WASHINGTON, April 23 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: * * * Amata-Cosponsored Bill to Suppress Illegal Fishing Advances * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming advancement of a bill she cosponsors, the Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests (FISH) Act, H.R. 3756, which cracks down on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by strengthening inspections and penalties for vessels participating in the  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following commentary on April 22, 2026, by Ted Ellis, campaign director for Power America and deputy director of energy and environment: * * * Today's High Gas Prices are Decades in the Making Predictions, speculation, and warnings about the state of gas prices between now and the midterms have sparked plenty of commentary from the talking heads. But the real issue won't be found in much of the back-and-forth commentary--it  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 23 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Urges Top Credit Ratings Agencies to Stop Using Unlawful Policies that Hurt Iowa Farmers * Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she has joined a coalition of 23 states urging the top three credit rating agencies to stop using unlawful environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") policies in their credit rating process. The agencies-Fitch Ratings, Mood  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 23 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Liz Murrill Joins Letter to Top Credit Ratings Agencies Raising Concerns Over ESG Policies * Attorney General Murrill today joined a coalition of 23 States in questioning the lawfulness of the environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") policies of three top credit rating agencies. The agencies-Fitch Ratings, Moody's, and S&P Global Ratings-have pledged to systematic  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Voting Rights Groups Sue DOJ to Block National Voter Surveil-and-Purge Database Today, Common Cause and four individual members sued the Trump Administration to block the Department of Justice (DOJ) from illegally stockpiling millions of Americans' confidential voter data and creating a national voter database to surveil and purge voters. The complaint argues that the DOJ's actions are unc  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Delegation Secures Federal Funding for Ports Across Alaska * Washington, DC- U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today touted more than $115.4 million in federal funding they helped secure for ports across Alaska. Seven projects that the delegation advocated for were selected through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Port Infrastructure De  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, April 22 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * FCPS This Week - April 22, 2026 * Middle schoolers from Lake Braddock Secondary School react after learning they won first place in the county's Battle of the Books competition. The program, created by school librarians, incorporates book trivia for students where they read a set number of books and then play games and answer questions.  FCPS Students Named Winners of National Merit Corporate  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, April 24 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Governor Dunleavy Welcomes $115.4 Million Federal Port Grants for Alaska Seven Alaska Projects Selected from Competitive Federal Port Infrastructure Development Program * Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced that Alaska has secured more than $115.4 million in federal grants through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Port Infrastructure Development Program. Seven Alaska  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 23 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * Governor Stitt Signs Bill to Accelerate Path to Zero Income Tax, Secure Oklahoma's Historic Savings * OKLAHOMA CITY (April 23, 2026) - Governor Kevin Stitt has signed House Bill 4072 into law, creating the Oklahoma Taxpayer Endowment Trust Fund to eventually eliminate the state's income tax. The Governor called on the Legislature to establish this fund in his State of the State address. Mode  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSbrep) -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * UPDATED DATA: Inflation, Gasoline Costs Continue to Soar Under President Trump New reports show that families have spent $2,300 more each on daily expenses since Trump took office; Americans have paid $16 billion more on gas since start of Iran War * Today, the Joint Economic Committee - Minority released two updat  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 23, 2026: * * * Scam Center Strike Force Takes Major Actions Against Southeast Asian Scam Centers Targeting Americans Charges Against Two Chinese Nationals, $700 Million in Cryptocurrency Restrained, and Seizure of Telegram Channel and 503 Scam Websites Are Latest Milestones * The Department of Justice, through U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of t  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Burgum Discuss Alaska Successes, Priorities * Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, today convened a hearing with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to discuss the Department's budget request for Fiscal Year 2027. The Senator reiterated her appreciation for Secretary Burgum's   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, issued the following remarks on April 23, 2026, at the Subcommittee's markup of the 2027 funding bill: * * * Good morning and thank you, Dr. Harris. Before we begin, I would like to take a moment to acknowledge and to celebrate the life of our colleague, my friend of long standing, my agricul  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * Scam Center Strike Force Takes Major Actions Against Southeast Asian Scam Centers Targeting Americans * The Department of Justice, through U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Criminal Division, together with its partners, today announced a series of coordinated actions by the Scam Center Strike Force against Southeast  more

SURREY, England, April 23 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * Seasoned broker ACS steps in on urgent condiment shipment By Damian Brett Charter firm Air Charter Service stepped in to help a food additive and condiment firm move tonnes of seasoning to avoid a factory shutdown. The Mexican food manufacturer contacted Air Charter Service when it needed to move 18 tons of seasoning to a factory in Nicaragua. ACS sourced an Airbus A330-200F to carry the load. Luis Canales-Tough,  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Senate Majority PAC, an organizations that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, issued the following news release on April 23, 2026: * * * Dan Sullivan Put Party Lines Over Alaskans in DHS Vote Despite widespread concern from Alaska voters over the escalating conduct of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Sen. Dan  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Senate Majority PAC, an organizations that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Dan Sullivan Won't Stop Voting to Support Trump's Illegal War Today, Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan voted against the Iran War Powers Resolution again for the fifth time, ensuring  more