WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release: * * * Comptroller Gould Issues Statement on Executive Order "Guaranteeing Fair Banking For All Americans" * WASHINGTON--Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould today issued the following statement in support of the Executive Order, "Guaranteeing Fair Banking For All Americans," issued by President Donald J. Trump: Fair access to financial services is  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * DOD Constructing Large Detention Center at Fort Bliss * The Defense Department began construction in mid-July on a detention center at Fort Bliss, Texas, in response to a request for assistance from the Department of Homeland Security, said Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson, during a briefing at the Pentagon today. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved DHS access and use of the land at the base. I more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * DOE Approves Fifth Loan Disbursement to Restart the Palisades Nuclear Plant U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright today announced the release of the fifth loan disbursement to Holtec to help fund the restart of the Palisades Nuclear Plant. Today's action disburses $83,234,156 of the up to $1.52 billion loan guarantee to Holtec for the Palisades Nuclear Plant, which wil more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * DPAA Provides Updates to Families of Missing in Action Personnel During Annual Briefing * More than 400 family members of service members who never returned home from the Korean War or who were lost during the Cold War met today with representatives from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in Arlington, Virginia. The annual event provides families of missing personnel with updates on how DPAA is progress more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * DRIVING THE NEWS: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Unleashes American Drone Dominance * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy unveiled a new proposed rule - Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) during a press conference earlier this week. The proposal marks a milestone in safely integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace and will be a g more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release: * * * Energy Secretary Marks 200th Day of Trump Administration at SRNL's New Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative Center Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative in South Carolina Set to Lead on AI, Energy, and Manufacturing * U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright joined U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), U.S. Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC-02) and state and local leaders for the opening of the new Advanced more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Celebrates Another 100 Days with 100 More Pro-Environmental Actions Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 100 additional environmental actions EPA has taken in the last 100 days to recognize 200 Days of providing clean air, land, and water for all Americans under President Donald Trump's leadership. This includes funding to address lead in drinking more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision: * * * FAA Releases Updated Air Traffic Controller, Safety Inspector Hiring Plans U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy released the FAA's updated plans detailing how it will hire, train, and develop the best and the brightest air traffic controllers and aviation safety personnel. The plan accounts for ongoing innovation in our skies, including aircraft with in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release: * * * FCC Acts to Accelerate Submarine Cable Buildout & Security Action Boost America's Leadership in AI and Next-Gen Technologies * August 7, 2025--The Federal Communications Commission today adopted new rules to unleash the buildout of secure submarine cable infrastructure. Submarine cable systems carry roughly 99% of global internet traffic and are key to further extending America's leadership  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release: * * * FCC Aims to Overhaul NEPA Process to Accelerate Permitting and High-Speed Infrastructure Builds August 7, 2025--The Federal Communications Commission today launched a rulemaking to accelerate infrastructure builds by modernizing its environmental regulations. As part of the FCC's Build America Agenda, this proceeding aims to cut red tape and unleash new infrastructure projects through a compre more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release: * * * GSA Announces OneGov Agreement with Amazon Web Services; Provides up to $1 Billion in Savings to Accelerate IT Transformation and Catalyze American AI Leadership * Innovative agreement will fast-track digital transformation and propel public sector AI innovation WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced an innovative OneGov agreement with Amazon Web Services more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Lodges Detainer for Venezuelan Tren de Aragua Affiliate Gang Member Charged in Killing of Woman in Sanctuary City of Aurora, Colorado * This criminal illegal alien with ties to Tren de Aragua (TdA) entered the U.S. in 2023 and was RELEASED by the Biden Administration WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodge more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Launches Overhaul of Offshore Wind Rules to Prioritize American Energy Security * WASHINGTON -- The Department of the Interior is launching a full review of offshore wind energy regulations to ensure alignment with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and America's energy priorities under President Donald J. Trump. This effort includes reviewing the Renewable Energy Modernization Rule more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued the following news release: * * * NCTC Supports Multi-Agency Effort to Arrest Top Sinaloa Cartel Narcotics Trafficker The Office of the Director of National Intelligence's (ODNI) National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) provided crucial intelligence to support the successful detention and arrest of a dangerous Sinaloa Cartel leader, Jaime Rene Huereca Casavantes, alias Carlos Miramontes, at the Port of Entry in El more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Chief Counsel Mulligan Makes Statement on Firing of BLS Commissioner In response to President Donald J. Trump's decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, Chief Counsel for Advocacy Casey B. Mulligan issued the following statement: "It is about time bureaucrats are held accountable for quality results. President Trump is doing exac more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript: * * * Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson Holds an Off-Camera, On-the-Record Press Briefing * KINGSLEY WILSON: Hello, everyone, thanks for coming. I'll start off with a few things at the top and then we'll get to your questions. Before we begin, I want to address the incident yesterday at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Secretary Hegseth expresses his full support to the Fort Stewart community, and our prayers  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * DEMOCRATIZING ACCESS TO ALTERNATIVE ASSETS FOR 401(K) INVESTORS 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. Many