SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Army Medicine posted the following news: * * * Army's newest obstetrics and gynecology nurses answer the call to provide comprehensive women's health services * Ten Army nurses earned their Area of Concentration designator in obstetrics and gynecology after completing the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center's Nursing Specialty Course, during a graduation ceremony Feb. 9. The nurses were honored during the ceremony where they received their diplomas f  more

ALFRED, New York, Feb. 19 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: * * * AU students dive into ecology of Bahamas during Allen Term * Growing up in Olean, Lily Schena had never experienced the fun of ocean snorkeling. That changed over Alfred University's winter break, when Lily and nine other students enrolled in the Environmental Studies course Ecology of the Bahamas and traveled to the Bahamas with Environmental Studies Professor Fred Beaudry, Environmental Studies Technici  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Whitehouse, Colleagues Investigate EPA's Decision to Disregard Health Benefits in Air Pollution Regulations * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, joined Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Commi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins CTE Caucus Co-Chairs in Leading Bipartisan Resolution to Recognize February as Career and Technical Education Month * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined his Senate co-chairs on the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), in introducing a bipartisan resolution recognizing February 2026  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: * * * FEMA Approves $33.4 million to Support Recovery in Hawaii MAUI, HI -- Under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Noem, FEMA recently approved $33.4 million in funding to support recovery for past disasters in Hawaii for Public Assistance projects, which includes debris removal, emergency protective measures and the repair or replacement of pub  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Feb. 18 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * Fueling for gold: How nutrition impacts strength, speed, and recovery in Olympic athletes * If our bodies are machines and food is fuel, it is safe to say that elite performance requires high-octane nutrition. As the Winter Olympics continue in Italy, the world watches as top athletes display the highest capabilities of the human body. Behind the scenes, nutritionists and dietitians are working to ensure t  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 19 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Funding Education Opportunity: About one in four students is chronically absent School districts may need to implement new policies to encourage students to attend school more regularly. By Jude Schwalbach When public schools remained closed for months during the COVID-19 pandemic, they sent students and families a harmful message: missing a lot of school is ok. Before the pandemic, only 15% of stud  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Ilya Somin, a professor at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution": * * * I am grateful for the opportunity to address some of the important issues raised by the proposed "Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act." My  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Demand Department of Education Reverse Decision to End Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions * U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined HELP Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and 23 of their Senate colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Education  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Markey Introduces SPARK Act to Supercharge Minority Entrepreneurship Nationwide Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), alongside Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-7) today introduced the Strengthening Place-based Access  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State, 2024 * Today, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released new annual statistics on real personal consumption expenditures, real personal income, and regional price parities for all 50 states and the District of Columbia for 2024. Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) highlights  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Feb. 20, 2026: * * * SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO 11:00 a.m. Secretary Rubio meets with UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper at the Department of State. (CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP) Call time for video cameras, still cameras, and writers is 10:15 a.m. from the 23rd Street entrance. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE CHRISTOPHER LANDAU Deputy Secretary Landau is on travel to Hawaii, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa from February 22-Marc  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Feb. 20 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * $4.6M to restore coral reef in American Samoa A new $4.6-million multi-institute collaborative project to help grow coral restoration capacity in American Samoa will begin in early 2026, leveraging more than two decades of coral heat tolerance studies to inform a restoration with resilience approach. The project will bring together partners from American Samoa Community College, Universit  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * USINDOPACOM commander strengthens U.S.-India defense ties during visit * BENGALURU, India -Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visited India Feb. 14-19, 2026, to collaborate on U.S.-India shared security interests and to strengthen the nations' close military ties. The visit to New Delhi, Chandimandir and Bengaluru underscored India's vital role in advancing regional sec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Welch, Castor Lead 12 Bicameral Colleagues in Demanding Accountability for Israel's Detention and Abuse of Palestinian American Teenager Mohammed Ibrahim * U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL-14), this week led twelve bicameral lawmakers in   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Launches Federal Workforce Caucus, Stands Up for Virginia Federal Workers * Washington, D.C. -Congressman Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-07) joined U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (D-Va.-11) and Steny Hoyer (D-Md.-05), U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and 21 other lawmakers in launching the bicameral Federal Workforce Caucus to bolster efforts to protect federal employees and ensure th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Investigate Trump's Repeal of Bedrock Climate Safeguard * Senators sound alarm over political motivations to undermine climate science and harm public health Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues in launching an investigation into Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin's decision to r  more