WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on Jan. 2, 2026: * * * REGARDING THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF EMCORE CORPORATION BY HIEFO CORPORATION By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (section 721), 50 U.S.C. 4565, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Findings. (a) There is credible evidence that leads me to believe  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- President Trump issued the following proclamation on Dec. 31, 2025: * * * AMENDMENTS TO ADJUSTING IMPORTS OF TIMBER, LUMBER, AND THEIR DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS INTO THE UNITED STATES 1. On July 1, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to me a report on his investigation into the effects of imports of timber, lumber, and their derivative products (collectively, wood products) on the national security of the United States under section 232 of the Trade Expansi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- President Trump issued the following statement on Jan. 1, 2026, on the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation: * * * America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the legendary Emancipation Proclamation--one of the most significant documents in human history and a grand edict that paved the way to the liberation of millions of slaves and the full glory of the American promi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- President Trump issued the following statement on Dec. 31, 2025, on the birthday of General George C. Marshall Jr.: * * * Today, we celebrate the birthday of General George C. Marshall, Jr., an American titan whose bold leadership, strategic brilliance, and unceasing devotion to freedom helped save our Nation--and the entire world--from the forces of evil, tyranny, and ruin during the Second World War. General Marshall was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, where from a yo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- President Trump issued the following statement on the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act: * * * I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 131, the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act. The Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) is a water pipeline currently being built to provide municipal and industrial water to communities in southeastern Colorado. It was originally authorized as part of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project in a bill signed by President Kennedy in 1962 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- President Trump issued the following statement on the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act (H.R. 504): * * * I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 504, the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act. The subject of this bill is a specific area in the Everglades National Park known as the "Osceola Camp." In 1998, the Congress passed the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act, which authorized the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida (Tribe) to permanently occupy a ce more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * President Donald J. Trump Adjusts Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products into the United States SUPPORTING AMERICA'S LUMBER INDUSTRY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Act) to delay increases in tariffs for upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities for another year. * The United States continues to engage in  more PR