FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, April 4 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 'Warrior Medics,' 'Desert Medics' complete inaugural combined Best Squad Competition 2025 FORT MCCOY, Wis. - Eight Army Reserve Soldiers from various downtrace units under the Pinellas Park, Florida-based Army Reserve Medical Command competed against 17 Army Reserve Soldiers of the Gillem Enclave, Georgia-based 3rd Theater Medical Command during the AR-MEDCOM and 3rd TMC Best Squad Competit  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, April 4 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 'Warrior Medics,' 'Desert Medics' complete inaugural combined Best Squad Completion 2025 FORT MCCOY, Wis. - Eight Army Reserve Soldiers from various downtrace units under the Pinellas Park, Florida-based Army Reserve Medical Command competed against 17 Army Reserve Soldiers of the Gillem Enclave, Georgia-based 3rd Theater Medical Command during the AR-MEDCOM and 3rd TMC Best Squad Competiti  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Arizona Man Convicted of Crimes Arising Out of Plot Targeting Christian Churches After an 11-day trial, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict yesterday against Zimnako Salah, 45, of Phoenix, Arizona, convicting him of strapping a backpack around the toilet of a Christian church in Roseville, California, with the intent to convey a hoax bomb threat and to obstruct the free exercis  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Attorney General Pamela Bondi Statement on Supreme Court Victory Following tonight's ruling in Department of Education v. California, Attorney General Pamela Bondi released the following statement: "Today marks a significant victory for President Trump and the rule of law. This Supreme Court ruling vindicates what the Department of Justice has been arguing for months: local distric  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 4, 2025 AIR FORCE Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Hawthorne, California, was awarded a $5,923,580,297 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirements contract for the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 launch service procurement. This contract provides launch services, mission unique services, mission acceleration, quick reaction/anomaly resolution, special studies,  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on April 4, 2025 by Governor Michael S. Barr: * * * AI, Fintechs, and Banks Governor Michael S. Barr At the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco, California Good morning and thank you to the conference organizers for having me here today./1 It's great to see such a diverse audience of fintech innovators, bankers, fellow regulators, and students. We all play a part in fostering responsible innovation. Resp  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 4 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom directs state to pursue strategic relationships with international trading partners; urges exemptions of California-made products from tariffs "California is not Washington, D.C." SACRAMENTO - As global responses to the Trump Administration's tariffs take shape, Governor Gavin Newsom today directed his Administration to pursue new strategic trade relationships with in  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, April 4 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * How Stammer's F-35 Work Earned DoD's Highest Career Civilian Honor Clint Stammer helps warfighters come home alive. They may never know his name, but their survival depends on his quiet dedication. He is an unsung American hero in the Department of Defense. And he received recognition over a plate of fish tacos. In late March, between back-to-back meetings at the F-35 Joint Pro  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Washington, D.C. investigation results in 14-year prison sentence for Jamaican national drug trafficking case RICHMOND, Va. - An investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; along with the Virginia State Police; and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, led to the sentencing of Jamaican national Ki  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 29, 2025. * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 224,000 to 225,000. The 4-week moving average was 223,000, a decrease of 1,250 from   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Selects Finalist Teams for Student Human Lander Challenge NASA has selected 12 student teams to develop solutions for storing and transferring the super-cold liquid propellants needed for future long-term exploration beyond Earth orbit. The agency's 2025 Human Lander Challenge is designed to inspire and engage the next generation of engineers and scientists as NASA and its partners prepare to send astronauts to the Moo  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * This Week in DOD: Common Sense Combat Arms Standards, No Halt on Hammering Houthis, Navy's Midshipmen Impress Heck Out of Former Soldier Last month, the Defense Department announced it had conducted a series of precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets across Yemen in response to ongoing Houthi attacks on U.S. military and commercial shipping vessels in the region. At the time, Chief Pentagon S  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The White House issued the following news on April 4, 2025: * * * WEEK 11 WINS: President Trump Unleashes Economic Prosperity It was another highly successful week for the American people as President Donald J. Trump continues his relentless pursuit of strength, prosperity, and peace -- and lays the foundation for America to be the global powerhouse for generations to come. Here is a non-comprehensive list of wins in week 11: * Illegal crossings hit a stunning new re  more