BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Eleven Indian Nationals Charged with Visa Fraud Conspiracy Eleven Indian nationals have been charged in connection with a conspiracy to carry out staged armed robberies of convenience stores for the purpose of allowing store clerks to falsely claim they were crime victims on immigration applications. The following defendants have been charged with one  more

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, March 14 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: * * * Ag Groups Urge Mosaic, J.R. Simplot to Renounce Fertilizer Duties Citing the impact of the Middle East conflict, 64 agricultural groups, including the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), sent a letter today to the chief executives of two of the nation's largest domestic fertilizer producers urging them to support the removal of duties placed on imported phosphate products from Moro  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Seeks Court Order to Stop the Trump Administration's Illegal Tariffs * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a motion (PDF) to block implementation of President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on products purchased by American consumers and businesses. The motion asks for summary judgment or,  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 13 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences posted the following news: * * * Alum Answers with Joyonna Gamble-George * Joyonna Gamble-George, PhD'16, was raised in rural Alabama and Florida in a family and community where faith, resilience, civic engagement, and education were foundational values. These values were demonstrated, in large part, by her grandmother, a retired elementary school teacher and small business owner who participated in the  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary by Campaign Director Anna Pingel and Kimmie Dillon, chair of the Arizona state chapter, to the Daily Independent: * * * Arizona Deserves Secure, Orderly Elections Every election cycle, Arizonans brace for the same familiar headlines: long lines at polling places, tabulation delays stretching late into the night, emergency court filings and national media attention focused -- once again --   more

NEW ALBANY, Indiana, March 13 -- Indiana University's Southeast campus posted the following news: * * * Andrew Takami named 2026 IU Southeast Distinguished Alumnus, six receive Alumni Award of Excellence * Floyds Knobs native, Andrew Takami, has been awarded the honor of IU Southeast Distinguished Alumnus. An award ceremony will be held on Wednesday, April 22, at 6 p.m. in the IU Southeast Library the Breezeway in the University Center S outh between Administration and Grenadier Hub as part   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 13 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Seeks Court Order to Stop the Trump Administration's Illegal Tariffs Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a motion to block implementation of President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on products purchased by American consumers and businesses. The motion asks for summary judgment or, in the alternative  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a bid protest from JANUS Research Group LLC, Evans, Georgia, upholding the U.S. Army's decision to award a technology task order to Soliel LLC, Annapolis Junction, Maryland. The contract involves providing critical applications support for the U.S. Army Futures Command's Architecture Integration and Management Division, based at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia. The dispute began after the Army selected Soliel for the   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Proposed Expansion of Catastrophic Health Insurance Plans * Catastrophic plans offer minimal coverage and high deductibles, leaving consumers with greater financial risk OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter responding to a proposed rul  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SEEKS COURT ORDER TO STOP THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ILLEGAL TARIFFS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 24 states, asked the U.S. Court of International Trade to rule in the states' favor and block implementation of President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on products purchased by American consumers and b  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 13 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Seeks Court Order to Stop the Trump Administration's Illegal Tariffs * Oregon Files Motion to Halt Illegal Tariffs that are Increasing Prices and Inflicting Chaos on the American Economy Attorney General Dan Rayfield led a coalition of 23 other states today in filing a motion to block implementation of President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Secures $531,192 from Dangerous Maryland and Virginia Drivers * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) won nine new judgments in lawsuits filed against dangerous drivers under the Strengthening Traffic Enforcement, Education, and Responsibility (STEER) Act, in addition to entering into five se  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 13 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Seeks Court Order to Stop the Trump Administration's Illegal Tariffs * Joins Motion Filed by 24 Attorneys General to Halt Illegal Tariffs that are Increasing Prices and Inflicting Chaos on the American Economy (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a motion to block implementation of Presi  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on March 13, 2026: * * * CAIR Md. Welcomes Federal Court Order Temporarily Halting ICE Detention Facility Plan, Calls for Project to Be Permanently Stopped The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a federal court's decision ordering