JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, June 25 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: * * * 260622-F-SA986-1107 * JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Under Secretary of the United States Air Force, Matt Lohmeier, toured Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska from June 22 to 24 to identify opportunities for construction and modernization at arctic military installations. His first-hand experience of key missions across the state is   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 27 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Liz Murrill Supports Nomination of Todd Blanche as United States Attorney General Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in urging the United States Senate to swiftly confirm Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as the next United States Attorney General. In a letter sent to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Gr  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on June 26, 2026, by Michael Watson, research director and managing editor for InfluenceWatch: * * * Alaska Airlines, the Association of Flight Attendants, and union thuggery for the digital age Republicans and supposed conservatives who want to hand America's labor unions more power to extract resources from and compel activities among America's working people have a gigantic problem: Big Labor is extremely s  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Invests in Making America Healthy Again with Announcement of $25 Million to Improve Drinking Water in Small and Rural Communities * WASHINGTON- Today, U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing more than $25 million in grant funding to improve drinking water infrastructure in small and rural communities. These grants will help Make America Healthy Again by providing communitie  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Aviation Administration has adopted a final rule modifying Class E airspace at Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska, improving instrument procedure containment and supporting safer instrument flight rules operations. The rule becomes effective at 0901 UTC on Sept. 3, 2026. It modifies both the Class E surface area, known as Class E2 airspace, and the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, known as Class E5 airspac  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry issued the following information collection: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Re  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: SNAP Integrity is Undermined by Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Today, the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency held a hearing on "Combating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in SNAP." During the hearing, members examined the root causes of waste, fraud, and   more

POCATELLO, Idaho, June 26 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * ISU College of Technology Graduates Transition Directly Into Industry Careers Through Kiewit Partnership * As Idaho State University College of Technology students prepare for graduation, many are already transitioning directly into careers across the country through a growing partnership with Kiewit, one of North America's leading construction and engineering companies. Following the College of Technology  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, June 26 -- Northwestern University posted the following Q&A on June 25, 2026, involving Suzan van der Lee, professor of Earth and planetary sciences: * * * Seismologist available to explain recent earthquakes Expert can discuss whether the events are connected, what to expect next - Following a series of powerful earthquakes that struck Japan, the United States and Venezuela yesterday, Northwestern University seismologist Suzan van der Lee is available to explain what tr  more

MANAMA, Bahrain, June 26 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of a news conference on June 25, 2026, by Secretary Marco Rubio at the Sheraton Bahrain Hotel: * * * SECRETARY RUBIO: All right. You guys ready? QUESTION: Yes. SECRETARY RUBIO: Just a couple points I want to make at the outset - because I know it's been in the news this morning - about this earthquake in Venezuela. I had an opportunity to talk earlier this morning with Delcy Rodriguez, the acting president.  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * The James T. Woods Act Fights Online Child Exploitation That's Sweeping the Nation BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Online child exploitation, sextortion and violent online criminal networks like '764,' which coerce children into violent or suicidal acts, are sweeping the nation, impacting children across all 50 states. Each of the 56 Federal Bur  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 26 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Thawing ground, future questions: Decoding Arctic climate in a Pennsylvania lab * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -In a Penn State lab, a small cylinder of soil sits wired with sensors, slowly cooling as it mimics conditions thousands of miles away. At first, it looks unremarkable, like dirt from an average backyard mixed with water. But as the temperature drops, the sample begins to freeze, and i  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * U.S., Canadian, Japan Coast Guards rescue 3 people from disabled vessel in North Pacific Ocean * JUNEAU, Alaska -The U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian Coast Guard, and Japan Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of three people stranded aboard the 40-foot disabled sailing vessel Mizuya, approximately 950 miles southwest of Adak, Alaska, Sunday. The crew of Canadian Coast Guard Ship Sir  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * USecAF talks modernization in Alaska * JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AFNS) - Under Secretary of the Air Force Matt Lohmeier toured Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base from June 22 to 24 to identify opportunities for construction and modernization at arctic military installations. His first-hand experience of key missions across the state is critical for his advocacy of projects tot  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Murkowski, Foster Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Create National Fab Lab Network, Spur Innovation * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and U.S. Representative Bill Foster (D-Ill.) have reintroduced the National Fab Lab Network Act, bipartisan legislation to expand Fab Labs across the country. Fab Labs, or digital fabrication   more