PORTSMOUTH, Virginia, April 8 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * AUKUS and PNSY: Partnering for Enhanced Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific Strong alliances and partnerships have played a key role in the U.S. efforts to promote peace and stability around the world. No where is that more evident today than in the enhanced trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States known as AUKUS. AUKUS focuses on promoting a free, open, secure and stable Indo-Pacific region while building on s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Join Senate Democrats in Demanding Trump Rescind Illegal Executive Order Threatening Federal Employee Collective Bargaining Agreements Washington, D.C. - Wednesday, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in urging President Donald Trump to rescind his March 27 executive order to end collective bargaining agreements between public employee unions and dozens of f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator King Warns of a "Five-Alarm Fire" in Interview with The Washington Post WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) sat down with Patrick Svitek of The Washington Post in an interview to discuss the unprecedented, unconstitutional overstep from President Trump's Administration and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). During the interview -- which comes during a surge of reckless federal layoffs and in the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Allow International Students Remain in the U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to help international students with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) remain in the United States. The Keep STEM Talent Act would streamline the bureaucratic process for international students to obtain legal status and bolster the United State more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Padilla, Warnock Lead Group Demanding Reversal of Mass Firings of Head Start, Office of Child Care Employees Lujan and Warnock are the only two Head Start alumni to serve in the U.S. Senate Senators to Secretary Kennedy: "The termination of staff is alarming and will compound the challenges already facing these programs and services...with no clear planning nor considerations for how early childhood services will be impacted" Washingt more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons, colleagues introduce bill to reassert congressional trade role WASHINGTON--U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) in introducing a bipartisan legislation to reaffirm Congress' key role in setting and approving U.S. trade policy. In addition to Senator Cantwell, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Jerry Moran (R-Kans.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Mitch more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12509) on March 11, 2025, by natural resources policy specialist Laura B. Comay: * * * Status of U.S. Offshore Wind Leasing and Permitting: President Trump's January 2025 Wind Leasing Memorandum On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued the memorandum "Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government's Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects," wh more PR