WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Babin Statement on House Passage of DHS Funding to Secure the Homeland * U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (R-TX), Co-Chair of the Border Caucus, released the following statement after the House passed critical legislation to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security: "For more than a month, Senate Democrats have held our homeland security hostage, refusing to fund the very agencies tasked with prot  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle, Jayapal, Warren, 45+ Lawmakers Renew Push for Wealth Tax on Ultra-Millionaires and Billionaires * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), along with Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA), led over 45 lawmakers in reintroducing the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, legislation that would apply a wealth tax to fortunes above $50 million. A  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * BREAKING: Pressley-Led Effort to Extend Haiti TPS Secures Majority Support, Moves To Floor Vote * Discharge Petition Reaches 218 Signatures Needed to Move Forward WASHINGTON - On Friday, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley's (MA-07) discharge petition to force a House vote on extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti successfully met the 218-signature threshold to move forward with bipartis  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 (TNSrep) -- The Center for International Environmental Law issued the following news: * * * Major Banks Backing Risky US Petrochemical Expansion Despite Mounting Legal and Financial Warnings Major US and global banks have provided US $133 billion in financing to companies expanding petrochemical production in the United States since 2019 -- despite growing evidence that the sector is environmentally destructive, financially unstable, and increasingly exposed to legal lia  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Green Calls for Justice for TSA Workers - Republicans Want Capitulation Not Compromise * (Washington, D.C.) -On Friday, March 27, 2026, Congressman Al Green delivered remarks on the House floor, calling for justice for TSA workers. You can access and listen to Congressman Al Green's speech on his official YouTube page or by clicking here. The floor speech highlighted is also accessible on v  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against Republican DHS Funding Bill That Fails To Address Lawlessness of ICE, CBP * Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against H.Res.1142 - Rule deeming the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7147. This legislation funds the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) until May 22, 2026 without making reforms to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enfor  more

LONDON, England, March 28 -- London Business School posted the following news: * * * Energy shock exposes Europe's vulnerability as oil prices surge * Rising tensions in the Middle East are triggering a sharp divergence in global oil prices, with significant consequences for Europe's energy security and economic outlook, according to London Business School's Dr Linda Yueh. Speaking on SiriusXM's Business Briefing, Yueh highlighted the growing gap between US benchmark West Texas Intermediat  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 25 (TNSrpt) -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Financier Worldwide Names Seyfi Can Kandemir a Distinguished Adviser in 2026 Power Players Report Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is proud to share that London partner Seyfi Can Kandemir has been named a Distinguished Adviser for Project Finance & Infrastructure in the inaugural 2026 Power Players report, published by Financier Worldwide magazine. Seyfi Can is one of just 10 attorneys recognized gl  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, March 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Former Costa Rican government official and fellow drug trafficker extradited to the Eastern District of Texas to face international drug trafficking charges PLANO, Texas - Two Costa Rican national, including a former government official, have been extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S.  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, March 24 -- The Florida Blue Foundation issued the following news release: * * * GuideWell's 2025 Impact Report Charts a Path Towards a More Connected People Centered Health System GuideWell, a leading not for profit health services company, today released its annual Impact Report, Empowering People for Better Health, a roadmap for building a more affordable, accessible, and people centered health system for the millions of individuals and families it serves across Fl  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 28 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on March 27, 2026: * * * Federal Court Rules That Fort Bend County Lieutenant Taylor Rollings Arrested Independent Journalist Justin Pulliam in Violation of the First Amendment Victory also confirms that Sheriff Eric Fagan and Fort Bend County violated Pulliam's First Amendment rights when the Sheriff kicked him out of a press conference. * HOUSTON, TX--Yesterday afternoon, Judge George Hanks of th  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 24-0083) on Jan. 27, 2026, entitled "Summary: Former NPS Employee Violated Ethics Rules." Here are excerpts: * * * The OIG investigated allegations that a former Administrative Assistant at the Fort Davis National Historic Site (FODA), National