U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to temporarily halt work on a proposed immigration detention facility i  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * California Seeks Court Order Stopping Trump's Illegal Tariffs * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom today announced filing a motion to block implementation of President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on products purchased by American consumers and businesses. The motion, filed by a coalition of 24 states, asks for summary ju  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Casey Means' Answers to Alsobrooks' Questions are Disqualifying Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) submitted 31 questions for the record for Dr. Casey Means to respond to before her final vote to be nominated for Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service and Surgeon General of the Public Health Service. Dr. Means' answers were disqualifying. She refused to answer if specifi  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Announces Manufacturer Participation in Third Cycle of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation * Under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program ("Negotiation Program"), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) directly negotiates the prices of certain high expenditure, single source drugs without generic or biosimilar   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Glenn Ivey's Statement on the Deadly Minneapolis Shooting by ICE Agent * Washington, DC - "The news out of Minneapolis today is heartbreaking. A woman is dead after being shot by an ICE officer during a federal enforcement operation, and behind every headline is a person: a life cut short, a family now living a nightmare, and a community left searching for answers. My prayers are with   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mfume Introduces Legislation to Honor Clarence Mitchell Jr. with a Statue in the United States Capitol * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, four days after the 115th anniversary of the birth of noted civil rights activist Clarence Mitchell Jr., Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) announced the introduction of the Clarence Mitchell Jr. Statue Act in the United States House of Representatives. This le  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mfume, Maryland Delegation Holds Meeting to Discuss Energy Affordability and Reliability * WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, Congressman Kweisi Mfume and fellow members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation met with leaders from the Maryland Public Service Commission, the Maryland Energy Administration, the Office of People's Counsel for the State of Maryland, and PJM Interconnection to dis  more

LA PLATA, Maryland, March 9 -- The College of Southern Maryland issued the following news: * * * CSM Receives More than $1.7 Million in Signed Appropriations Package The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) will receive more than $1.7 million in federal funding to support a new Aviation Maintenance Technology Program and a Water and Wastewater Treatment Program. The FY2026 Appropriations Package, signed February 3, includes $1.7 million of Congressionally Directed Spending allocated to CSM for  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 13 [Category: Health Care] -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following news release: * * * The Deadly Legacy: Explosive Weapons and Lebanon's Civilian Toll * BEIRUT, LEBANON - Humanity & Inclusion (HI) condemns the use of explosive weapons in populated areas of Lebanon. The use of explosive weapons with wide-area effects in towns and villages predictably causes severe civilian harm, destroys homes and critical infrastructure, and leaves behind explosive cont  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 14 -- Demand Progress issued the following news release on March 13, 2026: * * * Demand Progress Supports Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Close Surveillance Loopholes Washington, D.C. -- On Thursday, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) introduced the Government Surveillance Reform Act, a bipartisan and bicameral bill that would close loopholes in the law that allow the government to conduct warrantle  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: Democrats' Enthusiasm Surges Across the Country As Voters Sour on Trump, Show Up for Democrats Democratic momentum continued to surge across the country this week, including in Pennsylvania. Governor Josh Shapiro and Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis submitted over 30,000 petition signatures from all 67 counties for their re-election campaign, far exceeding the 2,000 signature thre  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Slams Republicans' SAVE America Act * March 13, 2026 CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today held a press conference at Chicago-Kent College of Law with the League of Women Voters of Illinois and the ACLU of Illinois to speak out against Congressional Republicans' SAVE America Act, which would make it more difficult for millions of Americans to vote. Earlier th  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Reconvenes Environmental Roundtable with Local Leaders * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Yesterday, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Vice Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, hosted a roundtable discussion with environmental leaders in Maryland's Third District. This was the second convening for the group since the Congresswoman first took office. "We're here today to talk about  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest filed by AtechGov LLC, Bethesda, Maryland, challenging the award of an information technology support contract to Blackwatch International