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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today the proposed addition of the Exide Technologies – Vernon site in Vernon, California, to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL identifies sites across the United States and its territories where historic releases of hazardous substances pose significant threats to human health and the environment.

A motocross instructor who mentored children was sentenced today to 40 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, and ordered to pay at least $193,500 in restitution for sexually exploiting numerous children.

The United States takes action to defend and protect U.S. election institutions and processes from Moscow’s attempts to influence the 2024 Presidential Election.

Washington, D.C. — Project 2025 would increase the power of corporations at the expense of Americans’ health and well-being by giving more control to health care companies while removing protections that help patients get the care they need. A new column from the Center for American Progress examines five ways Project 2025 puts corporate profits above patients. This includes Project 2025’s plans to:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed adding the Historic Potteries site in Trenton, New Jersey, to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites. This inclusion would provide the EPA with necessary resources to address significant lead contamination affecting residential areas, public spaces, and parks in East Trenton.

On September 4, 2024, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke announced a civil rights investigation into allegations of staff sexual abuse at two California prisons: Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla and the California Institution for Women in Chino. These facilities, operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, house over 3,000 individuals, including women, transgender, and non-binary people.

According to reports, multiple students have been killed or injured in a school shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. In response, Nick Wilson, senior director of Gun Violence Prevention at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement:

On September 4 in Riga, Latvia, the United States and the Republic of Latvia signed the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Latvia on Scientific and Technological Cooperation. The Agreement will expand cooperation in science and technology and deepen the vital partnership between the United States and Latvia.

The U.S. Department of Labor, in collaboration with the Appalachian Regional Commission, Delta Regional Authority, and Northern Border Regional Commission, has announced $49 million in grant awards aimed at preparing workers for secure jobs in high-demand industries within their communities. This initiative aligns with the Biden-Harris administration's commitment to revitalizing economic opportunities in often overlooked regions.

Sen. Mike Crapo stated on Aug. 15 that the No American Land for Communist China Act will protect U.S. land from threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

New Mexico Households Can Receive up to $14,000 Through the Home Energy Rebate Programs to Save Energy and Save Money on Energy-Efficient Home Upgrades

The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Dane County, Wisconsin, Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) as part of its Law Enforcement Language Access Initiative. The MOU resolves an inquiry into whether DCSO complied with its nondiscrimination obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI).

The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on Friday to expedite the production of all documents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding Vice President Kamala Harris’ role as the Biden-Harris Administration’s “Border Czar.” The motion requests that all documents be produced by September 21, 2024.

Ambassador Jessye Lapenn, Senior Coordinator for Atlantic Cooperation, will travel to Côte d’Ivoire from September 4-6. In Abidjan, she will engage with the Government of Côte d’Ivoire on efforts under the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation to advance shared goals on sustainable economic development, scientific collaboration, food security, and environmental conservation.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that VA hospitals have outperformed non-VA hospitals in two major independent, nationwide reviews for patient satisfaction and care quality.

A Nigerian national was sentenced today in the Eastern District of Virginia to five years and three months in prison and ordered to pay nearly $5 million in restitution for participating in a computer hacking and business email compromise scheme that caused over $5 million in losses to multiple victims in the United States and elsewhere. Franklin Ifeanyichukwu Okwonna, 34, pleaded guilty on May 20 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for his role in the scheme.

The Department of State has released a new volume of the "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1981–1988, Volume XXXVIII, International Economic Development; International Debt; Foreign Assistance." This volume is part of a subseries documenting the foreign policy decision-making during President Ronald Reagan's administration.

Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced over $11 million in grants to support the recruitment and retention of bilingual and multilingual educators and provide high-quality programming to Native students to strengthen and revitalize Native American languages.

Food producer Hiland Dairy Foods Company LLC of Norfolk, Nebraska, has agreed to pay a $93,107 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act’s chemical risk prevention provisions.

(BRUSSELS) — Today, the Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe, alongside 30 civil society and journalists’ organizations, published a joint statement on the use of surveillance spyware in the EU and beyond. The coalition is calling on incoming EU institutions to take necessary regulatory measures to address threats to fundamental rights posed by spyware in the new legislative term. This includes a ban on the production, sale, and use of spyware that grossly violates fundamental rights and for which strict safeguards would never be sufficient to mitigate harms caused to...

The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered over $450,000 from a Honolulu air cargo carrier that failed to pay 250 employees their full wages and benefits while fulfilling a $113 million U.S. Postal Service contract to transport mail between airports in Hawaii.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement released an interim report regarding Grevi Geovanni Rivera Zavala, an illegal alien from Honduras who assaulted a teenage girl in Prattville, Alabama.

The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Connecticut Department of Correction addressing conditions for children at Manson Youth Institution, an adult correctional facility housing children charged in the criminal justice system.

An executive of a steel distributor in Carolina, Puerto Rico, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with competitors to fix prices for sales of reinforcing bar, or rebar.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Government of Japan conducted a tabletop exercise from August 21-22 to enhance maritime cybersecurity and incident response capabilities. The exercise simulated a significant cyber incident at a Japanese port, testing response policies and fostering discussions on improving mutual preparedness for threats to interconnected critical infrastructure.