WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * CBP Reports that Drug Seizures Surge Again in August * President Trump and Secretary Noem's leadership has consistently led to more drugs being taken off American streets WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security reported a significant uptick in drug seizures in August compared to previous months, demonstrating the Trump Administration's success in combatting drug trafficking ac more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Releases Final Guidance for Initial Price Applicability Year 2028 * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released final guidance for the third cycle of negotiations under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (Negotiation Program). This final guidance incorporates significant policy refinements based on  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release: * * * Department of Energy Restructures Lithium Americas Deal to Protect Taxpayers and Onshore Critical Minerals U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright today announced the Loan Programs Office (LPO) has restructured its deal with Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) with support from General Motors (GM) to further protect taxpayers and solidify the launch of the only domestic source of lithium carbo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release: * * * Energy Department Announces $365 Million in Funding to Provide Overdue Support to Puerto Rico's Power Grid The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it will reallocate up to $365 million to address Puerto Rico's grid crisis and deliver affordable, reliable energy for the 3.2 million Americans who call Puerto Rico home. The funding will support commonsense repairs and emergency measures that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * Energy Department Selects Four Companies for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Line Pilot Projects The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced another step forward in the Trump administration's efforts to strengthen domestic supply chains for nuclear fuel. DOE selected Oklo Inc., Terrestrial Energy Inc., TRISO-X LLC, and Valar Atomics Inc. for its new pilot program to build advanced nucl more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Partners with Rural Communities to Strengthen Outdoor Recreation Economy, Make America Beautiful Again * WASHINGTON -- Today, in support of the Trump Administration's Make America Beautiful Commission Exit EPA's website goals, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Denali Commission, and the North more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Proposes Reforming Biden Technology Transitions Rule to Lower Costs for American Families at the Grocery Store, Make Refrigerants Affordable, Safe and Accessible Again * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to reform the Biden-Harris 2023 Technology Transitions Rule, a new action the agency is takin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach nominated as 24th Air Force Chief of Staff * ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- President Donald Trump has nominated Gen. Ken Wilsbach to serve as the twenty-fourth Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink offered his congratulations to Wilsbach. "I am pleased to support the nomination of General Kenneth Wilsbach to serve as the next Chief of Staff of the Air  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Hegseth Announces War Department Reforms in Sweeping Speech to Top Military Brass * Secretary of War Pete Hegseth today announced a series of 10 new directives aimed at strengthening the War Department's people and culture during an in-person speech in Quantico, Virginia, to the U.S. military's most senior leaders. The wide-ranging, 45-minute speech before nearly every O-7 and above nonstaff military office more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * HHS Doubles AI-Backed Childhood Cancer Research Funding * WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2025 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced a doubling of funding for its Childhood Cancer Data Initiative at the National Cancer Institute. The funding surge is designed to accelerate the development of improved diagnostics, treatments, and prevention strategies. Presid more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * HHS Doubles AI-Backed Childhood Cancer Research Funding Following an Executive Order by President Trump, HHS will increase funding of data-centered pediatric cancer research. * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced a doubling of funding for its Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) at the Nation more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Arrests Criminal Illegal Aliens with Ties to Human Trafficking and Drug Ring in Wisconsin * The operation resulted in the arrest of 24 illegal aliens including those charged and convicted of sexually assaulting a child, hit and run, driving under the influence, identity theft, and possession of narcotic equipment WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) c more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Miami, 287(g) partners arrest 400 criminal aliens during Central Florida operations * MIAMI -- ICE Miami partnered with the Florida Highway Patrol, Polk County Sheriff's Office, Brevard County Sheriff's Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Florida National Guard, and other 287(g) partners to arrest more than 400 illegal aliens who were more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Administrator Zeldin in Fox News: This is how America will Achieve Energy Dominance * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin published a joint op-ed with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright highlighting how the Trump Administration can unleash energy dominance, specifically beautiful, clea more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * Interior coal lease sale in Alabama generates over $46 million, supports U.S. steel production and jobs * The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Land Management coal lease sale in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, generated over $46 million in revenue and will give access to 53 million tons of metallurgical coal on 14,050 acres of federal mineral more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Coal Lease Sale in Alabama Generates over $46 Million, Supports U.S. Steel Production and Jobs * WASHINGTON -- The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Land Management coal lease sale in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, generated over $46 million in revenue and will give access to 53 million tons of metallurgical coal on 14,050 acres of federal mineral estate. Met more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * UNLOCKING CURES FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 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 and Policy. My Administration is committed to driving innovation to prevent and treat childhood diseases, including through the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Pediatric cance more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * Registration Open for SelectUSA Investment Summit, Taking Place May 2026 in National Harbor, MD * Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Office of Public Affairs publicaffairs@doc.gov (link sends email) Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced that registration is open for the 2026 SelectUSA Investment Summit (link is external) to be held May 3 - 6, 2026 at the Gaylord National Resor more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Religious Liberty Commission Hosts Third Hearing on Religious Liberty in Public Education * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the Religious Liberty Commission held its third hearing to discuss religious liberty issues in education from the perspectives of teachers and coaches, as well as religious liberty issues in school funding and educational choice, including testimony from school leaders, families, and more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following transcript: * * * Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Addresses General and Flag Officers at Quantico, Virginia * SECRETARY OF WAR PETE HEGSETH: Mr. Chairman, the joint chiefs, generals, admirals, commanders, officers, senior enlisted, NCOs, enlisted and every member of our American military, good morning. UNKNOWN: Morning. SECRETARY OF WAR PETE HEGSETH: Good morning and welcome to the War Department because the era of the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following remarks by Secretary Scott Bessent before the Financial Literacy and Education Commission: * * * As prepared for delivery Good morning, everyone. And thank you for joining us today and for your commitment to financial literacy. On the dawn of our great nation's 250th anniversary, President Trump is unleashing a new economic Golden Age. Our Administration is committed to delivering the benefits to all citizens.