WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Buchanan Applauds Termination of Unfair Mexico Tomato Trade Agreement WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and member of the Trade Subcommittee, released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Commerce announced it is suspending the 2019 U.S.-Mexico Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico: "Te more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Buchanan Leads Legislation to Cuts Taxes for Homeowners, Increase Housing Supply Legislation Would Restore Expired Tax Deduction for Middle-Class Homebuyers, Update Accounting Practices for Condo Construction WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced two pieces of legislation to expand access to housing, cuttin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Caisson Detachment Revitalizes Tradition at Arlington National Cemetery For more than seven decades, the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as "The Old Guard," has provided horse-drawn caisson funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia -- a tradition formalized in 1948 and rooted in 19th-century military honors. In May 2023, operations paused after two horses, Mickey  more PR

NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard Cutter James returns home after Multi-Month patrol, seizing $510M in narcotics and participating in advanced U.S. Navy exercises The crew of Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) returned to their home port in North Charleston, Saturday, following a 112-day, multi-phase deployment, where crew members conducted counter-narcotic operations in the  more PR

PORTSMOUTH, Virginia, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returns home after Operation Vigilant Sentry patrol, service life extension upgrades The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC 905) returned to their home port in Portsmouth, Friday, following a 92-day deployment in support of alien interdiction operations in the Florida Straits. Deployed in support of Homeland Security Task Force - So more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Transportation Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. EC2025019) on Feb. 12, 2025 entitled "A More Systematic Approach Is Needed To Identify Potential Anticompetitive Bidding on Federal-Aid Highway Projects." Here are excerpts: * * * Our Objective(s) To inform FHWA's guidance for preventing and detecting anticompetitive practices. Specifically, we (1) assessed competition in procurement for Federal-aid highway projects using statistical methods, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * FinCEN Renews Residential Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders WASHINGTON--Today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the renewal of its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used in non-financed purchases of residenti more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. financial system processed approximately $1.4 billion in suspicious transactions potentially linked to the illicit fentanyl trade in 2024, according to a new analysis by the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The report, titled "Fentanyl-Related Illicit Finance: 2024 Threat Pattern & Trend Information," underscores how Mexican cartels leverage U.S. banks and money services businesses (MSBs) at nearly every stage of the fentanyl s more ST

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 14 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Early Completion of Congestion Relief Lanes on I-4 More than 6 miles of added lanes on I-4 will be completed 8 months ahead of schedule KISSIMMEE, Fla.-- Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced early completion of the congestion relief lanes through one of the busiest sections of Interstate 4 (I-4), delivering on a promise he made last June to open the lan more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- NASA issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * NASA Artemis II Moon Rocket Gets New Addition NASA's Artemis II Moon rocket is taking shape following the successful integration of the launch vehicle stage adapter onto the SLS (Space Launch System) core stage on April 12 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Technicians with NASA's Exploration Ground Systems Program used a 325-ton crane to hoist the launch  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Joins Colleagues to Get Adversary-Owned Retailers off U.S. Military Installations WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senators Ted Budd and Tom Cotton to introduce the Military Installation Retail Security Act which will safeguard national security by prohibiting the Department of Defense (DOD) from authorizing, renewing, or extending long-term retail agreements with c more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 15 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * United Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Award $4.7 Million to Support Affordable Housing in Washington, D.C. and Virginia WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 14, 2025) - United Bank (NASDAQ: UBSI) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) announced today an investment of $4.7 million in grant funding, designated for five more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces New Presidential Appointments (Washington, D.C., April 14, 2025) -- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the latest slate of presidential appointments, bringing new leadership to key roles within the Department. These appointees have been selected to implement President Trump's America First agenda at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), ensuring the more PR