Corporation of McLean, Virginia, by the U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office. The contract covers end-user support operations services for the patent office's enterprise infrastructure systems, including equipment such as laptops and monitors as well as netwo  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest by Low Voltage Wiring, Ltd., Colorado Springs, Colorado, affirming the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision to award a $35.7 million task order to TeamGOV Inc., Hyattsville, Maryland. The contract provides preventative and corrective maintenance services for access control points at 19 Army installations across the northeast U.S. Low Voltage Wiring, the incumbent contractor for these services, challenged the ev  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * George Washington Announces His Farewell to Arms * Gen. George Washington, commander of the Continental Army, formally resigned his commission, Dec. 23, 1783, in Annapolis, Maryland, where he delivered his farewell address to the Continental Congress. Washington led the Americans to victory over the British from June 15, 1775, until the war ended Sept. 3, 1783, with the Treaty of Paris. The treaty formally   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 13 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore, Senate President Ferguson, and House Speaker Pena-Melnyk Unveil Legislative Package to Lower Energy Bills for Marylanders * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Wes Moore, Senate President Bill Ferguson, and House Speaker Joseline Pena-Melnyk today announced the Utility RELIEF Act, a comprehensive legislative package to lower energy bills for Marylanders. The legislation-which incorporat  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wheels Up for Senate Democrats Who Leave TSA and Americans Grounded Senate Democrats are flying high while TSA agents and other hardworking federal employees miss full paychecks and Americans miss flights. After voting - again - to deny resources for homeland security operations and personnel, the very politicians responsible for the Democrat DHS shutdo  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Indianapolis CBP stops unapproved vials of body filler injectables and other fake cosmetic treatment products * INDIANAPOLIS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Indianapolis' express consignment facility recently seized six shipments containing 450 units of Botox, six boxes of Maxy Fill body filler injectables, and five fake additional Onabotuli  more

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, March 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base Andrews (316th Wing) issued the following news on March 13, 2026: * * * Joint Base Andrews hosts 2026 STEM Fair & Aviation Career Expo By Airman 1st Class Joshua Kaentong 316th Wing Students from across Prince George's County public school district attended the 2026 College & Career Fair, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, March 11-12, 2026. The STEM Fair & Aviation Career Exposition was hosted by the 459th Air Refueling   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Joint interagency Task Force Spearheads Contract, Unifies Drone Defenses * To counter the rapidly evolving threat from hostile unmanned aircraft systems, Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has championed a groundbreaking enterprise-level agreement to provide a cutting-edge command-and-control solution through a strategic action. Awarded by Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, the init  more

TOWSON, Maryland, March 14 -- Lebau and Neuworth, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * I Was Fired After Taking FMLA Leave in Maryland - Do I Have a Case? If you were fired after taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), you are probably asking one question, "Was my termination legal?" Many Maryland employees are terminated shortly after requesting medical leave, returning from leave, or submitting medical paperwork. Employers often claim it was a performance issue,  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Meeting to Discuss Energy Affordability and Reliability * Last week, members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation met with leaders from the Maryland Public Service Commission, the Maryland Energy Administration, the Office of People's Counsel for the State of Maryland, and PJM Interconnection to discuss efforts to lower Marylanders' electricity costs a  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Meeting to Discuss Energy Affordability and Reliability * WASHINGTON, DC \- Last week, members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation met with leaders from the Maryland Public Service Commission, the Maryland Energy Administration, the Office of People's Counsel for the State of Maryland, and PJM Interconnection to discuss efforts to lower Marylanders' ele  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Meeting to Discuss Future of NASA, Maryland's Role in Space Innovation * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation met with NASA officials and stakeholders to discuss protecting and supporting Maryland-based efforts to advance American leadership in space science and innovation. They received updates on and discussed the importance  more

