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Tipoffs: President Trump & Federal Agencies Newsletter for 2025-07-01 ( 26 items )  
DHS Debunks Fake News Media Narratives from June (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Debunks Fake News Media Narratives from June * From smears about ICE racial profiling to lies about ICE targeting youth shelters, DHS has been holding the media accountable for spreading disinformation to the American people WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a non-exhaustive list of facts, to set the record straight on numerous false and mislead more PR

Energy Secretary Announces Updated NEPA Procedures to End Permitting Paralysis and Unleash American Energy (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release: * * * Energy Secretary Announces Updated NEPA Procedures to End Permitting Paralysis and Unleash American Energy * WASHINGTON-- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced new updates to the Department's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures, fixing the broken permitting process and delivering on President Trump's pledge to unleash American energy dominance and accelerate critical en more PR

EPA Will Revise Wastewater Rules to Support Electric Energy Reliability and Unleash American Energy (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Will Revise Wastewater Rules to Support Electric Energy Reliability and Unleash American Energy * U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency's intent to update the 2024 Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELGs) for Steam Electric Power Generating Units. This action advances the goals of President Trump's Unleashing American Energy Executive Order  more PR

FERC Revises NEPA Procedures to Make Permitting More Efficient (10)
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * FERC Revises NEPA Procedures to Make Permitting More Efficient Today, FERC voted unanimously to revise its regulations on the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and issued a staff manual outlining the revised procedures. This effort was directed by President Trump's Unleashing American Energy Executive Order 14154 issu more PR

ICYMI: Administrator Loeffler Pens Op-Ed in Support of One Big Beautiful Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Administrator Loeffler Pens Op-Ed in Support of One Big Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, Kelly Loeffler, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), published an op-ed (Link is external) in Fox News - highlighting how President Donald J. Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill will benefit America's 34 million small businesses. Her piece underscores specific  more PR

ICYMI: Administrator Zeldin in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Trump's energy dominance plans driving manufacturing renaissance in Milwaukee (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Administrator Zeldin in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Trump's energy dominance plans driving manufacturing renaissance in Milwaukee * Over the weekend, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin highlighted President Trump's leadership in revitalizing American manufacturing and Powering the Great American Comeback following his visit to Komatsu's South Harbor fact more PR

ICYMI: Secretary Rollins Op-Ed in Newsweek "Farmers Win With the One Big Beautiful Bill" (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Secretary Rollins Op-Ed in Newsweek "Farmers Win With the One Big Beautiful Bill" * (Washington, D.C., June 30, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins published an opinion piece in Newsweek on how the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) will empower farmers and ranchers. "Over the next decade, the OBBB increases the farmer safety net, crop insurance, and trade programs. Thes more PR

Justice Files Lawsuit Against Sanctuary City Policies In Los Angeles, California (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * The Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Sanctuary City Policies In Los Angeles, California * Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and the Los Angeles City Council over policies that Los Angeles enacted shortly after President Donald J. Trump's reelection to interfere with the federal government's enforcement more PR

Labor awards nearly $84M in grants to expand Registered Apprenticeships (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor awards nearly $84M in grants to expand Registered Apprenticeships * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $84 million in grants to 50 states and territories to increase the capacity of Registered Apprenticeship programs, representing an important step toward meeting the Administration's goal of expanding the program to 1 million active apprentices.   more PR

President Trump Issues Executive Order on Providing for the Revocation Of Syria Sanctions (10)
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on June 30, 2025: * * * PROVIDING FOR THE REVOCATION OF SYRIA SANCTIONS 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.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-175) ( more PR

President Trump Issues Memo on Authorizing Junction Pipeline Company, LLC to Construct, Connect, Operate, and Maintain Pipeline Facilities at Toole County, Montana, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada (10)
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on June 30, 2025: * * * AUTHORIZING JUNCTION PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC TO CONSTRUCT, CONNECT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN PIPELINE FACILITIES AT TOOLE COUNTY, MONTANA, AT THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America (the "President"), I hereby grant this Presidential permit, subject to the conditions herein set forth, to Junction P more PR

President Trump Issues Memo on Simplifying the Funding of Energy Infrastructure and Critical Mineral and Material Projects (10)
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on June 30, 2025: * * * Simplifying the Funding of Energy Infrastructure and Critical Mineral and Material Projects MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEM more PR

Recruitment Task Force seeks to capitalize on 2025 enlistment surge (10)
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Recruitment Task Force seeks to capitalize on 2025 enlistment surge * WASHINGTON - Just two years ago, the outlook for military recruitment was bleak. A 15,000-soldier shortfall -- the Army's deepest gap since the draft ended in 1973 -- forced commanders to trim training rotations and rethink end-strength projections, while lawmakers warned the all-voluntee more PR

