WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Another record-setting month at CBP: Border continues to be most secure in history * Zero illegal aliens released into the country for the third consecutive month WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection today released finalized operational statistics for July 2025, recording another historic performance across the agency's core missions. " Histor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * At Iowa State Fair, EPA Administrator Zeldin Announces Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Fix * EPA Issues Guidance to Address Derates, Power Loss Concerns Raised by American Farmers, Truckers, and Equipment Operators Without Compromising Environmental Standards DES MOINES - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced new action to protect American farmers, t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard commissions Coast Guard Cutter Earl Cunningham (WPC 1159) in Kodiak, Alaska * KODIAK, Alaska -- The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned its newest cutter, Coast Guard Cutter Earl Cunningham (WPC 1159), for official entry into its service fleet during a ceremony held in Kodiak, Monday. The ceremony was presided over by Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the Coast G more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Department of Energy Announces Initial Selections for New Reactor Pilot Program The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today officially kicked off President Trump's Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program, announcing DOE will initially work with 11 advanced reactor projects to move their technologies towards deployment. DOE will work with industry on these 11 projects, with the goal to construct, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following joint statement on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Joint Statement on Protecting American Consumers and Shipping Industries by Defeating the International Maritime Organization's "Net-Zero Framework" aka Global Carbon Tax The text of the following statement was released by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy. Begin Text: more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Resolves Antitrust Concerns Arising from Clean Truck Partnership * Today, the Federal Trade Commission closed its investigation into whether several truck and engine manufacturers and their trade association violated the antitrust laws by entering the "Clean Truck Partnership" with the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The Commission has determined that written commitments made by the manufa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release: * * * GSA Strikes Another OneGov Deal with Anthropic to Offer Claude AI to all Branches of Gov for Just $1 * First-of-its-kind agreement will help cement U.S. leadership in AI innovation, empowering all federal employees with cutting-edge tools to serve the American people WASHINGTON -- Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced a groundbreaking OneGov agreement with Anthropic more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Administrator Zeldin in Des Moines Register: Diesel engine operators can exhale with EPA's new DEF guidance * WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler published an op-ed in the Des Moines Register today during their trip to Iowa detailing how the Trump administration is addr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Raises Gulf of America Revenue-Sharing Cap for Coastal States * WASHINGTON -- As part of the One Big Beautiful Bill, the Department of the Interior today announced the annual revenue-sharing cap for Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf energy revenues will rise from $500 million to $650 million beginning in fiscal year 2025 and continuing through 2034. The funds, generated from o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: * * * SBA and EPA Announce New Guidance To Ease Diesel Exhaust Mandates for Small Businesses * DES MOINES -- Today, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin in Des Moines, Iowa to announce (Link is external) new action to protect American farmers, truckers, and diesel equipment operators from sudden more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Secretary McMahon Visits Arkansas on Returning Education to the States Tour * LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS - Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Little Rock, Arkansas on her Returning Education to the States Tour. Secretary McMahon joined Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and U.S. Senator Tom Cotton for a tour of Don R. Roberts Elementary School and a literacy roundtable dis more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Signs the August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report * (Washington, D.C., August 12, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins signed the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. This is prepared monthly by the World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) and provides market-moving annual forecasts for supply and use of U.S. and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by spokesperson Tammy Bruce on Secretary Marco Rubio's call on Aug. 12, 2025, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov regarding the preparation for the upcoming summit between President Donald J. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Both sides confirmed their commitment to ensure a successful event. * * * Original t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Accelerates Review of Black Butte Mine Expansion in Bold Step for Energy Security * WASHINGTON -- The Department of the Interior today announced its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for a proposed mining plan modification by Black Butte Coal Company to access additional federal coal reserves in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. This action is a direct respon more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces $175 Million to Build and Improve Ferry Boat Service * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Transportation Sean P. Duffy today announced $175 million in funding under the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Ferry Boat Program (FBP) to 35 states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa. The formula funding will improve ferry service an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces $175 Million to Build and Improve Ferry Boat Service U.S. Transportation Sean P. Duffy today announced $175 million in funding under the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Ferry Boat Program (FBP) to 35 states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa. The formula funding will more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor rescinds 2021 supplemental statement on alternative assets in 401(k) plans * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration has rescinded a Dec. 21, 2021, supplemental statement that discouraged fiduciaries from considering alternative assets in 401(k) retirement plan investment menus. In the previous supplemental statement, which underm more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Departments of Labor, Commerce, Education unveil workforce development strategy to fuel 'Golden Age' of the American economy * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Departments of Labor, Commerce, and Education today published a milestone report, America's Talent Strategy: Equipping American Workers for the Golden Age, which presents a bold vision and concrete actions to transform the federal government's approac more PR