WASHINGTON, April 18 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on April 17, 2025: * * * RESTORING AMERICAN SEAFOOD COMPETITIVENESS 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. Background. The United States controls one of the largest and most abundant ocean resources in the world, with over 4 million square miles of prime fishing grounds. With this vast resource and centuries of ha more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on April 17, 2025: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Extension of Hiring Freeze By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby extend through July 15, 2025, the freeze on the hiring of Federal civilian employees within the executive branch, as initially directed in the Presidential Memorandum of January 20,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- President Trump issued the following proclamation on April 17, 2025: * * * 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD Two and a half centuries ago, a small band of minutemen answered the call of freedom in the legendary Battles of Lexington and Concord, an epic tale of American strength and the first major armed conflict of the Revolutionary War. We honor the memories, remember the sacrifices, and summon the courage of every hero of liberty who gallantly more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- President Trump issued the following proclamation on April 17, 2025: * * * UNLEASHING AMERICAN COMMERCIAL FISHING IN THE PACIFIC The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) was established by Proclamation 8336 of January 6, 2009 (Establishment of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument), and then further expanded by Proclamation 9173 of September 25, 2014 (Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Expansion). Under these monument pro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 17, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Extends the Hiring Freeze EXTENDING THE HIRING FREEZE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum extending the hiring freeze for an additional three months. * The freeze, originally implemented on January 20, 2025, prohibits filling vacant federal civilian positions or creating new ones, with minor exceptions. - Exemptions from the freeze for n more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 17, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Restores American Seafood Competitiveness STRENGTHENING THE U.S. FISHING INDUSTRY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to restore American seafood competitiveness. * The Order strengthens the U.S. fishing industry by reducing regulatory burdens, combating unfair foreign trade practices, and enhancing domestic seafood production and exports. * It  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 17, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Unleashes American Commercial Fishing in the Pacific UNLEASHING OPPORTUNITY IN THE PACIFIC: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation to unleash American commercial fishing in the Pacific Ocean--a key component of the America First Fishing Policy. * The proclamation opens the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) to commercial fishing, bo more PR