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Tipoffs: President Trump & Federal Agencies Newsletter for 2025-04-01 ( 19 items )  
Attorney General Pamela Bondi Dismisses Biden-Era Lawsuit Against Commonsense Georgia Election Law, Advancing President Trump's Mandate to End Weaponization (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Attorney General Pamela Bondi Dismisses Biden-Era Lawsuit Against Commonsense Georgia Election Law, Advancing President Trump's Mandate to End Weaponization Today, Attorney General Pamela Bondi directed the Department of Justice to dismiss its claims in In Re Georgia Senate Bill 202, a Biden-era lawsuit that falsely accused Georgia of intentionally suppressing Black voters' votes.  more PR

Department of Education Encourages States to Expand Education Choice by Leveraging Flexibilities in Title I Funds (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Department of Education Encourages States to Expand Education Choice by Leveraging Flexibilities in Title I Funds The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education today sent a letter to all chief state school officers informing them of existing flexibility in federal formula funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to su more PR

ED, HHS, and GSA Initiate Federal Contract and Grant Review of Harvard University (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * ED, HHS, and GSA Initiate Federal Contract and Grant Review of Harvard University Measures include a comprehensive review of federal contracts and grants as part of an investigation aimed at eliminating anti-Semitic harassment on college campuses Today, the Departments of Education (ED), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announce more PR

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Announces Closure of $4M Biden-EPA Museum, Saving Over $600,000 Taxpayer Funds Annually (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Announces Closure of $4M Biden-EPA Museum, Saving Over $600,000 Taxpayer Funds Annually WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, announced today that the agency is closing the one-room, 1,595 square foot EPA museum built by the Biden Administration using $4 million in taxpayer dollars. The museum, located wi more PR

Export-Import Bank of the United States Approves More Than $350 Million in Transactions (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Export-Import Bank of the United States Approves More Than $350 Million in Transactions Transactions Include Seventh Make More in America Deal, Highlighting Bank Support of Domestic Critical Minerals Supply Chain Washington, D.C. - The Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) last week approved three transactions amounting to more than $350 mill more PR

HHS, ED, and GSA Initiate Federal Contract and Grant Review of Harvard University (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * HHS, ED, and GSA initiate federal contract and grant review of Harvard University Measures include a comprehensive review of federal contracts and grants as part of an investigation aimed at eliminating anti-Semitic harassment on college campuses WASHINGTON -- Today, the Departments of Education (ED), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the U.S. General Services Administrati more PR

President Trump Issues Executive Order on Combating Unfair Practices In The Live Entertainment Market (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on March 31, 2025: * * * Combating Unfair Practices In The Live Entertainment Market By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. (a) America's live concert and entertainment industry is the envy of the world. But it has become blighted by unscrupulous middlemen who sit at the intersection between artists and fa more PR

President Trump Issues Executive Order on Establishing the U.S. Investment Accelerator (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on March 31, 2025: * * * Establishing the U.S. Investment Accelerator By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. The United States is the most powerful economy in the world, but slow, complex, and burdensome American regulatory processes at every stage of a company's development and operation make significant d more PR

Secretary Doug Burgum Directs Implementation of President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order to Make DC Safe and Beautiful (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Doug Burgum Directs Implementation of President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order to Make DC Safe and Beautiful Date: March 31, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum today directed the National Park Service to implement an Executive Order from President Donald J. Trump, aimed at enhancing public safety and cleaning up NPS la more PR

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Concludes Visit to Japan (10)
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Concludes Visit to Japan Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell provided the following statement: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth traveled to Japan this week to meet with Japanese counterparts and U.S. military leadership in support of the Department's efforts to reestablish deterrence, strengthen our Alliance, and advance our shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacif more PR

Secretary of State Rubio Issues Statement on More Foreign Gang Terrorists Deported Out of America (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on March 31, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio: * * * More Foreign Gang Terrorists Deported Out of America Last night, in a successful counter-terrorism operation with our allies in El Salvador, the United States military transferred a group of 17 violent criminals from the Tren de Aragua and MS-13 organizations, including murderers and rapists. In order to keep the American people safe, President Trump designated  more PR

Secretary of State Rubio Issues Statement on Release of Faye Hall (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on March 31, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio: * * * On the Release of Faye Hall The United States is pleased to welcome home Faye Hall, an American who was released from Afghanistan just this weekend. We extend our sincere gratitude to the Government of Qatar for its support of American citizens in need and we thank the European Union delegation in Kabul for their assistance. President Trump's strength, leadershi more PR

Secretary of State Rubio Issues Statement on Sanctioning Those Undermining Hong Kong's Autonomy (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news statement on March 31, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio: * * * Sanctioning Those Undermining Hong Kong's Autonomy Today, the Department of State is sanctioning six Beijing and Hong Kong authorities responsible for abuses in Hong Kong and the United States. This includes five individuals for their role as leaders or officials of the Hong Kong government that have engaged in actions or policies that have degraded the auton more PR

State Department Issues Public Schedule for April 1, 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for April 1, 2025: * * * SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO 12:00 p.m. Secretary Rubio meets with Argentine Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein at the Department of State. (CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP) Final access for all press is 11:15 a.m. from the 23rd Street entrance. 1:00 p.m. Secretary Rubio delivers remarks at the 19th annual International Women of Courage Award Ceremony with First Lady Melania Trump at the Department of more PR

U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Issues Final Warning Letter to Maine on Title IX Compliance (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Issues Final Warning Letter to Maine on Title IX Compliance Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued its final warning to the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) for its ongoing refusal to comply with Title IX. The letter sent to MDOE is the final step in OCR's Title IX investigation bef more PR

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Finalizes $221 Million in Federal Grant Funding to Rebuild Rhode Island's Washington Bridge (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Finalizes $221 Million in Federal Grant Funding to Rebuild Rhode Island's Washington Bridge WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced a grant agreement has been executed for $221 million in federal funding awarded to Rhode Island's Washington Bridge project. This comes as the Trump Administration inherite more PR

USDA Delivers on Rural Energy Commitments, Strengthens U.S. Energy Security and Increases American-Grown Fuels (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Delivers on Rural Energy Commitments, Strengthens U.S. Energy Security and Increases American-Grown Fuels (ATLANTIC, IA, March 31, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release obligated funding under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) for 543 projects totaling $537 million in 29 states. T more PR

White House Fact Sheet: Accelerating Investment Into America's Economy (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on March 31, 2025: * * * Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes the United States Investment Accelerator The White House March 31, 2025 ACCELERATING INVESTMENT INTO AMERICA'S ECONOMY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order establishing the United States Investment Accelerator. * The Order establishes an office within the Department of Commerce named the United States Investment Accelerator more PR

White House Fact Sheet: Supporting America's Live Entertainment Industry (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on March 31, 2025: * * * Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Will End Price-Gouging by Middlemen in the Entertainment Industry SUPPORTING AMERICA'S LIVE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to protect fans from exploitative ticket scalping and bring commonsense reforms to America's live entertainment ticketing industry. * The Order directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)  more PR