WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Anne Vogel appointed to EPA Region 5 Administrator CHICAGO -- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that President Donald J. Trump appointed Anne Vogel as EPA Region 5 Administrator. As regional administrator, Vogel will oversee EPA's work across the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin and 37 Tribal nat  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Buchanan Leads Legislation to Cuts Taxes for Homeowners, Increase Housing Supply Legislation Would Restore Expired Tax Deduction for Middle-Class Homebuyers, Update Accounting Practices for Condo Construction WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced two pieces of legislation to expand access to housing, cuttin  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 14, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY SupplyCore Inc.,* Rockford, Illinois, has been awarded a maximum $75,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for facilities maintenance, repair and operations supplies. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a 365-d  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Husted supports bill to save taxpayer dollars from subsidizing junk food WASHINGTON - Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sen. Mike Lee's (R-Utah) Healthy SNAP Act. The bill would exclude soft drinks, candy, ice cream and prepared desserts from being purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. "American taxpayers are footing the bill on both ends of a broken system: first, by s  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE investigation results in US seizing assets related to $126 million illegal staffing, money laundering case DAYTON, Ohio - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio announced April 14 that the United States filed a civil forfeiture complaint against assets related to an investigation i  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Latta Votes to Support Budget Reconciliation, Enact Trump's Agenda On April 10, 2025, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-5) voted to continue the process of budget reconciliation to provide tax cuts to families and businesses, address the national debt, and secure the border, and safeguard our nation. Congressman Latta released the following statement: "I'm pleased to have joined my colleagues in voting to  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: DIRECTING THE REPEAL OF UNLAWFUL REGULATIONS Promoting economic growth and American innovation are top priorities of this Administration. Unlawful, unnecessary, and onerous regulations impede these objectives and impose massive costs on American consumers and American businesses. In recent years, the Supreme Court has issued a series of decisio  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Brown, Sen. Murray Lead Members in Letter Urging Secretary Chavez-DeRemer to Abandon Plans to Dismantle OFCCP Amid Reports DOL Plans to Slash Staff By 90 Percent, Shutter Local Offices 40 Members call on Trump admin to reverse course on plans to dismantle agency charged with combating illegal employment discrimination ahead of April 14th "fork in the road" deadline Washington, D.C. -- Represent  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Tim Scott, Colleagues Lead Bill to Expand Access to Credit for Hardworking Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, joined Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) in introducing the Credit Access and Inclusion Act, legislation to responsibly expand credit access for millions of Americans wit  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 15 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * United Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Award $4.7 Million to Support Affordable Housing in Washington, D.C. and Virginia WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 14, 2025) - United Bank (NASDAQ: UBSI) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) announced today an investment of $4.7 million in grant funding, designated for five  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * President Donald J. Trump Directs Repeal of Regulations That Are Unlawful Under 10 Recent Supreme Court Decisions REPEALING UNLAWFUL REGULATIONS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum requiring agencies to rescind regulations that are unlawful under 10 recent landmark Supreme Court decisions. * This memorandum implements President Trump's Executive Order 14219, Ensuring Lawful Governanc  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * The State of Play: Why President Trump's Tariffs Are Necessary It's cliche, yet true -- the definition of insanity is repeating the same thing over and expecting a different result. The trade policies of the past several decades have failed this nation, its workers, and our communities. Twenty years ago, The New York Times Editorial Board responded to the January 2005 trade deficit of $58.3 billion by writing an edito  more