WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48504) entitled "U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement - Process and Potential Effects:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Selected PA Provisions The PA sets goals for addressing climate change and establishes international mechanisms for furthering these goals; these include the establishment of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the PA (CMA), among other pro  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 200+ HOUSE DEMOCRATS FILE AMICUS BRIEF AGAINST UNCONSTITUTIONAL TRUMP BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP EXECUTIVE ORDER Washington, D.C. -- Today, House Democrats continued their efforts to push back against President Donald Trump's unlawful executive directives by filing an amicus brief in defense of the essential constitutional principle of birthright   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Can Solar Wind Make Water on Moon? NASA Experiment Shows Maybe Scientists have hypothesized since the 1960s that the Sun is a source of ingredients that form water on the Moon. When a stream of charged particles known as the solar wind smashes into the lunar surface, the idea goes, it triggers a chemical reaction that could make water molecules. Now, in the most realistic lab simulation of this process yet, NASA-led rese  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Green on Justice Served in Rachel Morin Case: "The Immense Damage Caused By Biden-Harris Open-Border Policies Can't Be Fully Undone" WASHINGTON--Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) released the following statement after Victor Martinez-Hernandez, an illegal alien from El Salvador, was found guilty on Monday of the murder of Rachel Morin, a Maryland   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on April 15, 2025: * * * Chairman Green on Justice Served in Rachel Morin Case: "The Immense Damage Caused by Biden-Harris Open-Borders Policies Can't be Fully Undone" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) released the following statement after Victor Martinez-Hernandez, an illegal alien from El Salvador,  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Congressional Democrats Fight Back Against Trump's Attacks on the FTC and Independent Agencies WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House and Senate Democrats filed an amicus brief opposing President Donald Trump's unlawful attempt to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). FTC Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedo  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Statement on the Verdict in Rachel Morin's Case Washington, D.C. - Congressman Harris, M.D., released the following statement after a Harford County jury found illegal immigrant, Victor Martinez-Hernandez guilty of the first-degree premeditated murder, first-degree rape, and third-degree sexual assault of Rachel Morin. Statement From Congressman Harris: "Rachel Morin would be he  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Congressman Robert Garcia and Congressman Maxwell Frost Demand Oversight CODEL Travel to El Salvadorian Prison Holding Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) and Congressman Maxwell Frost (FL-10) sent a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer requesting authorization for a Congressional Member Delegation (CODEL)  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Democrats demand unredacted DHS-IRS agreement targeting taxpayer data WASHINGTON - Representatives Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.), Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), and 43 of their House colleagues today demanded the Trump administration provide an unredacted copy of the memorandum of understanding allowing taxpayer data to be used  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * DOGE Subcommittee Chair Greene Announces Hearing on USA Fencing Allowing Biological Men to Participate in Women's Events WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) today invited Stephanie Turner,  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 13, 2025: * * * Elfreth Marks 100 Days in Office WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) reached 100 days as the Representative for Maryland's Third Congressional District. Since January 3rd, 2025, Rep. Elfreth has served constituents by phone, by mail, and in person from her Washington, DC and Columbia, MD offices. "It's the honor of a lifetime to represent Maryland's Thir  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following 26-page public communication dated March 18, 2025, from the Styrene Information and Research Center Inc., Towson, Maryland: Here are excerpts: * * * To: Sarah Y. Au, Ph.D. Data Gathering, Management, and Policy Division (7406M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 2046  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Extreme Weather & Extreme Cuts: Senator Markey Releases Report on Trump's Attacks on Disaster Preparedness and Resilience Efforts Report Text (PDF) Boston (April 15, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and co-Chair of the Senate Climate Change Task Force, today released a report titled " Extreme Weather & Extreme Cuts: The Tr  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 15 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Meets with Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary, Renews Memorandum of Understanding with Kanagawa Prefecture TOKYO, JAPAN --Governor Wes Moore today met Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihama Hayashi, the second highest-ranking official in the Japanese government. During the meeting, Governor Moore and Secretary Hayashi discussed the strong economic partnerships between Japan and the S  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 15 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governors Issue Joint Letter Against Harmful Proposal to Disrupt State Marketplaces & Limit Access to Health Insurance CHICAGO --Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, and Oregon Governor Tina Kotek issued a joint letter to Peter Nelson, Director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS  more

INDIAN HEAD, Maryland, April 15 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Great Places Win: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Celebrates $200,000 in Funding to Maryland Technology Center Charles County project third in Great Places Win event series touting Fiscal Year 2025 State Revitalization Program projects INDIAN HEAD, MD (April 14, 2025) - Maryland Department of Housing and Community  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Tax Day WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on Tax Day to highlight the continued attacks on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by the Trump Administration: "Today is the last day for most Americans to file their tax returns. The vast majority of them do so dutifully not only because the law requires it of them but also   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Meeks to Introduce Major Russian Sanctions, Ukraine Assistance Bill WASHINGTON, DC \- Today, Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), former Majority Leader, and Representative Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee introduced a comprehensive bill to support Ukraine and thwart Russia's ability to wage its illegal war there. Like the Senate bill introduce  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * In His First Bill, Olszewski Aims to Protect Recently-Promoted Federal Employees Bill was inspired by DOGE-terminated Maryland constituent (Washington, DC) - Maryland Congressman Johnny Olszewski has introduced his first original bill