WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release on April 18, 2025: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Slashes Biden-Era Greenhouse Gas Rule Prevents Radical Environmental Agenda from Tying up Road Construction WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today delivered on his promise to slash an unlawful environmental rule that would raise project costs and divert critical resources away from highway const more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Advisory Opinions Opinion Issued Advisory Opinion 2025-06 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2025-06/) (Campaign Legal Center) On April 16, the Commission approved an advisory opinion (https://www.fec.gov/files/legal/aos/2025-06/2025-06.pdf) on tally vote in response to a req more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * First Lady Melania Trump Previews 2025 White House Easter Egg Roll Activities WASHINGTON, D.C. - First Lady Melania Trump previewed the 2025 White House Easter Egg Roll in an announcement detailing many of the exciting activities to be featured on the South Lawn for the event on Monday, April 21, 2025. This year's event will offer children and families from across the country the opportunity to experience a day of fun,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Secretary Rollins Visits Pennsylvania to Continue Work to Put Farmers First (Washington, D.C., April 18, 2025) - This week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited Central Pennsylvania where she toured Talview Dairy, participated in a farmer roundtable at Martin's family farm, and visited the Bank of Bird-in-Hand mobile bank to discuss agricultural lending wi more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Interagency land agreement strengthens military border mission WASHINGTON - On April 11, 2025, a national security presidential memorandum directed the Defense Department to accept jurisdiction of certain federal lands along the southern border from other agencies. "Our southern border is under attack from a variety of threats," President more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Announces Eleventh National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program Date: April 18, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum today directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to initiate the first step in a robust public engagement process to develop a new schedule for offshore oil and gas lease sales on the U.S.  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 19 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * NCUA Releases Staff Message on the Current NCUA Board ALEXANDRIA, Va. (April 18, 2025) - The National Credit Union Administration released today the following message to all employees on the current state of the NCUA Board: "On April 17, the NCUA received confirmation that President Donald J. Trump terminated the positions of Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka. Please be aware that T more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- President Trump issued the following statement on April 18, 2025: * * * Presidential Message on the 250th Anniversary of Paul Revere's Midnight Ride, 2025 On the evening of April 18, 1775, two lanterns were illuminated from the tower of The Old North Church in Boston to alert the colonists that British forces were advancing across the Charles River. With the alert signal in place, Paul Revere, a silversmith dedicated to the cause of independence, mounted a borrowed hor more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Statement From Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell Announcing the Consolidation of Forces in Syria Under Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve Recognizing the success the United States has had against ISIS, including its 2019 territorial defeat under President Trump, today the Secretary of Defense directed the consolidation of U.S. forces in Syria under Combined Joint Task Force - Operat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * This Week in DOD: Bolstering Border Efforts, Hero Returns Home, Engaging With Allies This week, the Defense Department got a boost in its ability to secure the southern border through an interagency land agreement enabled by the White House. As part of a National Security Presidential Memorandum signed by President Donald J. Trump, jurisdiction over about 170 square miles of federal land along the border more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Adds Key Mining Projects to FAST-41 Date: April 18, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON - In support of President Donald J. Trump's directive to accelerate domestic critical mineral production, the Department of the Interior is taking steps to streamline permitting processes and improve federal accountability by working with Federal Permitting Improvem more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Initiates Records Request from Harvard University After Discovering Inaccurate Foreign Financial Disclosures The U.S. Department of Education (ED) sent a records request to Harvard University after a review of the university's foreign reports revealed incomplete and inaccurate disclosures. Pursuant to Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 101 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 18, 2025: * * * Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Creates New Federal Employee Category to Enhance Accountability RESTORING ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE: Today, President Donald J. Trump's Office of Personnel Management (OPM) took action to implement President Trump's Executive Action titled "Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce." * OPM proposed a r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The White House issued the following news on April 18, 2025: * * * Trump Administration Advances First Wave of Critical Mineral Production Projects Today, the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) announced increased transparency, accountability, and predictability for the permitting review process for the first wave of critical mineral production projects--with many more projects on the way--in response to President Trump's Executive Or more PR