ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 6 -- The American Soybean Association issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Commodity Classic 2026 Breaks Records for Second Consecutive Year with Over 12,000 Attendees More than 12,000 farmers, exhibitors, industry stakeholders, and media gathered in San Antonio from Feb. 25-27 for the 2026 Commodity Classic, marking the second consecutive year of record-setting attendance. Over 5,100 farmers attended the event at the Henry B. Gonzalez Conventi  more

NEWARK, Delaware, March 5 -- The American Philosophical Association issued the following news: * * * APA Committee Appointments for 2026 Announced The APA board of officers is pleased to announce the committee appointments for terms starting July 1, 2026. Committee members serve three-year terms ending June 30, 2029, unless otherwise noted. Associate chairs serve a one-year term, followed by a three-year term as chair of the committee. Congratulations to the appointees and thanks to all who w  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 5 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * ATA Premieres Second Installment of Trucking Documentary Series * Washington - Today, Nothing Without Trucking, in association with ACT 1, released the latest episode of the documentary series DRIVEN that shines a spotlight on trucking professionals who keep our nation rolling through good times and bad. The latest episode titled "Jackpot Justice" exposes an  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 5 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Behind the scenes at Ike Hamilton: Entergy's largest storm staging site * When winter storms swept across the region this January, Entergy faced a challenging restoration effort in historic conditions. Ryder Miller, senior staff HR business partner at Entergy, was deployed to the Ike Hamilton staging site in West Monroe, Louisiana -one of the hardest hit regions of the storm. Inside the  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Announces $87 Million for Louisiana Flood Protection, Wind Mitigation, Emergency Preparedness Projects U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $86,602,128.26 in federal funding through the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support hazard mitigation and emergency preparedness projects across the state. The funding will help strengthen public b  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on March 5, 2026: * * * Chairman Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Improving Americans' Access to Health Care Data, Empowering & Protecting Patients U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's hearing on how the U.S. Offi  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Carter Statement on Kristi Noem's Removal * NEW ORLEANS, LA - Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement: "Today's announcement that Kristi Noem will no longer serve as Secretary of Homeland Security reflects what communities across this country have been demanding for months: accountability. "Under her leadership, the Department of Homeland Secur  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN CLEO FIELDS' STATEMENT ON THE RESIGNATION OF SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM This afternoon, Congressman Fields released the following statement on the resignation of Department of Homeland Security's Secretary Kristi Noem, and the nomination of her successor, Senator Markwayne Mullin. "Today's announcement that Secretary Kristi Noem will be stepping down as Secretary of Homeland Security is long  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 5 [Category: Education] -- The Southern Regional Education Board posted the following news release: * * * Crisis Recovery Network trains 34 Mississippi counselors * Counselors from 20 Mississippi school districts received school crisis training through the Southern Regional Education Board's Crisis Recovery Network in February. School counselors from 20 school districts attended the Crisis Recovery Network training on Feb. 24 and 25, 2026, in Ridgeland, Mississippi.   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 5 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Energy savings bloom this spring * Spring is a time of renewal-prep your home for energy savings with an Entergy Solutions Home Performance with ENERGY STAR(r) assessment or Income-Qualified Weatherization appointment. Sign up now for a personalized appointment to help you push your goal toward total energy-efficiency. Spring into energy savings with Home Performance with ENERGY STAR   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 5 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy New Orleans helps customers save money with bill management tools and resources * NEW ORLEANS - Although higher temperatures in the warmer months can increase electricity use and energy costs, Entergy New Orleans is committed to helping customers stay cool and save money with bill management tools and resources. The company's online Bill Toolkit connects customers with energy-eff  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Following DHS Oversight Hearing With Secretary Noem, Durbin Calls Out Her Lying Under Oath * March 05, 2026 During a Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting, Durbin also raised serious concerns about the nominees, including the ATF nominee, who were voted on today WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, de  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Following DHS Oversight Hearing With Secretary Noem, Durbin Calls Out Her Lying Under Oath During a Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting, Durbin also raised serious concerns about the nominees, including the ATF nominee, who were voted on today * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member o  more

DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, March 6 -- The Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Geisel School of Medicine Receives Grant to Support Interdisciplinary Collaboration with HBCU and HSI Institutions The Geisel School of Medicine's Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement (DICE) has been awarded a one-year grant to support the Alliance for Scholarship, Collaboration, Engagement, Networking, and Development (ASCEND), from Genentech, a member of   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 5 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Urge Schumer to Pass DHS Funding Package * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden and 20 fellow Republican governors sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, urging him to pass the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding package. You can find the letter here. "A fully funded Department of Homeland Security ensures our national secu  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 4 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions * LANSING, Mich. - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced appointments to the following boards and commissions: Central Michigan University Board of Trustees; Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents; Ferris State University Board of Trustees; Grand Valley State University Board of Trustees; Michigan Technological Univ  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances ATF Director, Four District Judges, Three U.S. Marshals and Bipartisan Anti-Theft Legislation The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Robert Cekada, to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, by a vote of 14-8; * Andrew B. Davis, to be Uni  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances ATF Director, Four District Judges, Three U.S. Marshals and Bipartisan Anti-Theft Legislation The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Robert Cekada, to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, by a vote of 14-8; * Andrew B. Davis, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, b  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy congratulates US Hockey on Olympic victory: "I'm proud of America and our boys for winning" Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) congratulated the U.S. Hockey team for its Olympic victory in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor. Key excerpts of the speech are below. "Well, we just had a great hockey game: United States versus Canada. The United States won-men's hockey. The United States won, and I'm ve  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13082) on March 4, 2026, by American national government analyst Sarah J. Eckman and legislative attorney L. Paige Whitaker: * * * Mid-Decade Congressional Redistricting: Key Issues States typically begin their congressional redistricting processes following the decennial U.S. census and apportionment, at which point states with multiple House seats draw congressional district   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New catalog more than doubles the number of gravitational-wave detections made by LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA observatories * When the densest objects in the universe collide and merge, the violence sets off ripples, in the form of gravitational waves, that reverberate across space and time, over hundreds of millions and even billions of years. By the time they pass through Earth, such   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Outdoor Recreation Economic Statistics, U.S. and States, 2024 * Today, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released new statistics measuring the outdoor recreation economy for the nation, all 50 states, and the District of Columbia. The new U.S. data show the value added of the outdoor recreation economy accounted for 2.4 percent ($696.7 billion) of current-dollar gros  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Operation Epic Fury is Making the World Safer Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss President Trump's decisive action to stop Iran's nuclear ambitions, the need to support our men and women in uniform, and why Democrats must end their dangerous shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security at  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Operation Epic Fury is Making the World Safer Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss President Trump's decisive action to stop Iran's nuclear ambitions, the need to support our men and women in uniform, and why Democrats must end their dangerous shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security at a time of rising  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Thanks to President Trump and Secretary Noem, America is Safer * Secretary Noem has been the most successful DHS Secretary in history WASHINGTON - Under the leadership of Secretary Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security had its most successful period ever. Now, President Trump has asked her to continue her work to make America safe again as the Special Envoy for The Shield of   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marshals Spear Unit Sees Success in First Month of Operations * Cleveland, OH - The U.S. Marshals newest investigative team has seen great success in their first month of operations. The SPEAR Unit, Specialized Personnel for Enforcement, Apprehension and Recovery, has been working diligently on all cases encompassing their investigative areas, including sex offenders, missing   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSLrpt) -- USDA's Economic Research Service has issued a situation and outlook report titled 'Sugar and sweeteners outlook: February 2026' (Report No. SSS-M-450), coordinated by Vidalina Abadam and approved by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. Released on February 17, 2026, the report raises the U.S. 2025/26 sugar supply slightly on higher domestic output, trims imports to one of the lowest levels in almost two decades, and again lowers Mexico's production outlook, w  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report on February 10, 2026: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The outlook for 2025/26 U.S. wheat is for unchanged supplies, modestly lower domestic use, unchanged exports, and slightly higher ending stocks. Domestic use is lowered on reduced food use as indicated by the NASS Flour Milling Products report, issued on February 2. This reduction is partially offse  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Tom Burke, national president of the Vietnam Veterans of America, from a Feb. 24, 2026, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Committee entitled "Legislative Presentation of Disabled American Veterans and Multi VSOs: Military Officers Association of America, Blue Star Families, Vietnam Veterans of America, National Congress of American Indians, Service Women's Action Network, Gold Star Wives of Ame  more