WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Air Force Celebrates 78 Years of Air Superiority * The Department of the Air Force was established 78 years ago on Sept. 18, 1947, making it the third military department, alongside the Departments of the Army and Navy. Its creation was the result of the National Security Act of 1947, which formed the National Military Establishment. Less than two years later, the establishment became the Department of Defe more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Announces Six Major Disaster Declarations Approved Last Week, Supporting Recovery Across Nation * Federal assistance through DHS and FEMA will support state, tribal, and local recovery efforts WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), announced today that President Trump has approved six major disaster decla more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Calls for Governor Newsom to Veto California's "No Secret Police" Act * Attacks and demonization of our brave law enforcement are contributing to our officers facing a more than 1000% increase in assaults against them WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) calls on Governor Gavin Newsom to veto the "No Secret Police Act," which bans law enforcement officers from we more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Removes Restrictions on Hungary's Designation in the Visa Waiver Program * Restoring full Visa Waiver Program status appropriate after Hungary took steps to improve its security measures WASHINGTON - Today, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has announced that Hungary will have its status in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) fully restored, following the comple more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * DOE Approves Sixth Loan Disbursement to Restart the Palisades Nuclear Plant U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright announced the release of the sixth loan disbursement to Holtec to help fund the restart of the Palisades Nuclear Plant. Today's action disburses $155,944,659 of the up to $1.52 billion loan guarantee to Holtec for Palisades, which will be America's firs more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Proposes Renewable Fuel Standards Supplemental Rule, Addresses Small Refinery Exemptions * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) that revises the proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) "Set 2" renewable volume requirements (RVOs) for 2026 and 2027 to account for the small refinery exemption (SRE) deci more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Files Motion for Summary Judgment in Challenge to Vermont's "Climate Superfund" Law * Note: View motion here. The Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) yesterday filed a motion for summary judgment in its challenge to the State of Vermont's "climate superfund" law, which imposes what will likely be billions of dollars in liability on foreign an more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Justice Department Files Motion for Summary Judgment in Challenge to Vermont's "Climate Superfund" Law Note: View motion here (https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1414176/dl?inline). The Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) yesterday filed a motion for summary judgment in its challenge to the State of Verm more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE DISPUTES BETWEEN THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD COMPANY AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY CERTAIN LABOR ORGANIZATIONS Disputes exist between the Long Island Rail Road Company and certain of its employees represented by certain labor organizations. The labor organizations involved in these disputes are the Transportation Communications Union, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * FURTHER EXTENDING THE TIKTOK ENFORCEMENT DELAY 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. Extension. (a) The enforcement delay specified in section 2(a) of Executive Order 14166 of January 20, 2025 (Application of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to TikTo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Retired Marine Named 2026 DODEA Teacher of the Year * Retired Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Brent L. Cook, a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor at Kubasaki High School in Okinawa, Japan, has been selected as the 2026 Department of Defense Education Activity Teacher of the Year. "Brent Cook embodies the values of leadership, service and academic excellence that lie at the heart of our mission," said B more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Kristi Noem on the Ground With Law Enforcement in Chicago While DHS Arrests the Worst of the Worst During Operation Midway Blitz * "President Trump has been clear: if politicians will not put the safety of their citizens first, this administration will." - Secretary Noem CHICAGO -- Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Operation Midway Blitz in honor  more PR

JERUSALEM, Israel, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on Sept. 15, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint news availability: * * * PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: Mr. Secretary, Marco, your visit to our eternal and undivided capital, Jerusalem, is a powerful, powerful affirmation of a powerful bond. We stand in a time of immense challenges, the aggression of Iran and its terrorist proxies, those who chant, "Death to Ame more PR

JERUSALEM, Israel, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on Sept. 15, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio and Israeli President Isaac Herzog ahead of their meeting: * * * PRESIDENT HERZOG: Welcome, Mr. President - sorry - welcome, Mr. Secretary. We're very happy to have you in Israel. You are both the Secretary of State and the National Security Advisor. I think since Henry Kissinger, in Israel, we haven't seen such an incredible job description. Actually, I don't know  more PR

JERUSALEM, Israel, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of Secretary Marco Rubio's interview on Sept. 15, 2025, with Gillian Turner of Fox News: * * * QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you so much for taking time with us. SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. QUESTION: You're here in Israel as this major offensive in Gaza City is getting underway. To the outside world, it appears that this war is escalating rather than progressing towards a ceasefire and a hostage deal, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release: * * * Stephen I. Miran sworn in as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System * Judge Elizabeth L. Branch swears in Stephen I. Miran on September 16, 2025, as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Click here for more photos. Dr. Stephen I. Miran took the oath of office as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on Tuesday. The oath was  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Treasury Targets Financial Network Supporting Iran's Military Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating a pair of Iranian financial facilitators and more than a dozen Hong Kong- and United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based individuals and entities for their roles in coordinating funds transfers, including from the sale of Iranian o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Tren de Aragua Members Charged with May 2024 Double Murder in the Bronx and Other Racketeering Offenses * The Justice Department announced today the unsealing of a superseding indictment (the "superseding indictment") charging 10 members of the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA) with participating in a racketeering conspiracy and committing multiple violent crimes in ai more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Enforces America First Agenda in Our Skies, Orders Delta & Aeromexico to Dissolve Joint Venture * Mexico's refusal to follow bilateral aviation agreement is anti-competitive, disadvantages U.S. carriers, and requires immediate corrective action WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced USDOT terminated appr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Launches New Initiatives to Improve Trucker's Quality of Life on the Road Flexible hours-of-service pilot programs were announced as part of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced the launch of two bold new pilot program more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Concludes Loudoun County Public Schools Violated Title IX and Retaliated Against Male Students Amid Sexual Harassment Claims * Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department)'s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) found that Loudoun County Public Schools (Loudoun County) violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) by discriminating against male more PR