WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on the Senate amendment to a concurrent resolution (H.Con.Res. 14) that aims to establish the Congressional budget for the government for fiscal 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 2026 through 2034: * * * The Administration strongly supports the Senate Amendment to H.Con. Res. 14, the resolution entitled "Concurrent resolution establishi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on April 15, 2025: * * * ENSURING NATIONAL SECURITY AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCE THROUGH SECTION 232 ACTIONS ON PROCESSED CRITICAL MINERALS AND DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862) (the "Act"), it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Policy. A strong national defense  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on April 15, 2025: * * * Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First 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. My first term included numerous significant actions, including some of the most aggressive in recent history, to deliver lower prescription drug prices to American patients. The messa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on April 15, 2025: * * * RESTORING COMMON SENSE TO FEDERAL OFFICE SPACE MANAGEMENT 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 American people are spread across more than 3.8 million square miles in urban, suburban, and rural areas. To provide the highest quality services in an efficient and cost-effective  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on April 15, 2025: * * * Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement 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 Federal Government is the largest buyer of goods and services in the world -- yet conducting business with the Federal Government is often prohibitively inefficient and costly. More than 40 ye more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on April 15, 2025: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; THE SECRETARY OF LABOR; THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY; THE COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY; THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUBJECT: Preventing Illegal Aliens from Obtaining Social Security Act Benefits By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on April 15, 2025: * * * Updating Permitting Technology for the 21st Century The Government does not properly leverage technology to effectively and efficiently evaluate environmental permits, causing significant delay to important infrastructure projects that impact our economic well-being. This will now change. My Administration will apply modern technologies to longstanding problems to deliver outstanding results at 21 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 15, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Ensures National Security and Economic Resilience Through Section 232 Actions on Processed Critical Minerals and Derivative Products BOLSTERING AMERICA'S CRITICAL MINERALS FUTURE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order launching an investigation into the national security risks posed by U.S. reliance on imported processed critical minerals and their d more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 15, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Prevents Illegal Aliens from Obtaining Social Security Act Benefits ENDING BENEFITS FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum aimed at stopping illegal aliens and other ineligible people from obtaining Social Security Act benefits. * The Memorandum directs the administration to ensure ineligible aliens are not receiving funds  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 15, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Enforces Requirement of Cost-Effective Commercial Solutions in Federal Contracts ENFORCING COST-EFFECTIVE PROCUREMENT: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to enforce existing law requiring the Federal Government to utilize the competitive marketplace and the innovations of private enterprise to provide better, more-cost-effective services to the ta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 15, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Announces Actions to Lower Prescription Drug Prices LOWERING PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to expand on the historic efforts of his first term to lower prescription drug prices. * The Order directs the Department of Health and Human Services to take steps to significantly reduce drug prices for American patients. * more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 15, 2025: * * * President Trump Brings Permitting Technology Into the 21st Century for Government Efficiency MODERNIZING PERMITTING TECHNOLOGY: Today, President Donald J. Trump issued a memorandum to ensure the Federal government is leveraging modern technology to effectively and efficiently conduct environmental reviews and evaluate permits. * The Presidential Memorandum directs Federal agencies to make maximum more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 15, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Restores Common Sense to Federal Procurement MODERNIZING THE PROCUREMENT SYSTEM: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order restoring common sense to Federal procurement by dramatically simplifying the process. * The Order directs his administration to simplify and streamline the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which governs Federal procurement, to more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 15, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Cuts Costs, Brings Government to the People RESTORING FLEXIBILITY IN FEDERAL OFFICE SPACE MANAGEMENT: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order rescinding two executive actions issued by Presidents Carter and Clinton that constrain federal office locations, continuing to cut wasteful spending and improve government service to the American people. * This more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The White House posted the following news: * * * "Sanctuary" Policies Put Accused Killer Back on the Streets So-called "sanctuary" jurisdictions endanger the lives of the Americans who live there. The latest example comes in Prince George's County, Maryland, where an illegal immigrant was arrested, charged with murder and assault, then released back onto the streets despite an ICE immigration detainer request -- a result of the county's insane "sanctuary" policies.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The White House issued the following news on April 15, 2025: * * * President Trump Unleashes Permitting Technology for the 21st Century Council on Environmental Quality will issue a Permitting Technology Action Plan Today, President Trump took action to ensure the United States is leveraging modern technology to effectively and efficiently conduct environmental reviews and evaluate permits. Permitting reform is a top priority for the Trump Administration and this acti more PR