WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The White House issued the following news on April 9, 2026: * * * CEQ Issues Guidance on Categorical Exclusions White House CEQ outlines "CE-first" approach to streamline NEPA reviews. * Today, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a new guidance for Federal departments and agencies on how to establish, revise, adopt, and apply categorical exclusions (CE) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This guidance will relieve infrastructure projects from excessive permitting burdens a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The White House Council of Economic Advisers issued the following memorandum: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FROM: Katherine R. Scarlett, Chairman SUBJECT: Establishing, Revising, Adopting, and Applying Categorical Exclusions Under the National Environmental Policy Act I. Purpose and Overview The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is issuing this guidance for Federal departments and agencies on how to establish, revise, adopt, and apply categorical exclusions in accordance with t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- President Trump issued the following statement on April 9, 2026, on National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: * * * This National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, we honor every American service member who returned home after enduring the horrors of captivity by enemy forces during times of war. My Administration will always uphold the promise to leave no warrior behind and to bring home the missing souls from every war or conflict. No one is more deserving of our Nation's appreciation than the former pr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 9, 2026: * * * Advancing the United States-Hungary Bilateral Partnership On his historic trip to Budapest, Vice President JD Vance reinforced a new era of U.S.-Hungary bilateral cooperation in energy, technology, and security. The achievements outlined below advance a shared bilateral agenda rooted in innovation, strategic stability, and long term economic and security partnership. Strengthening Energy Cooperation * U.S. Crude Oil Purchases: Hungary's energy c more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The White House issued the following news on April 9, 2026: * * * Era of Amnesty Is Over: President Trump Restores Rule of Law to Immigration Courts Since President Donald J. Trump returned to office, the United States has launched the most aggressive and successful immigration enforcement overhaul in modern history -- and that extends to immigration courts. After four years of Biden-era chaos turned immigration courts into de facto amnesty factories for unvetted illegals, the Trump Administration is remaking the brok more PR