as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, aiming to help recently-promoted federal employees who have been laid off under the Trump Administration. The "  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 16 -- The Maryland Department of the Environment issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Maryland Department of the Environment Announces $1.7 Million in Community Projects, Progress on Pollution Reduction at Back River and Patapsco River Wastewater Treatment Plants Less pollution and projects, including a new trash wheel, improve quality of life and support a healthy Bay economy BALTIMORE (April 15, 2025) - The Maryland Department of the Environ  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud Minh Phoung Ngoc Vong Participated in a Multi-Year Fraudulent Scheme to Obtain Remote Information Technology Work With U.S. Companies and Government Agencies for Persons Based in China Minh Phuong Ngoc Vong, 40, of Bowie, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a scheme wher  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Maryland Return Preparer Charged with Preparing False Tax Returns for Clients A federal grand jury in Greenbelt, Maryland, returned an indictment, unsealed yesterday, charging a Maryland woman with preparing false tax returns for clients and failing to file her own tax returns. According to the indictment, Zewdi Tsegay, of Burtonsville, ran a tax preparation business called Taxes  more

PASADENA, California, April 15 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Aims to Fly First Quantum Sensor for Gravity Measurements Researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, private companies, and academic institutions are developing the first space-based quantum sensor for measuring gravity. Supported by NASA's Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO), this mission will mark a first for quantum sensing and will pave the way   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Aims to Fly First Quantum Sensor for Gravity Measurements Researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, private companies, and academic institutions are developing the first space-based quantum sensor for measuring gravity. Supported by NASA's Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO), this mission will mark a first for quantum sensing and will pave the way for groundbreaking observations of ev  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA's Hubble Tracks a Roaming Magnetar of Unknown Origin Researchers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the magnetar called SGR 0501+4516 is traversing our galaxy from an unknown place of origin. Researchers say that this runaway magnetar is the likeliest candidate in our Milky Way galaxy for a magnetar that was not born in a supernova explosion as initially predicted. It is so strange it might even offer   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement on Trump's Illegal Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia BURLINGTON, Vt., April 14 - In an Oval Office meeting with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, President Trump failed to demand the release of Kilmer Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was wrongly deported from the United States and sent to a Salvadoran prison. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the follo  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Olszewski Votes - Again - Against Republican Budget that Hurts Middle Class Budget passed House of Representatives in a 216-214 vote (Washington, DC) - Congressman Johnny Olszewski today voted against the Senate Republican budget resolution that provides $7 trillion in deficit-financed tax cuts for those that need them least, while gutting programs for middle class families struggling with hig  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Olszewski, Maryland Delegation Members Slam OMB's Proposed NASA Goddard Cuts, Vow to Fight Back Against NASA Budget WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski released the following statement regarding the Office of Management and Budg  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mullin's Statement on President Trump Failing to Return Abrego Garcia to United States This is a dangerous example of Trump's sinister approach to immigration and his willingness to defy court orders. Not only is he refusing to return a Maryland man who the DOJ mistakenly sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador, dictator Trump is now threatening to send our own US citizens overseas. He for  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Social Security Administration has released the following public communication dated April 1, 2025, from the Alliance for Children's Rights, Los Angeles, California: * * * To: Leeland Dudek, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Social Security Administration 6401 Security Blvd. Baltimore, Maryland 21235 Docket No: SSA-2025-0003 Re: Comments in response to 90 Fed. Reg. 9488 Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Reconsideration--Disability   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 290) entitled "Norfolk Southern Railway Co. - Abandonment Exemption - In the City of Baltimore, Maryland": * * * Digest:/1 This decision finds that the Acting Director of the Office of Proceedings was correct to grant a railroad's request to withdraw its verified notice of exemption. Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) filed a verified notice of exemptio  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, April 15 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * TEDCO Invests in Neuros Biotechnology, Inc., a Rural Maryland Pre-Seed Company Neuroregenerative biotechnology company working to combat Alzheimer's disease COLUMBIA, Md., (April 14, 2025) -- TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $25,000 Pre-Seed Rural Business Innovation Initiative (RBII) investment in Neuros B  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, April 16 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * TEDCO Seeks Firm for New Website Design and Creative Development New RFP requests submissions by June 6, 2025 for website redesign COLUMBIA, Md., (April 15, 2025) -- TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, released a recent Request for Proposals (Click here) for the redesign of its website. Recognizing TEDCO's commitment to fostering  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Conviction of Rachel Morin's Killer Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the conviction of Rachel Morin's killer: "While the conviction of Rachel Morin's killer will not return Rachel to her family where she rightfully belongs, this verdict brings a measure of justice that they so deserve. I'm grateful to the law enfor  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * While Mainstream Media Defends MS-13 Gang Member, DHS Stands with the Victims of Illegal Alien Crimes WASHINGTON - While the mainstream media continues to peddle a sob story about a member of the brutal MS-13 gang who was in our country illegally, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem stands with the victims of illegal alien crime. Yesterday, a Maryland jury found Rachel Morins kil  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The White House posted the following news: * * * "Sanctuary" Policies Put Accused Killer Back on the Streets So-called "sanctuary" jurisdictions endanger the lives of the Americans who live there. The latest example comes in Prince George's County, Maryland, where an illegal immigrant was arrested, charged with murder and assault, then released back onto the streets despite an ICE immigration detainer request -- a result of the county's insane "sanctuary" policies.   more