SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 19 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Access to NOAA's world-renowned Mauna Loa Observatory restored Science activities to resume and site renovations planned More than three years after lava from Hawaii's erupting Mauna Loa volcano buried a mile of the road leading to NOAA's Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory (MLO), road crews have carved a temporary road restoring access to the site. NOAA technician  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Dale R. Marks, performing the duties of the deputy undersecretary of War for acquisition and sustainment, from a May 14, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Ossoff, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee: thank you for this opportunity to discuss the President's Fiscal Year (FY  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswomen Ramirez, Velazquez Call Out Trump, Rubio's Military Plans for Cuba * Washington, DC - Today, Congresswomen Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) and Nydia Velazquez (NY-07), co-leads of H.Res. 1056, the New Good Neighbor Act, released the following statement in the face of rising military tension in Cuba. The statement follows a letter sent to the Trump administration demanding an end to military   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 18 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Counting the overlooked 'hidden homeless' * KINGSTON, R.I. - May 18, 2026 - A person asking for change on the corner or living in a makeshift dwelling outside is easy to identify as homeless or unhoused. But there's a segment of the population without permanent housing that goes unnoticed. Molly Richard, assistant professor of public health in the University of Rhode Island's College of Health  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 19 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * Trump Administration's EPA Rejects Hawaii's Clean Air Plan The agency decision disregards Hawaiian Electric's own promises to retire aging oil-burning plants * Honolulu, HI -- The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency finalized its rejection of Hawaii's Regional Haze State Implementation Plan on Friday, illegally overriding the state's plan to clean up haze-causing pol  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Eighteen Charged in Multi-State Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracy * BOSTON - Eighteen individuals in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, California and Hawaii have been arrested in connection with an alleged drug trafficking and money laundering scheme centered in Gardner, Mass. The following defendants have been charged with conspi  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Excellence in military medicine: 'Your work saves lives and personifies readiness' * FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Military medical leaders, professionals, and civilians who advance warfighter health were recognized at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation's Heroes of Military Medicine Awards for "laying the next foundation stones and reinforcing the very groundwork of  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, May 18 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * FCPS Students Win Special and Category Awards at the 2026 International Science and Engineering Fair * Nine students from Fairfax County Public Schools won awards at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) that took place last week in Phoenix, Ariz. Bennett Huang and Jason Pan of Langley High School were the recipients of the European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award, whic  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund. * During the consideration of the Fiscal Year 2027 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill, the House was scheduled to vote on an amendment to eliminate the I opposed the proposal, and even through it was ultimately not offered, we must oppose any similar effort to do so in the future. In 1941, more than 250,000 Filipino soldiers responde  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 19 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR MAKANA MCCLELLAN RECEIVES NATIONAL COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR HONOR Governor Josh Green today announced and congratulated his Director of Communications, Makana McClellan, on being named the 2026 Communicator of the Year by the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC). She is the first person from Hawaii to receive the nati  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- 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 * WASHINGTON - 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 ans  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- 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 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on May 18, 2026: * * * Sanders, Takano Introduce Legislation to Expand Overtime Pay to Nearly 30 Million Workers As President Trump and congressional Republicans tout so-called "No Tax on Overtime" while simultaneously denying the right to overtime pay for more than 4.3 million workers, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Membe  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * Sanders, Takano Introduce Legislation to Expand Overtime Pay to Nearly 30 Million Workers As President Trump and congressional Republicans tout so-called "No Tax on Overtime" while simultaneously denying the right to overtime pay for more than 4.3 million workers, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) and   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Navy Rear Adm. Timothy Brown, director of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Logistics Division, from a May 14, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Ossoff, and distinguished Members of this Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify about the status and priorities  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 19 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * UH faculty honored for excellence in teaching and research University of Hawaii faculty received top awards for their excellence in teaching and engagement and groundbreaking research. Fifteen UH faculty members from across the state have been awarded the Regents' Medal for Excellence in Teaching, and three received the Regents' Medal for Excellence in Research. In addition, six UH teachers have be  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Stephen Sklenka, deputy commandant for installations and logistics at the U.S. Marine Corps, from a May 14, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Ossoff, and distinguished Members of this Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify about the status and p  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Effort to Rein in Defense Department's Use of Fast-Tracked Contracts to Help Build ICE Warehouses * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led 15 of his colleagues in calling for new language in the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) appropriations bill to tighten control and oversight of the Department of Defense's (DOD) use of fast-tracked contract vehicles for domestic immigration enf  more