent times in the Sun's corona Researchers at the University of Hawaii have uncovered new clues about how energy moves through the Sun's outer atmosphere, using one of nature's rarest events as their window: total solar eclipses. Drawing on more than a decade of eclipse observations, a team led by Shadia Habbal at the Institute for Astronomy   more

MANOA, Hawaii, Feb. 18 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Up to $2K available for Maui County student projects in water, food innovation Hawaii students have the opportunity to shape Maui County's future by designing and building local solutions for water harvesting and sustainable food production through the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR) "Empowering Youth through Innovation for Maui Nu  more