CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, May 14 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * 733d AMS enables joint force operations during Exercise Balikatan 2026 * KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -Airmen assigned to the 733d Air Mobility Squadron deployed to the Philippines from April 17 to May 9 in support of Exercise Balikatan 2026, enabling critical joint force mobility operations across the Indo-Pacific theater. The six-person team supported hub-and-spoke operations throughout the Philippines  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case, Tokuda Introduce Resolution To Congratulate The 2026 National Collegiate Champion Volleyball Team The UH Men's Rainbow Warriors * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Representatives Ed Case (Hawai'i-01) and Jill Tokuda (Hawai'i-02) today introduced a resolution in the U.S. House to congratulate the University of Hawaii's Rainbow Warriors for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) men's vol  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Partially Disapproves Hawaii's Regional Haze Plan and Ensures the State's Energy Needs Continue to Be Met * SAN FRANCISCO - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the partial approval and partial disapproval of Hawaii's 2024 Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision, thus not approving the premature closure of several units at critical power plants vital to  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Addresses Offutt Infrastructure Projects, POW/MIA Lab * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Department of Defense officials on the status of flood recovery projects and the failure to request funding for a new laboratory for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at Offutt Air Force Base. Download video of Fischer's  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 15 -- The Hawaii Department of the Attorney General issued the following news release on May 14, 2026: * * * HAWAII ATTORNEY GENERAL REJECTS CHARACTERIZATION OF MEDICAID FRAUD ENFORCEMENT AND DEFENDS STATE'S ENFORCEMENT RECORD The Department of the Attorney General today rejected recent claims that Hawaii "isn't taking Medicaid fraud seriously," calling the claims by Vice President J.D. Vance false and unsupported by the record. Since 2021, the Medicaid Fraud Control Un  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- A VISION FOR HAWAI'I'S FUTURE - A report from Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii - May 2026 (74 pages) * * * Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii issued a report detailing a comprehensive state agenda which outlines the long-term administrative strategy to address critical socioeconomic issues. The publication establishes a structured policy roadmap designed to stabilize the regional cost of living and fortify municipal infrastructure against emerging environmental and federal disr  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers on How USDA's Restructuring Will Affect New Mexico Farmers, Ranchers, & Rural Communities U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden raising concerns and demanding answers on how th  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers on How USDA's Restructuring Will Affect New Mexico Farmers, Ranchers, & Rural Communities U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden raising concerns and demanding answers on how the   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Join Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Backing Resolution Affirming Abortion Pill as Safe, Effective * FDA approved mifepristone for use over two decades ago "Law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer- reviewed evidence-based science." WAS  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Join Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Backing Resolution Affirming Abortion Pill as Safe, Effective * FDA approved mifepristone for use over two decades ago "Law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer- reviewed evidence-based science." Washing  more

NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, May 16 -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance issued the following news release on May 15, 2026: * * * House Health Subcommittee Advances Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act The Southern Shrimp Alliance welcomes the recent milestone towards giving the FDA the power to destroy imported products that pose a significant public health risk. * On Wednesday, the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce met for a markup of ten different bills, including  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13227) by labor policy analyst Elizabeth Weber Handwerker and legislative attorney Jon O. Shimabukuro: * * * The McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) Introduction The McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) of 1965, 41 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 6701-6707, requires the payment of locally prevailing wages and fringe benefits to employees working pursuant to contracts that 1. are   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * On Endangered Species Day, Rep. Grijalva & Sen. Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Protect At-Risk Wildlife * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Extinction Prevention Act, legislation that would provide much-needed funding for some of the country's most imperiled yet vastly underfunded wildlife species.   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Presses Army Secretary on Hawai`i Training Land Lease Talks, Demands Commitment to Rule Out Condemnation * Washington D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jill N. Tokuda (HI-02) questioned Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the future of State-owned training lands in Hawai`i, including lands at Pohakuloa Training Area. During the hearing, Re  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sens. Moran, Blumenthal Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Deliver Annual Cost-of-Living Increase for Veterans U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) - chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - introduced legislation to make certain the rate of disability compensation and other financial benefits f  more

MANOA, Hawaii, May 16 (TNSrep) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UHERO: Hawaii outlook darkens amid oil surge, rising costs Hawaii's economy is facing a new wave of uncertainty as the war involving Iran drives up global oil prices, increasing costs for consumers, raising travel expenses and slowing growth in key visitor markets that support the state's economy, according to the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization's (UHERO) second  more

MANOA, Hawaii, May 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Researchers advance blood test for aggressive breast cancer A multi-university team has developed a simpler way to find and track inflammatory breast cancer * Blood-based markers that could improve early, less invasive detection of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) have been identified by researchers at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center. The discovery offers a potential new b  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Klobuchar, Colleagues Raise Concerns about the USDA Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area Reorganization U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and 22 fellow Senate Democrats in raising strong concerns about the reorganiza  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Brian Dempsey, director of government affairs at the Wounded Warrior Project, from an April 29, 2026, hearing on legislation to strengthen veteran's access to care: * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and distinguished members of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - thank you for the opportunity to submit Wounded Warrior Project's views on pending legislation. Wounded Warrior P  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Trump Administration's USDA Reorganization U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in questioning how Trump's reorganization of the Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area at the U.S. Department of Agriculture will affect farmers and ranchers in Oregon and nationwide. "We write with strong concern regarding   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Trump Administration's USDA Reorganization U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in questioning how Trump's reorganization of the Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area at the U.S. Department of Agriculture will affect farmers and ranchers in Oregon and nationwide. "We write with strong concern regarding the  more