FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 24 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * The 737th Transportation Company takes a training mission operational at Operation Sentinel Justice * CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - What began as a training evaluation using empty fuel tankers at Operation Sentinel Justice became something with real-world consequences: a Defense Logistics Agency tasking to move actual bulk fuel to three locations across the Gulf Coast and Louisiana. For 737th Transpo  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Federal Partners in National Health Care Fraud Takedown 2026 * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the California Department of Justice's (California DOJ) participation in the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, a coordinated law enforcement operation that resulted in criminal charges against 455 defendants nationwide with o  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: * * * Best of the Best Navy Exchanges Announced The Navy Exchange Service Command announced the winners of its 2025 Bingham Awards. Nine NEX locations from around the world were named the "Best of the Best" in performance in operations, customer service and community support. "Our Navy Exchange locations around the world work extremely hard all year to support our Navy and our warfighters," said retired Rear Adm. Robert   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * CAIR Supports Effort to Honor Mississippi Black Veteran Gunned Down by KKK The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed support for efforts to honor a Black World War II veteran who was murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi more than six decades ago after local offici  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Golding Barge Line for Disability Discrimination * Federal lawsuit claims towboat and barge company rescinded job offer because of vision test results unrelated to the position JACKSON, Miss. -Golding Barge Line, Inc., an inland towboat and barge company in Vicksburg, Mississippi, violated federal law when it rescinded a job offer for an individual who applied for work as a  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $6 Million in Brownfields Grants to Revitalize Communities in Mississippi * EPA Announces $6 Million in Brownfields Grants to Revitalize Communities in Mississippi Contact: EPA Region 4 Press Office ( region4press@epa.gov ) June 24, 2026 WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $5.5 million in Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, June 24 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Tate Reeves Sets Two Special Elections * JACKSON, Miss. - Governor Tate Reeves today announced that he has set two special elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives. The first is for House District 77 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Representative Price Wallace. The second is for House District 70 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Representa  more

RIVERSIDE, California, June 24 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Graphic novelist's work featured in immersive exhibition * A new exhibition at a Mississippi arts and cultural center explores the work of UC Riverside professor John Jennings in centering Black characters in graphic novels. "John Jennings: Build Your World," an immersive display of four of Jennings' projects, opened June 20 at the Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience, or   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH, ROUNDS INTRODUCE BILL BANNING BARBARIC ABORTION PROCEDURES * 'Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act' Introduced on Fourth Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision that Overturned Roe v. Wade WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Pro-Life Caucus Chair Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) in introducing legislation to ban the performance of dismemberment abortions. T  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Minnesota Congressional Delegation Contributes Images of Minnesota in 2026 for Congressional Time Capsule in Celebration of America's 250th Anniversary * Time capsule will be opened at America's 500th Anniversary on July 4, 2276 WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday afternoon, the Minnesota Congressional Delegation announced that it is contributing a collection of original images of Minnesota in 2026 fo  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Minnesota Congressional Delegation Contributes Images of Minnesota in 2026 for Congressional Time Capsule in Celebration of America's 250th Anniversary * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday afternoon, the Minnesota Congressional Delegation announced that it is contributing a collection of original images of Minnesota in 2026 for a Congressional Time Capsule in honor of America's 250 th Anniversary.   more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 24 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU's Lee updates widely used fashion textbook The fifth edition of an acclaimed textbook preparing students for careers in fashion, textiles and apparel now is available through efforts of a Mississippi State faculty member who led its development. JuYoung Lee, in MSU's School of Human Sciences, has updated "Going Global: The Textile and Apparel Industry," one of the most widely used fashion te  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, June 24 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * New Academic Leaders Named Ahead of Fall Semester at South Dakota Mines * As South Dakota Mines prepares for the start of the fall semester, five longtime faculty members are stepping into new leadership roles across the university's academic departments. "This new cohort of departmental leaders was already all well-known and respected within our academic programs a  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on June 22, 2026, by Austin Milks: * * * The Court is About to Rule on Everything Four decisions dropping before July that could reshape immigration, executive power, voting and civil rights. - Citizenship. Executive power. Your ballot. School sports. The Supreme Court is about to rule on all of it. The Court is in its final weeks, with decisions expecte  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, and Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, ranking member and chairman, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on June 23, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Chairman Wicker Statement in Support of Darrell Owens's Nomination for U.S. Representative to the OSCE Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman of the Senat  more