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Michigan high school student awarded Dean's Scholarship to Thiel College * GREENVILLE, Pa.- Caleb Burkes, of Eastpointe, Mich., has been awarded a Dean's Scholarship to attend Thiel College. Burkes is a student at South Lake High School and plans to major in exercise science. While in high school, Burkes was a member of the school's football team. Burkes is the son of Andrianne Fiddler. At Th  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 13 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * AG Davenport Co-Leads Demand to Reverse Trump Administration Plan That Raises Health Insurance Costs Multistate Coalition Warns HHS That Payment Proposal Would Cause up to Two Million More Americans to Lose Health Insurance * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport, along with the Attorneys General of California, Massachusetts, and 16 other states, is demanding that the Trump  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 13 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Davenport Seeks Order to Stop the Trump Administration's Latest Illegal Tariffs Joins Motion to Halt Illegal Tariffs That Are Inflicting Chaos on the American Economy * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a motion to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on products purchas  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Political] (TNSrpt) -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP, CEEJH INC Challenge PG County Data Center Task Force Findings in New Counter-Report * Prince George's County, MD -March 12, 2026 -NAACP and CEEJH INC co-released a comprehensive counter report to Prince George's County Qualified Data Center Task Force 2025 report. " The People's Report: A Gap Analysis of Data Center Infrastructure in Prince George's County, Maryland," the independ  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 13 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United endorses Bob Brooks for Pennsylvania's 7th District * National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members, today announced its endorsement of Bob Brooks for Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District. As a firefighter and dedicated leader of his union, Brooks knows how to take on the b  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health issued the following information collection: SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director (OD) Office of Extramural Research (OER) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to t  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 13 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Northern Light EMMC nurses announce strike for safe patient care and RN retention * Registered nurses at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) in Bangor, Maine yesterday delivered a 10-day notice to their employer announcing a one-day strike on Monday, March 23. This is the first strike notice issued by EMMC nurses since 2015. The RNs are protesting management's  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * Professor Margaret Johnson on Menstrual Equity Podcast * Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development, Professor of Law, Director of the Bronfein Family Law Clinic, and Co-Director of the Center on Applied Feminism, Margaret Johnson joined a national podcast hosted by Ayushmaan Mukherjee and Mikah Gay of the Menstrual Equity Initiative (MEI), a nonprofit dedicated to advancing menstrual aware  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 14 -- The University of Maryland-Baltimore County issued the following news: * * * Can anything be read as poetry? Keegan Cook Finberg, English, is opening students' eyes to the poetic world Keegan Cook Finberg, an assistant professor of English, started graduate school at UC Santa Cruz during the financial crisis of 2008, in a moment of extreme recession. "Privatization and austerity politics were everywhere. It was becoming increasingly clear that this wealth was  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * First year MD/PhD student Connor Lewis co-authors New England Journal of Medicine article Neuroimaging patterns of clinical trial patients with GM1 gangliosidosis show improvement By Jim Fessenden Using computational methods he developed, first year MD/PhD student Connor J. Lewis found that results of a Phase I/II clinical trial for a single infusion of an aden  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 13 -- The Uniformed Services University posted the following news: * * * USU M.D.-Ph.D. Student 2nd Lt. Megan Doherty Advances New Research on Aggressive Uterine Cancer * 2nd Lt. Megan Doherty, an M.D./Ph.D. candidate at the Uniformed Services University (USU), is working to address a critical challenge in cancer research: improving outcomes for uterine leiomyosarcoma (uLMS), a rare and aggressive cancer with a five-year survival rate of just 30%-50%. Through her re  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 14 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following research news: * * * USU M.D.-Ph.D. Student 2nd Lt. Megan Doherty Advances New Research on Aggressive Uterine Cancer Novel tumor models may help scientists better understand and treat one of the most challenging gynecologic cancers. By Hadiyah Brendel 2nd Lt. Megan Doherty, an M.D./Ph.D. candidate at the Uniformed Services University (USU), is working to address a critical challenge in cancer research: im  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Kelly, Gillibrand, Booker, Kim, Beyer Introduce New Bill to Cut Taxes for Millions of Working Americans * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) introduced the Working Americans' Tax Cut Act, new legislation to provide much-needed tax reli  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Heinrich Probe AI Companies About Plans for Colossal Gas-Powered Data Centers * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) today launched an   more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 13 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news on March 12, 2026: * * * House committee advances Farm Bill The U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee passed a Farm Bill last week, marking progress in the lengthy process of reauthorizing the legislation that expired in late 2023 and has been operating under short-term extensions ever since. The Farm Bill provides funding for programs ranging from agricultural   more