ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 20 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * AFA Announces CyberPatriot 18 National Finalists * The Air & Space Forces Association has announced the national finalists for the 18th season of its CyberPatriot program, showcasing the exceptional skill, teamwork, and dedication of students nationwide. This year, nearly 5,000 teams registered to compete in the CyberPatriot season, facing multiple chal  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 21 -- The American Psychiatric Association issued the following news release: * * * APA/APAF Announce Recipients of 2026 MOORE Equity in Mental Health Community Grants The American Psychiatric Association (APA) and APA Foundation (APAF) are announcing the fifth class of MOORE Equity in Mental Health Community Grants Program grantees. Eight grant recipients are working to support mental health for young people, including * Mental Health America in Montgomery (Montgom  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Sues Real Estate Lender for Illegal Housing Discrimination Scheme * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today sued real estate lending and investment firm Red Oak Capital Holdings, LLC (Red Oak) for illegal lending practices that discriminate against tenants without housing subsidies. In its lawsuit, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) alleges t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Joins State & King County Leaders to Warn of Proposed Barriers to Voting * NEW DATA: Cantwell snapshot report shows House-passed SAVE America Act could disenfranchise millions of Washingtonians - especially residents in rural areas & women who took their spouses' names; Cantwell announces WA Sec of State Steve Hobbs will be her guest at Trump's State of the Union Address next Tuesday;   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 20 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Feb. 19, 2026, by policy fellow Bill Glahn: * * * Minnesota electricity prices still more expensive than most states Checking up on national electricity prices: Minnesota continues to have the highest rates in its local region, and prices above the national median, according to the latest data from the   more

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, Feb. 20 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * Degree apprenticeships continuing to boost SA's engineering workforce * Flinders University has this week hosted a major multi-partner signing ceremony to formally welcome the 2026 commencing cohorts of South Australia's innovative Degree Apprenticeship programs. As South Australia's leading provider of degree-based apprenticeships, Flinders now partners with a broad consortium of industry to deliver e  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Deputy Secretary Landau's Participation in the Investment, Security, and Shared Prosperity Summit, and Travel to Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will travel to Hawaii, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa from February 22 to March 2, 2026. Deputy Secretary Landau and Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), will co-host The Pacific   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 21 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * DOH CLOSES JADE PALACE 2 FOR MULTIPLE FOOD SAFETY VIOLATIONS KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii -- The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) issued a red "closed" placard and immediately shut down Jade Palace 2, located at 75-5595 Palani Road in Kailua-Kona, due to multiple critical food safety violations. The food establishment, operated by Minh Tuan Tran, received a red placard on Feb. 19 a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono Statement Following Supreme Court Striking Down Trump's Global Tariffs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Committees on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Judiciary, released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled against Trump's global tariffs. "For the past year, Trump's tariffs have wreaked havoc on sma  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 21 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * Nationwide Coalition Challenges Trump Administration's Attempt to Withhold Support from Noncitizen Victims of Crime Legal Filing Seeks Immediate Court Intervention to Protect Violence Prevention Funding * The R.I. Coalition Against Domestic Violence and a nationwide group of other state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions filed today an amende  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Join Democratic Colleagues in Demanding the VA Rescind Draconian Abortion Care Ban for Veterans * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and 27 other Senate Democrats in calling on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Tees Up Farm Bill Fight Over Pesticides, Big Chemical Immunity * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, announced today that she will be introducing an amendment to the Republican Farm Bill that fights back against chemical companies and protects the health of Americans. Republicans' Farm Bill includes provisi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down Trump Tariffs * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-02), issued the following statement after the Supreme Court decision to strike down the Trump administration's tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA): "I applaud the Supreme Court for stopping this executive overreach. The Constitution is  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Secures $2 Million Earmark For Construction Of New Pu'uhonua O Wai'anae Homeless Village * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) secured $2 million in congressionally directed spending, also known as an earmark, in this year's appropriations deal for construction of the new Pu'uhonua O Wai'anae homeless village. The funding will be used to construct water, sewer, and road infrastr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Tlaib Introduces Bill to Expand Head Start to 11 Million Children * DETROIT -As the Trump Administration continues to attack and undermine Head Start, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Chair of the Congressional Mamas' Caucus, alongside Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12), introduced the Head Start for America's Children Act. This is the House companion to Sen. Bernie Sanders ' bill (I-Vt.), Ranki  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * U.S. Submarine Maintenance Period Demonstrates Forward Sustainment in Australia * SLIDESHOW | 4 images | AUKUS Submarine Maintenance Period Demonstrates Forward Sustainment in Australia GARDEN ISLAND, HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, Australia (October 29, 2025) - USS VERMONT (SSN 792) arrives at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia on Oct. 29, as part of a scheduled port visit before a planned submarine maint  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * U.S. Submarine Maintenance Period Demonstrates Forward Sustainment in Australia * Western Australia -Last November, on the edge of the Indian Ocean, just beyond mainland Australia and across the Garden Island Causeway to HMAS Stirling, a U.S. Virginia-class submarine quietly completed the first submarine maintenance period without the support of a U.S. submarine tender; a specialized vessel that pro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has proposed to update regulations governing State Veterans Homes. The goal of the action is to define and fund medical model adult day health care (MMADHC), a level of clinical supervision that helps veterans with complex needs stay in their communities instead of entering nursing homes. Currently, three state homes in New York, Minnesota and Hawaii offer this specific model. While standard adult day health care focuses on   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Dexter, Colleagues Demand Accountability for Israel's Detention and Abuse of Palestinian-American Teenager Mohammed Ibrahim This week marks one year since Israeli forces arrested and detained Mohammed Ibrahim, a U.S. citizen, for ten months * U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with U.S. Representative Maxine Dexter today joined Senate and House colleagues to demand accountabi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Dexter, Colleagues Demand Accountability for Israel's Detention and Abuse of Palestinian-American Teenager Mohammed Ibrahim This week marks one year since Israeli forces arrested and detained Mohammed Ibrahim, a U.S. citizen, for ten months * U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with U.S. Representative Maxine Dexter today joined Senate and House colleagues to demand accountabilit  more