WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Statement On The President's State Of The Union Address * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai'i - District 1) issued the following statement after attending President Trump's State of the Union address tonight to Congress: "This was the most unpresidential State of the Union I have heard. Stoking fear, inflaming prejudice, playing to division, turning American against American, re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47037) on Feb. 23, 2026, entitled "Geographic Cost of Living Differences: In Brief" by macroeconomic policy analyst Lida R. Weinstock. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Cost of Living: When (Inflation) Versus Where (Geographic Differences) ... 1 Measures of Geographic COL Differences ... 1 Economic Considerations ... 4 Why Disparities Persist ... 4 Proxies for COL ... 4 Home Prices  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Opens Nomination Hearing to Consider Fraud-Fighting Assistant Attorney General * Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Good morning. I'd like to welcome everyone to today's hearing on the nomination of Colin McDonald to be Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enfo  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 26 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2026: * * * HAWAII COUNTY POLICE OFFICER ENTERS PLEA FOR TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE HILO, Hawaii - On February 25, 2026, Hawaii Police Department Officer Blane Kenolio pled no contest to the criminal charge Tampering with Physical Evidence. Kenolio asked the presiding court to grant deferred acceptance of his no contest plea. The charge stemmed from Kenolio's unconstitutiona  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono Statement on President's State of the Union Address * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement after the President's State of the Union Address: "Tonight, Donald Trump spewed more lies in an attempt to distract from the chaos, cruelty, corruption, and incompetence that have come to define his second term. In Hawaii and across the count  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Introduce SPARK Act to Supercharge Minority Entrepreneurship Nationwide * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ranking Member Ed Markey (D-MA), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) introduced the Strengthening Place-based Access, Resources, and Knowledge (SPARK) Act to spu  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 25 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Leveling up: How esports at MSU is changing the game * While Michigan State University's basketball and hockey programs compete under the bright lights this winter, another Spartan varsity team is stacking up its own wins. But competitive success is only part of the story for MSU's esports program in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. In less than a decade, it has evolved from a small  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 26 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues DHS, FEMA to Recover Grants to Combat Terrorism Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today co-led a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for unlawfully and abruptly ending millions in grants to states to prevent target  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Norma Torres Brings CA-35 Nurse and Labor Leader Linda Hippolyte to State of the Union * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35) highlighted the critical challenges facing healthcare workers in California's 35th Congressional District by bringing Linda Hippolyte, a registered nurse and labor leader with United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Profession  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Statement On State Of The Union Address * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address. "A year into this administration, what is clear is that they are not doing enough to make life more affordable for people in Hawai'i. Costs are going up, people are losing their health care, and housi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz, Bonamici, Carter, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Advance Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal * WASHINGTON - Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen marine carbon dioxide removal research and development in the United States. Marine carbon dioxide rem  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2026: * * * Sens. Cruz and Cantwell Lead Coalition to Introduce Legislation to Modernize NOAA Weather Forecasting U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas)?and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), alongside Committee members, today introduced the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Feb. 25, 2026: * * * SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO Secretary Rubio is on travel to Saint Kitts and Nevis on February 25, 2026. 11:45 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Rubio participates in the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis. (POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP) 12:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Rubio meets with Saint Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Terrence Dr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Feb. 26, 2026: * * * SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO 1:00 p.m. Secretary Rubio meets with Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis at the White House. (CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE CHRISTOPHER LANDAU Deputy Secretary Landau is on travel to Hawaii, Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa from February 22-March 2, 2026. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES MICHAEL J. RIGAS Deputy Secretar  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Feb. 26 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UH scientists discover 10 new species of Hawaiian moths University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers identified 10 new species and seven new groups (genera) of Hawaiian leaf-roller moths. While new species are frequently discovered, the description of a new genus of insects is a much rarer event; seven groups at once is almost unheard of. Discovered by College of Tropical Agriculture and Huma  more