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The Justice Department filed a civil federal lawsuit today in the Middle District of Florida against five individuals for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which prohibits using force, threats of force, or physical obstruction against any person seeking or providing reproductive health services.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today the construction of a new national cemetery in Albuquerque, New Mexico, set to begin in 2025. The cemetery will be named Albuquerque National Cemetery and will become the third national cemetery in the state.

PLANO, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered American Home Protect LLC in Plano and its parent company, Porch Group Inc. in Seattle, to reinstate and pay back wages and compensatory damages to an employee who was fired in June 2023 after informing upper management about deceptive business practices.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury, in coordination with the Government of Mexico and in support of President Biden’s Unity Agenda, has imposed sanctions on eight individuals affiliated with La Nueva Familia Michoacana. Among those sanctioned are leaders Rodolfo Maldonado Busto and Josue Ramirez Carrera. La Nueva Familia Michoacana is involved in significant fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine trafficking as well as migrant smuggling into the United States.

The Justice Department announced today that Joseph Pedaline and YLP LLC, who owned and managed residential rental properties in Youngstown, Ohio, have agreed to pay $199,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act. The department’s lawsuit alleged that Joseph Pedaline sexually harassed female tenants from at least 2009 to at least 2020, and that YLP LLC was liable for Pedaline’s conduct during the period it owned and managed the properties.

The Justice Department announced today that it has secured an agreement with the Florida State Attorney’s Office for the Second Judicial Circuit (SAO) to resolve allegations of violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2024 — Tomorrow, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service will publish a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed national old growth forest plan amendment. The document will be available in the Federal Register and open for public comment for 90 days.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the allocation of $319,000 in grant funding to support water quality monitoring at Puerto Rico's beaches. This initiative aims to safeguard public health by ensuring clean and safe coastal waters for beachgoers.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Fort Worth Independent School District will receive $6,167,108 through EPA’s first Clean School Bus Grant Competition. This funding, part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, will facilitate the purchase of 15 clean school buses.

As he fights for his life with malaria in a Nigerian prison, the U.S. has called for the humanitarian release of American citizen and former IRS agent Tigran Gambaryan. Yet that doesn’t go far enough for his home district congressman, Richard McCormick, and other lawmakers seeking direct U.S. intervention as in a priority hostage case.

Today, the House Judiciary Committee released an interim staff report titled, "New Information and Testimony From Biden Administration Officials Reveal Disregard for Potential Gang Affiliation of UACs."

"The truth is that these AI models are contributing in a significant way to climate change, in both direct and indirect ways," says Tom McBrien, counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a digital policy watchdog.

The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) has entered into a partnership with the Utah Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner to address the declining water levels of the Great Salt Lake. This collaboration comes after the lake reached its lowest recorded level in 2022.

The U.S. Department of State has awarded 10 small grants to alumni of the OneBeat international music exchange as part of its Global Music Diplomacy Initiative. This initiative aims to use music as a tool to promote peace and democracy.

A federal court on June 11 enjoined a Colorado company and its owner from manufacturing, distributing, or selling unauthorized vaping products.

The United States condemns the persistent efforts of Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik to erode the regional peace frameworks that have brought stability and security to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Today, two individuals and seven entities that provide major sources of revenue for Dodik’s patronage network and enable his corruption have been designated.

A federal judge in the Middle District of Alabama unsealed an eight-count indictment today, charging five individuals with sex trafficking and related offenses.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan has issued a proclamation designating June 17-23, 2024, as National Pollinator Week. This announcement highlights the EPA's ongoing efforts to protect pollinators from pesticides and includes plans for mitigation measures and the upcoming finalization of the Herbicide Strategy aimed at protecting over 900 federally threatened and endangered species, including pollinators.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned eight individuals linked to Mexico's La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug cartel, as announced by Secretary Janet L. Yellen in Atlanta, Georgia. These sanctions target those involved in trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine into the United States.

Washington, D.C. — In Project 2025, far-right extremists outline their intent to exclude some forms of emergency contraception from no-cost coverage, creating potentially lifelong consequences for women nationwide. A new Center for American Progress analysis estimates that if Project 2025 were enacted, nearly 48 million women of reproductive age would lose their guaranteed no-cost access to emergency contraception.

The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated twelve individuals in executive and senior leadership roles at AO Kaspersky Lab. This action aims to address continued cybersecurity risks associated with the organization.

Juneteenth is not just a federal holiday but an observance of the perseverance and determination of African Americans throughout the nation's history. Early in his presidency, President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, commemorating June 19, 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas were informed of their emancipation. Juneteenth became the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was adopted in 1983.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), announced the 2024 recipients of the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) and the President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) today, June 18.

In a ceremony at the Pentagon today, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and Performance Improvement Officer and Director of Administration & Management, Ms. Jennifer C. Walsh, honored Department of Defense 2023 Presidential Rank Awards recipients.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is soliciting grant applications for nearly $200 million as part of a program established by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in November 2021. The Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) grant program aims to mitigate safety risks and methane emissions from high-risk, leak-prone legacy natural gas distribution pipes.