WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * California Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder of Supreme Court Justice in Maryland Nicholas John Roske, 29, of Simi Valley, California, pleaded guilty today to attempting to kill a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. "This calculated attempt on the life of a sitting U.S. Supreme Court Justice was a heinous attack on the Court itself," said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. "Anyone who thin  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard finalizes permanent relief of Sector San Diego commander The U.S. Coast Guard permanently relieved the commander of Coast Guard Sector San Diego Tuesday after temporarily relieving the commander on October 24, 2024. Rear Adm. Joseph Buzzella, commander, District Eleven, temporarily relieved Capt. James Spitler following an investigation leading to a los  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 8, 2025 ARMY Gideon Contracting LLC,* San Antonio, Texas (W912HY-25-D-0016); Randy Kinder Excavating Inc.,* Dexter, Missouri (W912HY-25-D-0018); Central Environmental Inc.,* Anchorage, Alaska (W912HY-25-D-0019); Tybe-Garney Federal JV LLC,* Newbern, Tennessee (W912HY-25-D-0020); Ahtna-Great Lakes E&I JV,* West Sacramento, California (W912HY-25-D-0021); Flatiron Dragados Constructors In  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * DHS issues waiver to expedite new border wall construction in California WASHINGTON - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has issued the Department's first waiver for the border wall under the new administration, enabling the immediate construction of approximately 2.5 miles of new barrier in California. Acting under President Trump's  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Tech Developed for Home Health Monitoring Even before we're aware of heart trouble or related health issues, our bodies give off warning signs in the form of vibrations. Technology to detect these signals has ranged from electrodes and patches to watches. Now, an innovative wall-mounted technology is capable of monitoring vital signs. Advanced TeleSensors Inc. developed the Cardi/o Monitor with an exclusive license fr  more

PASADENA, California, April 8 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Deep Space Network Starts New Dish, Marks 60 Years in Australia NASA's Deep Space Network facility in Canberra, Australia celebrated its 60th anniversary on March 19 while also breaking ground on a new radio antenna. The pair of achievements are major milestones for the network, which communicates with spacecraft all over the solar system using giant dish antennas located at three   more

NEEDLES, California, April 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Needles gets safe drinking water, thanks to state investment After years of struggling with poor water quality and aging facilities, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the completion of a new water system for the City of Needles in eastern San Bernardino County. This system will ensure reliable access to safe drinking water for Needles' 5,000 residents. Today's announcement of the ne  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news: * * * Rare Crystal Shape Found to Increase the Strength of 3D-Printed Metal * NIST researchers have found special atomic patterns called quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminum alloys. * Quasicrystals increase the strength of 3D-printed aluminum, the researchers discovered, making it possible to use in lightweight, high-strength objects such as airplane parts. * On  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * PASSHE, Major Employers Expand Partnerships to Give Students Valuable Real-world Learning Experiences Appalachian Regional Commission awards $350,000 to expand initiatives in rural counties The pilot builds on a larger initiative to connect students, universities and employers Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on April 8, 2025: * * * PROTECTING AMERICAN ENERGY FROM STATE OVERREACH 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. My Administration is committed to unleashing American energy, especially through the removal of all illegitimate impediments to the identification, development, siting, production, investment in, o  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks by Mark T. Uyeda, Acting Chairman: * * * Remarks to the Annual Conference on Federal and State Securities Cooperation Mark T. Uyeda, Acting Chairman Good morning and welcome to the annual conference on federal and state securities cooperation, organized jointly by the North American Securities Administrators Association ("NASAA") and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission").[  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following transcript on April 7, 2025: * * * Transcript of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Interview with Tucker Carlson on President Donald Trump's Tariff Plan and Its Impact on the Middle Class Tucker Carlson: Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for joining us. So, the Treasury Department--President Trump had a press conference yesterday, next door, in which he announced a whole new global tariff regime. He'd been pr  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * U.S. Attorneys for Southwestern Border Districts Charge More than 900 Illegal Aliens with Immigration-Related Crimes During the First week in April as part of Operation Take Back America Since the inauguration of President Trump, the Department of Justice is playing a critical role in Operation Take back America, a nationwide initiative to repel the invasion of illegal immigration,   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 8, 2025: * * * Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Protects American Energy from State Overreach PROTECTING AMERICAN ENERGY FROM STATE INTERFERENCE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at securing America's energy dominance by removing unlawful and burdensome state-level impediments to domestic energy production. * The Order directs the Attorney General to identify and take action   more