WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The American Exploration and Production Council issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Indepenent Producers Power a Decade of U.S. LNG Export Leadership Today, American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC) CEO Anne Bradbury issued the following statement commemorating the ten-year anniversary of the first LNG export from the continental United States and the critical role independent producers play in making American natural gas the foundation of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Americans United and allies urge federal court to protect access to abortion medication mifepristone Americans United for Separation of Church and State joined more than 100 reproductive rights, civil rights, religious and other social justice organizations to urge the U.S. District Court for Western Louisiana to protect nationwide access to the abortion medication mife  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The ERISA Industry Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * As Arbitration Drive Up Healthcare Costs, Diverse Stakeholders Call for Stronger Federal Oversight The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) along with more than 60 groups representing employers, labor, patients, and consumers today urged The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the Tri-Departments) to take immediate action to address severe and negative conse  more

RESTON, Virginia, Feb. 24 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The American Society of Civil Engineers issued the following news release: * * * ASCE Recognizes 2026 New Faces of Civil Engineering: College | ASCE * RESTON, Va. -The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has announced the 2026 New Faces of Civil Engineering in the Collegiate category. The New Faces of Civil Engineering program highlights and celebrates up-and-coming civil engineering students' academic and profe  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Louisiana 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - Feb. 24, 2026 * * * In 2025, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.6 percent in Louisiana, compared to the 8.0-percent rate for the nation, the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Chairman Lee and Ranking Member Heinrich Announce Upcoming Committee Schedule Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources announced its schedule for the week. The committee will hold a full committee hearing on Wednesday, February 25, 2025, at 9:30 am. The purpose of the hearing is to consider the nominatio  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * DAF increases B-21 Raider production capacity to deliver combat capability faster * AURORA, Colo. (AFNS) - The Department of the Air Force and Northrop Grumman Corp. have reached an agreement to expand production capacity for the B-21 Raider, accelerating delivery of the Air Force's next-generation stealth bomber fleet.  The agreement applies $4.5 billion in funding already autho  more

DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 25 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * AG Jennings, DOJ employee to accompany Rep. Sarah McBride and Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester to State of the Union Address Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that she will attend the State of the Union Address as a guest of Congresswoman Sarah McBride, while Director of Outreach and the DOJ's Immigration Assistance Maria Mesias-Tatnall will attend as a guest o  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 25 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Carr Leads 19-State Coalition to Preserve Access to Critical Crime-Fighting Tool Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is leading a 19-state coalition in fighting to preserve access to automatic license-plate readers (ALPR) - a critical law enforcement tool that has helped to solve murders, kidnappings, and armed robberies. "The evidence is clear - automatic license-plate   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 24 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news: * * * Governor Jeff Landry Announces Louisiana as One of the First States to Take Action to Strengthen Foster Care and Protect Foster Benefits * Baton Rouge, LA- Today, Governor Jeff Landry, alongside Alex J. Adams, Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and Rebeccas Harris, Secretary of Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), announced two maj  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Feb. 24 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * How does politics influence interpretive signs at National Park Service sites? * The Trump administration recently ordered the National Park Service to remove interpretive signs that discuss slavery at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, following an executive order issued last year stating that public monuments should not "inappropriately disparage Americans  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * In Boycott of SOTU, Pressley Dedicated Floor Speech to Children Traumatized by ICE, Constructed Office Installation Depicting Stories * Pressley Spending State of the Union Uplifting Children Detained and Traumatized by ICE as Honorary Guests Pressley Has Led Efforts in Congress to Address Childhood Trauma, Championed Policies to Support Child Health, Education, Safety Pressley Has Stood in Vig  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * In Boycott of State of the Union, Pressley to Uplift Children Detained and Traumatized by ICE as Honorary Guests * Pressley Has Led Efforts in Congress to Address Childhood Trauma, Championed Policies to Support Child Health, Education, Safety Pressley Has Stood in Vigorous Defense of Immigrant Communities in MA 7 th and Nationwide, Fighting to Bring Detained Neighbors Home WASHINGTON - Today,   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: Medical Associations, Former FDA Commissioners, Advocates for Domestic Violence Survivors, People with Disabilities, and Repro Freedom Urge Federal Court to Reject Attack on Mifepristone * TO: Interested Parties FROM: American Ci  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 [Category: Financial Services] -- Americans for Financial Reform, which describes itself as a nonpartisan and nonprofit coalition of more than 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith-based and civic and community groups, posted the following news release: * * * Nearly 100 Groups Are Standing Up for a Strong, Robust, and Independent CFPB Any attack on the CFPB's independence or ability to fulfil its consumer protection mandate is an attack on the finan  more

