Today is the 100th anniversary of the US Presidential Proclamation establishing the official day of Mother's Day by then President Woodrow Wilson.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urges Americans to prepare their families and businesses for hurricanes and tropical storm emergencies with a communications plan, a kit of essential items and reviewing insurance policies with an insurance agent.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx has signed the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program loan after the U.S. Department of Transportation Credit Council voted to approve it. This financing represents the largest loan in the TIFIA program's history.

This year’s 11th CD Congressional Arts Competition, An Artistic Discovery sponsored by Congressman Gerry Connolly, is the largest in the district’s history with 184 high school students submitting 238 entries.

North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct exercise Falcon Virgo 14-08 Monday night April 21 through Thursday morning April 24, in the National Capital Region, Washington, D.C.

Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) is accepting entries for the 2014 Congressional Art Competition from high school artists living in Virginia’s First District, which includes part of Prince William County.

Two F-16 fighter jets under the direction of the North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted a general aviation aircraft that was out of communications in the Special Flight Rules Area over Washington, D.C. at approximately 12:30 p.m. EDT today, Sunday, April 6, 2014.

The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers to be on the lookout for a new email phishing scam. The emails appear to be from the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service and include a bogus case number.