Secretary Burgum Joins Historic Effort to Fix America's Broken Permitting System (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Burgum Joins Historic Effort to Fix America's Broken Permitting System * U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, in coordination with U.S. President Donald J. Trump, announced reforms to modernize the federal environmental review process and prevent unnecessary regulations from being weaponized to delay American innovation and expansion.  "Our nation's broken permitting process more PR

Secretary Rollins Rolls Back Overly Burdensome Environmental Regulations to Unleash American Innovation (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Rolls Back Overly Burdensome Environmental Regulations to Unleash American Innovation * U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is revising National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations to reduce unnecessary red tape that is killing jobs and raising prices for Americans. This reform allows the Department more PR

State Dept. Issues Readout of Secretary Rubio Meeting With G7 Foreign Ministers (10)
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news readout by spokesperson Tammy Bruce on Secretary Marco Rubio's meeting with G7 foreign ministers: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio met today with G7 foreign ministers on the margins of the NATO Summit. Secretary Rubio and the foreign ministers discussed President Trump's decisive action against Iran's key nuclear facilities. They agreed Iran can never develop or acquire a nuclear weapon and reviewed next steps to  more PR

State Dept. Issues Transcript of Interview by Secretary Rubio With Dasha Burns of Politico (10)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, June 25 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview by Secretary Marco Rubio with Dasha Burns of Politico: * * * QUESTION: Secretary Rubio, thank you so much for sitting down with me at this critical moment for the nation, the world, and at this historic NATO summit. SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, thanks for doing this. QUESTION: I know you have a very busy day ahead, so I'm going to dive right into it. I want to start with some of the repor more PR

Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent on President's Termination of Syria Sanctions (10)
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following statement on June 30, 2025: * * * Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent on President's Termination of Syria Sanctions WASHINGTON - Today, President Donald J. Trump signed the historic Executive Order that terminates the Syria sanctions program to give the people of Syria the opportunity for a fresh start following the end of the brutal Assad regime. "As President Trump promised, the Treasury Depart more PR

Treasury Implements President's Termination of Syria Sanctions (10)
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Treasury Implements President's Termination of Syria Sanctions Provides a New Opportunity for Syria and Accountability for Bashar al Assad and His Supporters * WASHINGTON -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action to implement President Trump's historic Executive Order (E.O.) of June 30, 2025, "Providing for the Revocati more PR

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Unveils Sweeping Updates to NEPA at USDOT to Fast Track Roads, Bridges, & Other Key Infrastructure (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Unveils Sweeping Updates to NEPA at USDOT to Fast Track Roads, Bridges, & Other Key Infrastructure * Reducing and clarifying regulatory hurdles will clear the way for economic growth WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today released three sets of landmark revisions to the Department's National Environmental Policy Act more PR

USDA Announces Phased Reopening of Southern Ports for Livestock Trade (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces the Phased Reopening of Southern Ports for Livestock Trade * U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced risk-based port re-openings for cattle, bison, and equines from Mexico beginning as early as July 7, 2025. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), following extensive collaboration between USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) experts a more PR

USDA Signs Historic Agreement to Reduce Wildfire Risk in Montana (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Signs Historic Agreement to Reduce Wildfire Risk in Montana * (Helena, M.T., June 30, 2025) - Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz and Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed a historic Shared Stewardship Memorandum of Understanding, establishing a new framework between the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the State of Montana  more PR

White House Fact Sheet: Accomplishing Permitting Reform in Record Time (10)
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on June 30, 2025: * * * President Trump Is Delivering Historic Permitting Wins Across the Federal Government ACCOMPLISHING PERMITTING REFORM IN RECORD TIME: Today, President Donald J. Trump delivered on his promise to fix a broken permitting system, ensuring that burdensome Federal environmental reviews cannot be weaponized to stall the growth of the American economy or halt energy infrastructure construction. * The White  more PR

White House Fact Sheet: Streamlining Funding Applications and Ensuring Efficient Use of Taxpayer Funds for Energy and Critical Mineral Projects (10)
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on June 30, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Ensures Efficient Funding Processes and Decisions for Energy and Critical Mineral Projects STREAMLINING FUNDING APPLICATIONS AND ENSURING EFFICIENT USE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS FOR ENERGY AND CRITICAL MINERAL PROJECTS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum that fosters interagency coordination when funding energy and critical mineral projects to better p more PR

White House Fact Sheet: Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba (10)
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on June 30, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Strengthens the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba STRENGTHENING THE POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES TOWARD CUBA: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) to strengthen the policy of the United States toward Cuba. * This NSPM restores and strengthens the robust Cuba policy from the President's first term, reversing the Bide more PR

White House Fact Sheet: Terminating Sanctions on Syria (10)
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on June 30, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Provides for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions TERMINATING SANCTIONS ON SYRIA: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a historic Executive Order terminating the Syria sanctions program to support the country's path to stability and peace. * The Order removes sanctions on Syria while maintaining sanctions on Bashar al-Assad, his associates, human rights abusers, drug traffi more PR