wealthy Americans, and Government workers who participate in public pension plans, can invest in, or are the beneficiaries of investment in, a number of alternative assets. Yet, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * GUARANTEEING FAIR BANKING FOR ALL AMERICANS 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. Financial institutions have engaged in unacceptable practices to restrict law-abiding individuals' and businesses' access to financial services on the basis of political or religious beliefs or lawful bu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * IMPROVING OVERSIGHT OF FEDERAL GRANTMAKING By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal grantmaking while ending offensive waste of tax dollars, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. Every tax dollar the Government spends should improve American lives or advance American interests. This oft more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Memorandum for THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION SUBJECT: Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct: Section 1. Background. Although the Supreme Court of the United States has definitively held that consideration of race in higher education admissions violates students' ci more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- President Trump issued the following statement on 83rd anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal: * * * Presidential Message on 83rd Anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal At dawn on August 7, 1942, thousands of young, fierce, and tenacious American patriots stormed the shores of Red Beach, commencing the epic Battle of Guadalcanal--a roaring display of American might and one of the most consequential military conflicts in the history of our country. Today, our Nation p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview on Aug. 6, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio with Larry Kudlow of Fox Business Network: * * * QUESTION: All right, it gives us great pleasure - joining us, Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Mr. Secretary, a warm welcome. Thank you for coming on. We appreciate it. And lots going on today. The meetings with Russia. Let me start - Mr. Trump on Truth Social: "My Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff... highly product more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * The Justice Department Files Complaint Challenging Oklahoma Law Providing In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens * The United States is challenging an Oklahoma law providing in-state tuition for illegal aliens. This law unconstitutionally discriminates against U.S. citizens, who are not afforded the same privileges, in direct conflict with federal law. On Tuesday, Aug. 5, the Department of Justice file more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Treasury Targets Iranian Network Evading Sanctions and Enabling Oppression Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating 18 entities and individuals that play pivotal roles in the Iranian regime's efforts to generate revenue and circumvent U.S. sanctions. Facing severe financial constraints due to international isolation, Iran more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Coast Guard Announces "Chief Petty Officer Class" for New Waterways Commerce Cutters, Bolstered by Historic Investment and Force Design 2028 * WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Coast Guard announced today that its new fleet of Waterways Commerce Cutters (WCC) will be designated as the "Chief Petty Officer Class." Each cutter will be named in honor of a Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Initiates Title VI Investigation into Baltimore City Public Schools for Alleged Anti-Semitic Harassment * Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened an investigation into Baltimore City Public Schools in Baltimore, Maryland (BCPS) for allegedly violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI). This investigation comes  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Directs National Center for Education Statistics to Collect Universities' Data on Race Discrimination in Admissions * Today, to fulfill President Trump's memorandum directing the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) to promote transparency in higher education, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon directed the National Center for Education Sta more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * U.S. Senate Confirms Sean Cairncross as the National Cyber Director Today, the United States Senate confirmed Sean Cairncross as the National Cyber Director. He will serve as President Trump's principal advisor on national cybersecurity policy and strategy. "I want to thank President Trump for this opportunity. It is an incredible honor to serve our country and this President as the National Cyber Director," said Mr. Cair more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer issued the following commentary on Aug. 7, 2025, to the New York Times: * * * Op-Ed by Ambassador Jamieson Greer: Why We Remade the Global Order On the 200-day mark of the second Trump administration, United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer published an op-ed in The New York Times explaining how President Trump's trade policy is remaking the international economic order to reduce our trade deficit and deliver lasting ben more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor applauds President Trump's action to expand retirement investment options * WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling released the following statements today applauding President Trump's latest Executive Order, "Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors." "The federal government shou more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Stops Wasteful Grantmaking ENDING GRANT ABUSE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order stopping unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats from wasting taxpayer dollars on frivolous grants. * Going forward, President Trump's appointees will review funding opportunity announcements and grant awards to verify that each grant dollar benefits Americans instead of l more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Ensures Transparency in Higher Education Admissions ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Secretary of Education to require higher education institutions receiving Federal financial assistance to be transparent regarding their admissions practices. * The Memorandum directs the Secretary o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Democratizes Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors EXPANDING INVESTMENT CHOICES FOR 401(K) PLANS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to allow 401(k) investors to access alternative assets for better returns and diversification. * The Order directs the Secretary of Labor to reexamine the Department of Labor's guidance on a fiduciary's duti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Guarantees Fair Banking for All Americans PROHIBITING POLITICIZED OR UNLAWFUL DEBANKING: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to ensure that Federal regulators do not promote policies and practices that allow financial institutions to deny or restrict services based on political beliefs, religious beliefs, or lawful business activities, ensu more PR