WASHINGTON, May 16 -- 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." Washi  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- 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." Washi  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Human Rights First issued the following report on April 14, 2026 entitled "ICE Flight Monitor: March 2026 Report." Here is an excerpt: * * * Since taking office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportation agenda. U.S. officials have adopted a range of new tactics, that are legally questionable and undoubtedly cruel, to achieve this objective, including expanding the use of expedited removal, sending people from the United   more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, May 17 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Martin Soros: 2026 Valedictory Address * (Remarks as prepared) Distinguished guests, faculty, staff, friends, family, and above all, fellow classmates, welcome! What a joy it is to be with you today. I'd like to start by saying thank you. To our friends and family, for supporting us every step of the way. To our professors, for teaching us, challenging us, and pretending not to notice when we fell   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 13 -- The National Science Teaching Association issued the following news release with Shell USA Inc.: * * * Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Announces 2026 Grand-Prize Winners Shell USA Inc. and the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) today announced the grand-prize winners in the Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge. The competition encouraged K-12 teachers who have found innovative ways to deliver quality lab experiences using limited school and labora  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report on May 12, 2026: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The 2026/27 outlook for U.S. wheat is for reduced supplies and exports, lower domestic use, and smaller stocks compared with 2025/26. Wheat supplies are forecast down from last year with reduced production more than offsetting larger beginning stocks. All wheat production is projected at 1,561 million bus  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey issued 'Water Use in Louisiana, 2020,' authored by Angela L. Robinson; the report is Scientific Investigations Report 20265135 and was prepared in cooperation with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development in 2026. The report says Louisiana withdrew about 8,700 million gallons per day from groundwater and surface-water sources in 2020, a slight 0.22 percent decrease from 2015. It says power generation accounted for the   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 16 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following statement on May 15, 2026, on the U.S. Supreme Court denial of Va.'s peition for emergency relief in Scott vs. McDougle: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Statement Following the Supreme Court of the United States' Denial of Virginia's Petition for Emergency Relief in Scott v. McDougle "Today's one-sentence denial from the Supreme Court of the United States is yet another profoundly troubling example of the   more