ITASCA, Illinois, Feb. 24 [Category: Transportation] (TNSxrep) -- The National Safety Council posted the following news: * * * NSC Projects 12% Decrease in U.S. Traffic Fatalities in 2025 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Preliminary analysis from the National Safety Council estimates 37,810 motor vehicle crash deaths in the United States in 2025 - a 12% decrease from 2024, even as overall miles driven increased by 0.9%. Nine states and the District of Columbia experienced decreases of more than 15%: D  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Highlights State of the Union Guests Directly Benefitting from GOP Policies * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) to highlight President Trump's record of lowering costs for hardworking Americans and securing the border. Leader Scal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Highlights State of the Union Guests Directly Benefitting from GOP Policies * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) to highlight President Trump's record of lowering costs for hardworking Americans and securing the border. Leader Sca  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Highlights Trump's Economic Success Ahead of State of the Union * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined CBS Mornings to highlight President Trump's work to rebuild the economy after Bidenflation, secure fair and reciprocal trade with our allies, and advance a peace-through-strength strategy to stop Iran's nuclear ambitions. Click here or the image ab  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Highlights Trump's Economic Success Ahead of State of the Union * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined CBS Mornings to highlight President Trump's work to rebuild the economy after Bidenflation, secure fair and reciprocal trade with our allies, and advance a peace-through-strength strategy to stop Iran's nuclear ambitions. Click here (link is exter  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Announces State of the Union Guests * WASHINGTON -Speaker Johnson announced his slate of guests for President Trump's State of the Union address tonight. Read their names and Speaker Johnson's quotes announcing their attendance below. Claire Lai (Jointly hosted with Rep. Chris Smith): "Jimmy Lai has devoted his career to championing democracy in Hong Kong, steadfa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Announces State of the Union Guests * WASHINGTON -Speaker Johnson announced his slate of guests for President Trump's State of the Union address tonight. Read their names and Speaker Johnson's quotes announcing their attendance below. Claire Lai (Jointly hosted with Rep. Chris Smith): "Jimmy Lai has devoted his career to championing democracy in Hong Kong, steadfastly fighting fo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on SOTU: Tonight, Republicans Will Demonstrate We're the Only Team Bringing Back Common Sense and Affordability * WASHINGTON -This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson discussed President Trump's historic and transformational first year back in office ahead of his State of the Union address tonight. Speaker Johnson als  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on SOTU: Tonight, Republicans Will Demonstrate We're the Only Team Bringing Back Common Sense and Affordability * WASHINGTON -This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson discussed President Trump's historic and transformational first year back in office ahead of his State of the Union address tonight. Speaker Johnson also highlighted De  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Safeguarding Consumer Choice and Affordable Home Appliances For four years, President Biden's Department of Energy (DOE) consistently abused their authority to push radical energy policies on American families and consumers, attempting to implement conservation standar  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 25 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * West Virginia leads 21-state coalition urging Supreme Court to block federal rule eliminating natural gas appliances West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a 21-state coalition, urging the United States Supreme Court to reverse a D.C. Circuit decision that upheld sweeping Biden-era Department of Energy (DOE) efficiency standards poi  more