COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes federal government to further crackdown on illegal robocalls * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would make it harder for scammers to make robocalls from legitimate telephone numbers by cutting off scammers' access to  more

ALBANY, New York, July 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Rules to Stop Illegal Robocalls * July 8, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt new measures to combat illegal robocalls alling on the Federal Communications Commission (FC  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan Coalition Pushing Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls * RALEIGH-When a robocall scammer wants to call you, he doesn't need to do it from a fake number. The first thing he does is buy a long list of real phone numbers, then he cycles through them so fast that spam filters can't keep up. By the time one   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real   more

ALBANY, New York, July 10 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * Chancellor King and the SUNY Board of Trustees Welcome the SUNY Maritime Ship, Empire State VII, to Albany State-of-the-Art Training Ship Makes Stop in Albany During 2026 SUNY Maritime Summer Sea Term Training Program Provides Cadets with Hands-On Experience Working On, Sailing, and Powering a Marine Vessel - State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. and the SUNY Board of T  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Sheri Biggs, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Sheri Biggs Introduces the Improving Travel for Military Members Act * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Sheri Biggs (R-SC-03) announced that her Improving Travel for Military Members Act passed markup in the House Homeland Security Committee, advancing legislation designed to make airport travel easier for active-duty service members and their families through dedicated TSA screen  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Digital Chamber CEO Cody Carbone from a June 23, 2026, hearing entitled "The Affordability Agenda": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Cody Carbone, and I serve as Chief Executive Officer of The Digital Chamber, the world's largest digital asset and blockchain trade associati  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Hirshhorn Museum Partners with Art Bridges Foundation to Announce 51 Museums in Landmark National Loans Program "50 for 50" Will Place American Art from the Hirshhorn Collection in Every U.S. State and Puerto Rico Selected by Each Institution for Multiyear Loans - The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Art Bridges Foundation have chosen the 51 institutions that will participa  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Nine N.C. counties in exceptional drought as statewide drought continues * Localized heavier rainfall in parts of North Carolina may help alleviate demand for water for irrigation or other uses but did not lead to substantial improvements in the state's drought conditions. According to the classifications released by the North Carolina Drought Management Adviso  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Russell Fry, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fry Slams South Carolina National Guard Investigation Into Salute From the Shore Apache Helicopter Pilots * SUFSIDE BEACH, S.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Russell Fry (SC-07) sent a letter to Major General Robin B. Stilwell, Adjutant General of the South Carolina National Guard (SCNG), demanding SCNG to drop their investigation into the eight Apache helicopter pilots who participated in   more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Issues Statement After Fifth Arrest Made in Hilton Head Island July 4 Shooting * BEAUFORT, S.C. (July 9, 2026) - Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace released the following statement after a fifth arrest was made in connection with the July 4 shooting at Coligny Beach, which left eight people injured: "On what should have been a day of celebration, eight people were shot. Violence s  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Tim Scott applauds $23.5 million BUILD grant to repair South Carolina bridges * CHARLESTON, S.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today released the following statement applauding the $23.5 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant awarded to replace up to 18 bridges across nine counties in rural South Carolina. "South Carolina's rural communities deserve   more

AIKEN, South Carolina, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site issued the following news release: * * * SRS Completes Major Construction Milestone on Another Mega-Size Disposal Unit With 25 wall sections, 208 support columns, and seven roof sections, all concrete construction on another mega-size disposal unit has been finished at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS). Saltstone Disposal Unit (SDU) 11 will hold over 33 million gallons of saltsto  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13264) by defense policy analyst Hannah D. Dennis and military ground forces specialist Andrew Feickert: * * * The U.S. Army and the Golden Dome Program What Is Golden Dome? The Golden Dome for America (Golden Dome) - initially known as the Iron Dome for America - refers to an integrated homeland air and missile defense system being developed by the Department of Defense (DOD),  more