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Deputy Secretary Landau meets ROK Foreign Minister Cho at UN General Assembly

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Cho Hyun in New York City during the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week.


Deputy Secretary Landau meets Kyrgyz foreign minister at UN General Assembly

Deputy Secretary of State Landau met with Kyrgyz Republic Foreign Minister Kulubaev during the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week.


Deputy Secretary Landau meets Uruguayan foreign minister to discuss trade and democracy

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Uruguayan Minister of Foreign Affairs Mario Lubetkin in New York during the 80th United Nations High Level Week.


Deputy Secretary Landau meets with Tajik foreign minister to discuss security and investment

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Tajikistan Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin on September 25 in New York during the United Nations General Assembly.


Deputy Secretary Landau meets Salvadoran foreign minister at UN General Assembly

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Salvadoran Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill during the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York.


U.S. State Department releases 2025 investment climate statements for over 170 countries

The U.S. Department of State has released its annual Investment Climate Statements, which provide analysis of the investment environments in more than 170 countries and economies.


U.S., Japanese antitrust officials meet in Washington to strengthen longstanding cooperation

Assistant Attorney General Abigail Slater of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson, and Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) Chairman Eiji Chatani met in Washington, D.C., to discuss...


Three charged in Chicago for using vehicles to obstruct work of federal agents

Three people have been charged in federal court in Chicago for allegedly using their vehicles to interfere with the work of federal agents.


Portland woman pleads guilty to intimidating federal officer and resisting arrest

Julie Winters, a 47-year-old resident of Portland, pleaded guilty to felony intimidation of a federal officer and resisting arrest, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.


DHS opens Speedway Slammer in Indiana to detain non-citizens with serious criminal records

This week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the state of Indiana opened the Speedway Slammer, a new facility intended to detain criminal non-citizens arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).


Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end TPS for Venezuelans

On Friday, the Supreme Court of the United States approved an emergency request from the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 300,000 Venezuelan nationals residing in the country.


Moolenaar responds to calls for easing restrictions on Chinese investment in US

Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) responded to recent media coverage that China is seeking the removal of national security restrictions on its investments in the United States.


Senators introduce resolution designating October 5–11 as Religious Education Week

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) have introduced a resolution to designate October 5th to 11th, 2025 as "Religious Education Week."


House Republican leaders blame Senate Democrats for ongoing government shutdown

A government shutdown has led to disruptions across the United States, with federal employees facing furloughs and delayed paychecks, and services such as flood insurance, healthcare, and nutrition support for low-income families at risk.


Man charged after allegedly pointing laser at CBP helicopter in Portland

A man appeared in federal court in Portland after being charged with aiming a laser pointer at a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) helicopter.


DHS details criminal history of former Iowa school superintendent arrested as undocumented immigrant

On October 3, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released new details regarding Ian Andre Roberts, who was serving as the superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa at the time of his arrest on September 26.


Fourteen alleged La V members indicted for drug trafficking and firearms offenses

A federal grand jury has charged 14 individuals linked to the transnational criminal organization known as "La V" with drug trafficking, firearms offenses, and money laundering.


Secretary McMahon names new leaders to oversee national student assessment board

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has announced the appointment of Tennessee Representative Mark White as the new Chair of the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB).


Federal agencies find Minnesota violated Title IX over participation rules in school athletics

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights have found that the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL)...


Department of Education investigates Fairfax County Public Schools over alleged abortion facilitation

The U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) has started an enforcement action against Fairfax County Public Schools following reports that school staff may have facilitated abortion services for students without...