WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news: * * * Amtrak Advances Three Major East Coast Rail Yard Modernization Projects * New and upgraded facilities in Boston, New York, and Washington, DC will support modern, state-of-the-art Airo and NextGen Acela trains WASHINGTON - Amtrak has awarded design-build contracts and begun preconstruction activities for three rail yard modernization projects on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) that will help imp more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Cornhusker Clink: A New Partnership with DHS and the State of Nebraska to Expand Detention Space * Following Alligator Alcatraz and Speedway Slammer, the Nebraska correctional facility marks the third state partnership to expand ICE detention space WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new partnership with the state of Nebraska to expand ICE detention more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Department of Commerce Adds 407 Product Categories to Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Today, the Department of Commerce announced the addition of 407 product categories to the list of "derivative" steel and aluminum products covered by Section 232 sectoral tariffs. As a result, the steel and aluminum content of these products will be subject to a duty rat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * DHS Awards $110 Million to Help Protect Houses of Worship and Nonprofit Organizations Funding to be Distributed to Faith-based Institutions to Harden Their Defenses Against Terrorist Attacks. * Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced it is awarding $110 million to more than 600 faith-based organizations and other nonprofit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Law Enforcement Arrests Gang Members, Kidnappers, Drug Traffickers as Part of President Trump's Effort to Crack Down on Violent Crime and Make D.C. Safe Again * DHS deployed hundreds of law enforcement resources to make the nation's capital safe and beautiful again WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is highlighting some of the worst of the worst arrested i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following news release: * * * HHS Allows FDA Emergency Use of Animal Drugs to Combat New World Screwworm, Protect U.S. Food Supply * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued a declaration that allows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for animal drugs to treat or prevent infestations caused by the New  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2025: * * * Indiana Woman Charged with Making Death Threats on Facebook Against President Trump Nathalie Rose Jones, 50, of Lafayette, Indiana, was arrested in the District of Columbia on Saturday, August 16, and charged in connection with making a series of threats on social media in which she threatened to kill President Trump, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine F more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Department Sets Offshore Energy Leasing Schedule Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act * WASHINGTON -- The Department of the Interior is rolling out a long-term schedule for offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of America and Alaska's Cook Inlet, as directed by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1). By committing to a predictable sale schedule, the Department is delivering on Pre more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- President Trump issued the following statement on Aug. 19, 2025, on National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week: * * * Since before the birth of our Republic, the National Guard and Reserve have stood as our first line of defense against forces of tyranny, invasion, and violence. From their origins in colonial militias to their service fighting for our interests abroad and cleaning up the streets of our crime-ridden cities, our courageous Guardsmen and Reserv more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Blocks Taxpayer Dollars for Solar Panels on Prime Farmland * (Lebanon, TN, August 19, 2025) - Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins alongside Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Senator Marsha Blackburn, Senator Bill Hagerty, Representative John Rose, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden, announced USDA will no longer fund taxp more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview by Secretary Marco Rubio on Aug. 18, 2025, with Jesse Watters of Jesse Watters Primetime on Fox News: * * * QUESTION: Secretary of State Marco Rubio joins us now. All right, Secretary, you were in the room this afternoon with President Trump, Zelenskyy, all the European leaders. Was there a big moment that happened? SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, I think the whole thing was a big moment, unprecedented rea more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview by Secretary Marco Rubio with Kristen Welker of NBC Meet the Press: * * * QUESTION: And joining me now is Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio. Secretary Rubio, welcome back to Meet the Press. SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. QUESTION: Thank you for being here. So heading into the meeting with President Putin on Friday, President Trump said he wanted a ceasefire agreement. Now  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview by Secretary Marco Rubio with Margaret Brennan of CBS Face the Nation: * * * QUESTION: Good morning, and welcome to Face the Nation. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders are heading to Washington Monday to meet with President Trump to discuss next steps following Mr. Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin. The awkward conclusion to Friday's summit yielded no formal agreem more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview by Secretary Marco Rubio with Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business Sunday Morning Futures: * * * QUESTION: Joining me now is the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was also on the trip to Alaska with President Trump and who will be there tomorrow with President Trump and Zelenskyy at the White House. Mr. Secretary, thanks so much for joining us this morning. SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. Thanks for more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview by Secretary Marco Rubio with Martha Raddatz of ABC This Week: * * * QUESTION: And I'm joined now by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Good morning, Mr. Secretary. Thanks for joining us this morning. President Trump has touted this summit as a huge success, but the President going into that said he wanted a ceasefire, he wanted the killing stopped, and there would be consequences. Let's take another  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Fights for America's Economic and National Security, Designating New Chinese Industry Sectors as High-Priority for Enforcement under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act * America adds steel, copper, lithium, caustic soda, and red dates as high-priority sectors for enforcement under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act which restricts Chinese goods made with force more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Announces Investigation into Deadly Florida Truck Crash, Shares Preliminary Findings * Investigation will support Florida's ongoing criminal proceedings WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy today announced the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has launched an investigation into the recent deadly Florida highway more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * TSA eGates public-private partnership enhances traveler experience * WASHINGTON--New electronic gates (eGates) are debuting at TSA security checkpoints to help expedite identity verification in select airports, thanks to a new TSA public-private partnership. The eGates allow TSA to automatically compare traveler biometrics with their identity docum more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Prohibits Federal Funds from Supporting Political Activism on College Campuses * The U.S. Department of Education rescinded Biden-era guidance that allowed Federal Work Study (FWS) programs to pay students to engage in certain partisan and nonpartisan political activities. In guidance issued today, the Department clarified that institutions should focus FWS funds on j more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor announces joint strategy targeting forced labor in China to protect American workers * WASHINGTON - The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with interagency partners including the U.S. Department of Labor, today announced a new strategy to strengthen enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and prevent goods made wit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Gang Member with 24 Arrests and 16 Convictions * Other heinous criminal illegal aliens arrested included pedophiles and rapists WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Alejandro Lima-Ramirez, a 46-year-old criminal illegal alien from Mexico and member of the Florencia 13 Street gang.Lima-Ramirez has a criminal histo more PR