FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, April 4 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 'Warrior Medics,' 'Desert Medics' complete inaugural combined Best Squad Competition 2025 FORT MCCOY, Wis. - Eight Army Reserve Soldiers from various downtrace units under the Pinellas Park, Florida-based Army Reserve Medical Command competed against 17 Army Reserve Soldiers of the Gillem Enclave, Georgia-based 3rd Theater Medical Command during the AR-MEDCOM and 3rd TMC Best Squad Competit  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, April 4 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 'Warrior Medics,' 'Desert Medics' complete inaugural combined Best Squad Completion 2025 FORT MCCOY, Wis. - Eight Army Reserve Soldiers from various downtrace units under the Pinellas Park, Florida-based Army Reserve Medical Command competed against 17 Army Reserve Soldiers of the Gillem Enclave, Georgia-based 3rd Theater Medical Command during the AR-MEDCOM and 3rd TMC Best Squad Competiti  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, April 4 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Chief of U.S. Army Reserve hosts meeting of allied army reserve senior leaders WASHINGTON, D.C. - Lt. Gen. Robert Harter, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command, hosted allied army reserve senior leaders at the Pentagon on March 25. Brigadier Jaish Mahan ADC VR, Deputy Commander Reserves (U.K.), Major General John Kendall VR, Deputy Commander Field Army (U.K  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Leads North Carolina Delegation Urging IRS to Extend Tax Filing Deadline for Hurricane Helene Victims WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Recently, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) led the entire North Carolina Congressional Delegation in calling on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to extend the current tax filing deadline for victims of Hurricane Helene from May 1 to Septem  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Leads Congressional Forum on NOAA Cuts, Brings Rhode Island Voices to Washington WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) led House Natural Resources Committee Democrats in a congressional forum on the devastating impact of cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), highlighting how mass layoffs and facility closures at the agency hurt Rhod  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Murray, Sanders, Baldwin Demand Answers on Trump, RFK Jr. Ripping $12 Billion Away from Communities to Tackle Public Health Threats, Opioids Crisis, & More Senators warn that de-obligation of funds will put health and well-being of the American people in jeopardy--and flies in face of Congress' intent Washington, D.C. -- Today, S  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Norfolk Naval Shipyard has Its Own Cavalry Known as Navy Reserve Surge Maintenance Program NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, Portsmouth, Va. - "Send in the cavalry" is an adage that dates back as early as the 8th century B.C. Although the saying derives from the times an army component mounted on horseback, it is still used today, normally when someone needs help or reinforcements. All four public Navy shipyards:   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Larsen and Stanton Statement on Trump Administration's Short-Sighted Elimination of Successful Resilience Initiative Washington, D.C.-- Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Develop  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Magaziner, Natural Resources Committee Members Discuss Trump-Musk Attacks on NOAA with Expert Panelists at Issues Forum Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) and U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Members hosted an issues forum titled "Attacks on NOAA Threaten American Communities and Economies." During this forum, the Members examined the dangerous co  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross Demands Pentagon Restore Web Pages Honoring Military Heroes, Including Millie Dunn Veasey and the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) demanded that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) immediately restore web pages honoring America's military heroes, including the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, which was the only all  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * FACT SHEET: Trump Imperils Program to Help Working Americans Heat and Cool Their Homes Trump and RFK Jr. fired entire staff running LIHEAP--putting program that helps 6 million American households heat and cool their homes in grave jeopardy $378 million due to go out to help Americans avoid sweltering heat this summer now at risk  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Senior Enlisted Leader Announcement The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (OSEAC) announced today the following assignment: United States Army Command Sergeant Major Thomas J. Holland, currently assigned as Command Sergeant Major, U.S Army Forces Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, has been selected to replace United States Army Command Sergeant Major Robe  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, April 4 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Ties that bind: A 250-year legacy of American service FORT BELVOIR, Va. - In the spring of 1775, the world order was in question. After decades of onerous taxation by the British, independent-minded American colonists sought to throw off the yoke of their cross-Atlantic governors and were prepared to do so at the point of the bayonet. Such were the tinderbox conditions on the fateful morn  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Cassidy Introduce Legislation to Deter Malicious Foreign Influence in Postsecondary Education WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) led the introduction of the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions ( DETERRENT ) Act, legislation that brings much-needed transparency, accountability, and cla  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Padilla Introduce Legislation to Restore FEMA's Status as an Independent, Cabinet-Level Agency WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the FEMA Independence Act, bipartisan legislation to restore the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as an independent cabinet-level agency and improve efficiency in federal emergency response efforts. T  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication on March 20, 2025, from Poulterra Inc., High Point, North Carolina: * * * Comments on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks Docket No. USDA-2024-0003 * * * Poulterra appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on USDA's Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks. Poulterra supports USDA's objectiv  more