WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * 'Autism Epidemic Runs Rampant,' New Data Shows 1 in 31 Children Afflicted WASHINGTON, DC--APRIL 15, 2025 --Autism prevalence in the U.S. has increased from 1 in 36 children to 1 in 31, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) latest Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network survey published today in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Wee more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Leaders of La Nueva Familia Michoacana and Atlanta-Based Money Launderer Indicted Siblings Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga -- also known as El Pez, Pescado, and Mojarra -- and Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga -- also known as El Fresa, El Feyo, and La Fruta -- both of Guerrero, Mexico, and co-leaders of the La Nueva Familia Michoacana (LNFM) drug cartel, were charged by a federal grand jury seated in the No more PR

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 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Rollins Applauds Arkansas Governor for Submitting SNAP Waiver to Make America Healthy Again (Little Rock, AR, April 15, 2025) - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke L. Rollins joined Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today as the Governor submitted a waiver to USDA to ban soda and candy from and include hot rotisserie chicken in Arkansas's Supplemental Nutrition Assista more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement by Secretary Marco Rubio: * * * Extradition of Tahawwur Rana to India On April 9, the United States extradited Tahawwur Hussain Rana to India to face justice for his role in planning the horrific 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. These attacks resulted in the tragic loss of 166 lives, including six Americans, and shocked the entire world. The United States has long supported India's efforts to ensure those respons more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Secretary of the Interior Transfers Federal Lands Along New Mexico Border to the Army to Protect Resources Date: April 15, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum traveled to New Mexico today to announce the emergency withdrawal and transfer of administrative jurisdiction over approximately 109,651 acres of federal land along the U.S.-M more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for April 14, 2025: * * * SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO 11:00 a.m. Secretary Rubio attends President Trump's meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele at the White House. (MEDIA DETERMINED BY THE WHITE HOUSE) 3:00 p.m. Secretary Rubio attends President Trump's visit with the 2025 College Football National Champions, The Ohio State University, at the White House. (MEDIA DETERMINED BY THE WHITE HOUSE) DEPUTY  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Treasury Sanctions Leaders of La Nueva Familia Michoacana Drug Cartel Leaders of terrorist-sanctioned cartel tied to deadly fentanyl trafficking, human smuggling, and violence WASHINGTON -- Today, Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned four individuals affiliated with La Nueva Familia Michoacana (LNFM), a Mexican cartel designated as a Foreign Terrori more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Partnership between U.S. Army Corps of Engineers & U.S. Merchant Marine Academy on Modernization Efforts WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York District and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) have entered into a long-term agreement for th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Finalizes $150 Million Grant to Enhance Border Security Infrastructure New agreement also descopes wasteful Green New Deal requirements WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced an agreement has been executed for a $150 million federal grant to construct a new road and Port of Entry facility f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service issued the following news release: * * * Rollins Applauds Arkansas Governor for Submitting SNAP Waiver to Make America Healthy Again Little Rock, AR, April 15, 2025 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke L. Rollins joined Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today as the Governor submitted a waiver to USDA to ban soda and candy from and include hot rotisserie chicken in Arkansas's Suppl more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * While Mainstream Media Defends MS-13 Gang Member, DHS Stands with the Victims of Illegal Alien Crimes WASHINGTON - While the mainstream media continues to peddle a sob story about a member of the brutal MS-13 gang who was in our country illegally, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem stands with the victims of illegal alien crime. Yesterday, a Maryland jury found Rachel Morins kil 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 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