ARGONNE, Illinois, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Argonne and partners celebrate Aurora supercomputer's impact on science with AI and exascale power The lab hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony for one of the world's most powerful supercomputers * From mapping the brain to advancing aircraft design, Aurora is already revolutionizing how scientists use AI and simulation to tackle some of the most complex challenges in  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Biden-Appointed Judge Ignores Biological Reality and the Rule of Law, Orders Illegal Alien Released * A biological male was placed in a men's facility in alignment with the President's Executive Order and for the safety of women in ICE custody WASHINGTON - Biden-appointed U.S. District Judge Amy Baggio recently ordered the release of Odalis Jhonatan Martinez-Velasquez, a male illegal al more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Finds 2.8 Million Americans Potentially Enrolled in Two or More Medicaid/ACA Exchange Plans * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continue to crush fraud, waste, and abuse in America's healthcare programs by stopping duplicative enrollment in government health programs, with the potential to save taxpayers app more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Nabs at Least 11 Illegal Aliens Including Serial Criminal with 67 Arrests in Sacramento Operation * CBP nabs career criminal, drug dealer and ten other illegal aliens in targeted operation WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested numerous illegal aliens, including a dangerous serial drug abuser more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces Next Set of Actions on Coal Ash Program * W ASHINGTON - Today, as part of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) efforts to prioritize timely action on coal ash, the agency is issuing a direct final rule and companion proposal that will extend the compliance deadlines for coal combustion residual (CCR) management unit (CCRMU) requirements. This important action will allow f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * Homeland Security Task Force Created in Houston Task Force Will Combat Emerging Transnational Criminal Threats * HOUSTON--The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Houston Field Office and FBI Houston announced the establishment of a regional Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) on July 17 to combat emerging threats from transnational criminal organizations in Southeast Texas. T more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Reopens and Sets Aside Chevron-Hess Final Order * Today, the Federal Trade Commission reopened and set aside the final consent order involving Chevron Corporation's proposed acquisition of Hess Corporation. The January 2025 final consent order prohibited Chevron from nominating, designating, or appointing Hess CEO John B. Hess Chevron's board of directors. The FTC's complaint alleged that Mr. H more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Homeland Security Task Force created in Houston * HOUSTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations Houston field office and FBI Houston announced the establishment of a regional Homeland Security Task Force July 17 to combat emerging threats from transnational criminal organizations in Southeast Texas. The task  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Administrator Zeldin in Fox News: "Trump's EPA Clearing the Regulatory Path for America to Dominate the Global AI Revolution" * WASHINGTON - Upon returning from the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation summit this week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin published an op-ed highlighting steps the agency is taking to reduce burdensome regulations, unleash Am more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Department Revises Guidelines to Speed Up Plugging of Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells * WASHINGTON -- The Department of the Interior has updated its guidelines for states applying to federal programs aimed at cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells. The revised guidance updates two federal grant programs, the $780 million Orphaned Wells State Matching Grant Program and the $1.93 billion Or more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Ends Preferential Treatment for Unreliable, Subsidy-Dependent Wind and Solar Energy * WASHINGTON -- In line with President Donald J. Trump's Energy Dominance agenda, the Department of the Interior is ending preferential treatment for unreliable, subsidy-dependent wind and solar energy. The move follows the signing of Executive Order 14315, Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreli more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following joint statement on July 17, 2025, with Bahrain and United Kingdom on the UK's accession to the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement: * * * On July 16, 2025, Senior Bureau Official for Near Eastern Affairs Mora Namdar hosted His Excellency Sheikh Abdulla bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Bahrain's Ambassador to the United States, and Lucy Ferguson, the United Kingdom's acting Deputy Head of Mission to the United S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on July 17, 2025: * * * CREATING SCHEDULE G IN THE EXCEPTED SERVICE By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 3301, 3302, and 7511 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. The Congress has recognized that effective Government administration requires excepting some positions from the competitive servi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- President Trump issued the following statement on the anniversary of the tragedy in Butler, Pennsylvania: * * * One year ago today, at 6:11 pm--eight minutes after taking the stage on the grounds of Butler Farms to address thousands of Americans gathered at a campaign rally--rifle fire broke out, and an assassin's bullet came within a quarter inch of ending my life and silencing our movement to restore American greatness. Yet, by the hand of providence and the grace of A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on July 16, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani at the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding on nuclear cooperation with Bahrain: * * * MS GANZER: Good morning. I'm Ann Ganzer, I'm the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation, and I am delighted to welcome you to this signing of the U.S.-Bahrain Nuclear more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and Attorney General Pam Bondi Visit Alcatraz Island * Statement from Interior Press: Today, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum visited Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, California in accordance with President Donald J. Trump's directive to assess reopening the notorious prison to house the most dangerous and violent criminals. As a National Park Se more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued the following statement on July 17, 2025, announcing the designation of The Resistance Front as a foreign terrorist organization. TRF, a proxy of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, claimed responsibility for a deadly April 22, 2025, attack in Pahalgam, India. This action demonstrates the Trump Administration's commitment to countering terrorism. * * * Here is the text of the statement: Today, the Department of State is adding The Resistance Front ( more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Treasury Sanctions Top Leaders of Tren de Aragua * Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores (a.k.a. "Nino Guerrero")--the head of Tren de Aragua--and five other key Tren de Aragua leaders and affiliates. Tren de Aragua is a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) that originated in Venezuela and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Kicks Off Surface Transportation Reauthorization to Get America Building Again * First-of-its kind conference brings together Congress, State DOTs, infrastructure stakeholders to usher in golden age of transportation WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today brought together Congressional members and infrastructure stak more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor launches online resource to increase employment opportunities for 5 million disabled veterans * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the launch of the Veterans Accommodations Toolkit, a resource aimed at increasing employment rates and participation in apprenticeship programs for disabled American veterans. Released ahead of National Hire a Veteran Day (l more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Invests $80 Million to Expand Timber Markets, Protect Forests, Fuel Economic Growth * (Washington, D.C., July 17, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the U.S. Forest Service is awarding $80 million in Wood Innovation Grants to spur wood products manufacturing, expand active forest management, and accelerate energy innovation across America's timber-produ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 17, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Creates New Classification of Federal Employee to Help Serve the American People CREATING NEW NON-CAREER, POLICY-ORIENTED EMPLOYEES IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order creating a new classification of non-career federal workers, "Schedule G" employees, to better serve Americans' needs by focusing on implementing Administrati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 17, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Grants Regulatory Relief from Burdensome EPA Restrictions to Promote American Security PROVIDING REGULATORY RELIEF: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed four proclamations, each granting two years of regulatory relief from stringent Biden-era regulations that impacted various sectors vital to national security. * The proclamations cover coal plants, taconite iron ore pr more PR