BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Releases Draft Guidance for the Third Cycle of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program to Lower Drug Prices for American Patients The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing draft guidance for public comment on the third cycle of negotiations under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (Negotiation Prog more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Department of Homeland Security Investigates State of California for Providing Federal Benefits to Illegal Aliens Under Secretary Noem's leadership, DHS will not allow U.S. taxpayer dollars to be squandered on illegal aliens LOS ANGELES - Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Los Angeles Field Office issued a Title 8 subpoena to the State of Californ more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release: * * * Energy Department Slashes 47 Burdensome and Costly Regulations, Delivering First Milestone in America's Biggest Deregulatory Effort WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the first step in the Energy Department's largest deregulatory effort in history, proposing the elimination or reduction of 47 regulations that are driving up costs and lowering quality of life for the American p more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA proposes approval of North Dakota coal ash permit program Accepting public comments for 60 days Bismarck, N.D. - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to approve North Dakota's coal combustion residuals (CCR or coal ash) program application, which would allow the state rather than the federal government to manage coal ash disposal in surface impoundments and landfi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * HHS Acts to Protect Health Care Workers' Conscience Rights HHS' Office for Civil Rights Reviews a Hospital's Compliance with Federal Conscience Protections Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) initiated a compliance review of a hospital to investigate the hospital's compliance with Federal law that safeguards conscience rights  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Homeland Security Awards $86.1 Million in Disaster Assistance WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it awarded over $86 million in financial assistance to Tennessee, Texas, and California to support relief and recovery efforts following a series of natural disasters. " Our job is to get federal disaster management back on track after years of mismanagement more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Arrests 'Worst of the Worst' Criminal Aliens in Hawaii Targets of the operation in Hawaii included criminal illegal aliens charged with kidnapping, assault, firearms offenses, drug offenses and theft. WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has successfully detained and removed criminal illegal aliens across the U.S. i more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Expedites Permitting for Critical Energy Project to Address National Energy Emergency The Department of the Interior announced today the expedited permitting review of a major energy project--the Velvet-Wood mine in Utah--under its newly established emergency procedures. As part of a strategic response to the national energy emergency declared by President Donald J. Trump on January 20, more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on May 12, 2025: * * * DELIVERING MOST-FAVORED-NATION PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICING TO AMERICAN PATIENTS 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 United States has less than five percent of the world's population and yet funds around three quarters of global pharmaceutical profits. This egregious imbalance is  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on May 12, 2025: * * * MODIFYING RECIPROCAL TARIFF RATES TO REFLECT DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended ( more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- President Trump issued the following proclamation on May 12, 2025: * * * Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2025 On Peace Officers Memorial Day and during Police Week, we honor our brave officers who serve on the front lines to protect our families, safeguard our communities, and shoulder a burden of responsibility that most Americans cannot fathom. This week and always, we honor the courageous men and women serving in law enforcement and memorialize those who  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- President Trump issued the following statement on May 12, 2025, on National Charter Schools Week: * * * From the earliest days of our Republic, great schools and teachers have fortified the American mind and emboldened generations of students to achieve the American Dream. This National Charter Schools Week, my Administration renews its commitment to defend American charter schools, advance school choice, and protect the sacred right of every parent to be the steward of t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- President Trump issued the following statement on May 12, 2025, on National Women's Health Week: * * * During National Women's Health Week, we promote and support the health and well-being of our Nation's mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, and friends. From my first day in office, my Administration has worked to protect women and girls from gender extremism and has brought common sense and biological reality back to America. Moreover, the Make America Healthy Again Com more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- President Trump issued the following statement: * * * Presidential Message on the 250th Anniversary of the First Convening of the Second Continental Congress On this day 250 years ago, a mighty assembly of statesmen, thinkers, lawyers, and patriots gathered at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to formally convene a revolutionary body to guide America to its independence. On May 10, 1775, our Nation's forefathers convened the Second Continental Congress--a  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks on May 12, 2025, by Chairman Paul S. Atkins: * * * Keynote Address at the Crypto Task Force Roundtable on Tokenization Thank you and good afternoon. I am delighted to speak to this distinguished group at today's roundtable on tokenization.[1] Thank you to the panelists for participating today. The topic of this afternoon's discussion is timely as securities are increasingly migrating from traditional ( more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Concludes Day One of United Kingdom Agricultural Trade Delegation, Meets with U.S. Ambassador Warren Stephens and U.K. Counterparts (London, U.K., May 12, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins concluded her first day in the United Kingdom during her trade delegation visit. This visit comes after President Donald J. Trump announced last week, on the 80 th anniversa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for May 13, 2025: * * * SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO Secretary Rubio is on travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkiye from May 11-16, 2025. 8:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Rubio holds a meet and greet with employees and families of U.S. Mission Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) Secretary Rubio follows President Trump's schedule in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE CHRISTOPH more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 12, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Announces Actions to Put American Patients First by Lowering Drug Prices and Stopping Foreign Free-riding on American Pharmaceutical Innovation REDUCING DRUG PRICES FOR AMERICANS AND TAXPAYERS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to bring the prices Americans and taxpayers pay for prescription drugs in line with those paid by similar nations. * The Ord more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 12, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Secures a Historic Trade Win for the United States SECURING ANOTHER HISTORIC DEAL: Today, on the heels of the brand-new deal with the United Kingdom, President Donald J. Trump reached an agreement with China to reduce China's tariffs and eliminate retaliation, retain a U.S. baseline tariff on China, and set a path for future discussions to open market access for American expo more PR