Park Service (NPS), and her second-level supervisor violated ethical requirements, including those set forth by 18 U.S.C. Sec. 205, in connection with the  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 25 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Legal 500 Names Hunton Among Top Firms in EMEA 2026 Guide Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized in two practice areas in the Legal 500 2026 EMEA guide. The firm was ranked in the following categories: * Belgium: EU Regulatory - Privacy and Data Protection * United Arab Emirates: Infrastructure and Projects (Including Project Finance) In addition to the   more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, March 28 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Next Up For ATU Robotics: 2026 World Championships * Arkansas Tech University is going back to the VEX U Robotics World Championships with a specific goal in mind: the Excellence Award. The VEX U Excellence Award is based upon a combination of performance in matches, execution in skills demonstration, effective documentation of the team's engineering, design and coding processes and the rating pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations released the following testimony by Postmaster General David Steiner from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "Oversight of the Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Postmaster General Steiner": * * * Good afternoon, Subcommittee Chairman Sessions, Ranking Member Mfume, and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for calling this hearing to discuss the important work of the United States   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 3/20/2026-3/27/2026 * Condemning DHS Policies Brutalizing Children [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, held a bicameral public forum to re  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following written testimony by Matthew Bergman, founding attorney at the Social Media Victims Law Center, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Liability or Deniability? Platform Power as Section 230 Turns 30": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) g. Arroyo v. TikTok Arriani Arroyo TikTok relies heavily on the amount of time users spend watching videos to steer users toward more videos and contin  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico posted the following news release: * * * Texas Man Sentenced for COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme A Texas man was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay $154,744 in restitution for defrauding the government by obtaining COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment benefits through false claims. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court records, between July 2020 an  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release: * * * Texas Man Sentenced for Damaging Bluefield Federal Building BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - Will Adrian Samuels, 48, of Jefferson, Texas, was sentenced today to time served and ordered to pay $1,990.84 in restitution for destruction of government property. According to court documents and statements made in court, on November 19, 2023, Samuels repeated  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * The Iran Conflict Is Hitting Europeans Hard * Key Takeaways 1 Europe was already suffering from high energy prices before the Iran conflict, as climate policies and other factors lifted prices there much higher than those in Asia and the United States. 2 Higher rates of renewable energy adoption in Europe have not reduced electricity prices, but have instead led to the   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Republican Recap: Week of March 23, 2026 * Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Fully Funding DHS and Rejecting Half-Measures on America's Security House Republicans have been clear: Congress must fully fund the Department of Homeland Security. Three times, the House passed a bipartisan, bicameral negotiated bill that would fully f  more

ROSENBERG, Texas, March 28 -- Texas State Technical College issued the following news: * * * TSTC's Waco campus receives funding through Lowe's Foundation Texas State Technical College has been awarded a $675,000 grant through the Lowe's Foundation's Gable Grants program which is transforming the lives of students. "The TSTC Foundation appreciates the Lowe's Foundation's selection of TSTC as a Gable Grant recipient," said Karen K. Martin, president of The TSTC Foundation. "This will impact t  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 23 -- TTI, a distributor of electronic components, issued the following news release: * * * TTI, Inc., a leading specialty distributor of electronic components, is hosting a new "Distribution Download" podcast series with Amphenol Communications Systems, highlighting new technology and tools in high-speed-connectors, power solutions, fiber optics and harsh-environment components. The three-part series is hosted by TTI Directors of Supplier Management, John Sandy and S  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 23 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Virginia Lawyers Weekly Names Randall Parks to Class of 2026 Hall of Fame Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that partner Randall S. Parks has been named to the Virginia Lawyers Weekly's Class of 2026 Hall of Fame. The annual Hall of Fame list recognizes Virginia lawyers who have been in practice for 30 years or more and who have made lasting marks on the legal field across the Commonwea  more