WASHINGTON, April 18 -- 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 18 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. rsm2025-04) on April 17, 2025, entitled "Targeting At-Risk Households to Understand and Reduce the Undercount of Young Children: A Research Agenda." The paper was written by Joanne Pascale: * * * I. INTRODUCTION There is a well-established literature indicating that young children (under age five) are systematically undercounted in censuses and surveys around the world, and the U.S. decennial census and Am  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Green Responds to Homeland Democrats' Calls to Visit Deported Salvadoran MS-13 Gang Member, Domestic Abuser WASHINGTON, D.C. -- House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) released the following statement after multiple Homeland Democrats expressed desire to travel to El Salvador to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national with ties to the transnational g  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, April 18 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Commander's Award Honors NAWCWD Team for Workplace Partnership It started with a handshake and a question. Can we do better for both sides? In November 2023, a new round of negotiations began between Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division and the National Association of Government Employees. The goal was to replace a nearly 30-year-old collective bargaining agreement that no   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Norma Torres Urges Justice Department and Homeland Security to End Fear-Based Immigration Tactics Warns ICE Strategies Are Undermining Public Safety and Silencing Crime Victims Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Norma Torres sent a letter to Attorney General Pamela Bondi and Secretary Kristi Noem, raising urgent concerns about the growing public safety impact of anti-immig  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from Chrissie Juliano, executive director of Big Cities Health Coalition, Takoma Park, Maryland: * * * To: Matthew Strait Deputy Assistant Administrator Diversion Control Division Drug Enforcement Administration 8701 Morrissette Drive Springfield, Virginia 22152 Re: Comments on DEA Proposed Rule: Special Registrations for Telemedicine   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Releases Bombshell Investigative Report on Kilmar Abrego Garcia Suspected Human Trafficking Incident WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security released a Homeland Security Investigations' Combined Intelligence Unit (CIU) Investigative Referral report on Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The report details the traffic stop encounter that led law enforcement officers to suspect Abre  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 31, 2025, from Jane M. Rohde, principal of JSR Associates Inc., Ellicott City, Maryland: * * * To: Marcy Card, Ph.D. Existing Chemicals Risk Assessment Division (7403M) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 Re: JSR Associates, Inc. Comments on the Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluat  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, April 17 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office Employees Honored with Prestigious Spanish Defense Award Two U.S. Navy civilians from the F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265) received the Spanish Air and Space Force's Excellence in Sustainment Award for Foreign Collaboration in Maintenance, becoming the only Americans honored with the distinction in the award's 17-year history. John Smit  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Advisory Opinions Opinion Issued Advisory Opinion 2025-06 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2025-06/) (Campaign Legal Center) On April 16, the Commission approved an advisory opinion (https://www.fec.gov/files/legal/aos/2025-06/2025-06.pdf) on tally vote in response to a req  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Foster Demands Trump Administration Comply with Supreme Court Order, Reverse Wrongful Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) joined 141 of his colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a legal U.S. resident who was wrongfully detained and deported to El Salvador last month. In the letter, the Members requeste  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, April 16 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * FRCSW Engineer Reshapes Navy Composite Repairs By: Janina Lamoglia After nearly 16 years of service at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW), Dr. Justin Massey, Division Head for Composites and Corrosion, is transitioning to a new role with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in Japan. His departure concludes a defining chapter for FRCSW's composites team, where Massey has pla  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 18 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces Additional Employment Support for Impacted Federal Workers ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Governor Wes Moore today announced the launch of a new process to streamline hiring for four critical and hard-to-fill position types across the state government. The governor directed actions to streamline hiring to modernize state government and to support job-seeking federal workers impacte  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-6) on the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act (H.R. 1156), which aims to to amend the CARES Act to extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain unemployment programs. The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on Feb. 25, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND A. Purpose and Summary The bill, H.R. 1156, the "Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act,"  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Implores President Trump to Comply with Court Order to Facilitate the Return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement applauding Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen for standing up for his constituent (link is external) who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, and imploring President Trump to comply with court order  more

FREDERICK, Maryland, April 19 -- The National Institutes of Health's National Laboratory for Cancer Research issued the following news: * * * Drug blocking cancer-driving RAS-PI3K pathway enters clinical trials Second drug candidate targeting RAS-related cancers developed in partnership to enter clinical trials By Mary Ellen Hackett A new investigational drug co-developed by Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNL) scientists blocks an intracellular RAS signaling pathway know  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, April 18 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * NAWCTSD's Mobile NEST Expands Navy Training Capabilities Imagine a military where warfighters can train anywhere on a submarine, whether in the crew's mess, the engine room or other onboard spaces. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) is making this vision a reality with the Multipurpose Reconfigurable Training System 3-Dimensional(r) (MRTS 3D(r)) Lab's  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Concerns Regarding Possible Invocation of Insurrection Act Washington, D.C. (April 18, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement addressing concerns that President Donald Trump may invoke the Insurrection Act as part of his admini  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Crockett Issues Statement on Department of Homeland Security's Dallas ICE Office Deporting Nearly 200 Individuals to El Salvador Without Due Process WASHINGTON -- Today, Representative Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) issued the following statement on the recent actions by the Trump Department of Homeland Security's Dallas ICE office effectuating the removal of roughly 200 individuals to El  more