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following remarks by Secretary Scott Bessent at the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards event: * * * As prepared for delivery Just a few years ago, Argentina's economy was in shambles. Decades of mismanagement had led to runaway inflation, high unemployment, debt defaults, and irresponsible money printing. When pressed by the people, the government's solution to each of these problems was always Mas. More spending. Mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Small Business Administration posted the following news release: * * * Trump SBA Delivers Record Capital to Small Businesses in FY25 * WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that it will close Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 with the most capital ever delivered to small businesses thanks to a surge in demand and confidence under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump. In total, the agency has guaranteed 84,400 7(a) and 504 small busi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Celebrates Restoration of Historic "Christ on the Water" Painting at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy * Painting was returned to Wiley Hall--where it first hung--with midshipmen and Academy leadership in attendance KINGS POINT, N.Y. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced the newly restored "Christ on the Water" painting has more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Trump: Military Will Protect Nation With Focus on Merit, Reawakened Warrior Spirit * The U.S. military, said President Donald J. Trump, is strong again, with a focus on merit and a warrior spirit. This morning at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, hundreds of general and flag officers from around the War Department sat shoulder to shoulder in an auditorium to listen to two of the very few collection of p more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Find that Minnesota Violated Title IX * Today, the U.S. Department of Education (ED)'s Office for Civil Rights (ED's OCR) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)'s Office for Civil Rights (HHS' OCR) announced that the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesota State Hig more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Find that Minnesota Violated Title IX * Today, the U.S. Department of Education (ED)'s Office for Civil Rights (ED's OCR) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)'s Office for Civil Rights (HHS' OCR) announced that the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesota State High School League  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * U.S. Energy Department Seeks Proposals for AI Data Centers, Energy Projects at Oak Ridge OAK RIDGE, TN -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management and Office of Science today issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking proposals from companies to build and power AI data centers at DOE's Oak Ridge Reservation. This is a solicitation released under the Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Deploys Brand New 'Notice to Airmen' System to Provide Critical Alerts About Airspace Changes * The new safety system is the next step in delivering a state-of-the-art air traffic control system WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has deployed the first pha more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision: * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Deploys Brand New 'Notice to Airmen' System to Provide Critical Alerts About Airspace Changes * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has deployed the first phase of a brand-new Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) service months ahead of schedule. more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * US Department of Labor awards $86 million to 14 states for investment in skills training programs for critical in-demand, emerging industries Grants support shipbuilding, AI, advanced manufacturing, other critical sectors * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $86 million in Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund gr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor awards $86M to 14 states for investment in skills training programs for critical in-demand, emerging industries * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $86 million in Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund grants to 14 states to accelerate innovation, strengthen domestic production, and address critical workforce needs across the countr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor issues 4 opinion letters addressing emergency pay, tip pooling, family medical leave, Fair Labor Standards Act compliance * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division today announced four opinion letters designed to promote clarity, consistency, and transparency in the application of federal labor standards. The opinion letters provide official writte more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following news release: * * * USCIS Announces Results of Operation Twin Shield, a Large-Scale Immigration Fraud Investigation Immigration officers discovered immigration fraud in forms of marriage fraud, fake death certificates and other bizarre schemes * MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces $38.3 Million in Grant Agreement to Cover Agricultural Losses due to Hurricane Helene in South Carolina * (Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide more than $38.3 million in Congressionally mandated recovery assistance to South Carolina agricultural producers through  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces $38.3 Million in Grant Agreement to Cover Agricultural Losses due to Hurricane Helene in South Carolina * WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2025 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide more than $38.3 million in Congressionally mandated recovery assistance to South Carolina agricultural producers  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces $531 Million in Grant Agreement to Cover Agricultural Losses in Georgia * (Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide more than $531 million in Congressionally mandated recovery assistance to Georgia agricultural producers through a block grant agreement with the Georgia more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces $531 Million in Grant Agreement to Cover Agricultural Losses in Georgia * Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide more than $531 million in recovery assistance to Georgia agricultural producers through a block grant agreement with the Georgia Depart more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Announces First Deal to Bring Most-Favored-Nation Pricing to American Patients ADVANCING MOST-FAVORED-NATION PRICING: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced the first agreement with a major pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, to bring American drug prices in line with the lowest paid by other developed nations (known as the most-favored-nation, or MFN, price). * The agreem more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Prioritizes Harnessing American AI Innovation to Unlock Cures for Pediatric Cancer HARNESSING AMERICAN AI INNOVATION: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to harness American AI innovation to unlock cures and prevention strategies for pediatric cancer, and realize the potential of health data, together with AI, to transform clinical research and practi more PR