News from December 2021
By State Newswire | Dec 31, 2021
Release: The following joint statement was issued by the United States of America, Australia, Canada, the European Union, and the United Kingdom.
By State Newswire | Dec 31, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Dec 31, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 31, 2021
News Release: NOGALES, AZ - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, toured the Nogales Mariposa Commercial Land Point of Entry (POE) and joined Nogales Sector Border Patrol on a tour the border. Portman received operational briefs...
By State Newswire | Dec 31, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 31, 2021
News Release: A federal court in the Southern District of Florida has permanently enjoined two Miami-area tax return preparers from preparing federal income tax returns for others.
By State Newswire | Dec 31, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Secretary Blinken reiterated the United States’ unwavering support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity in the face of Russia’s military buildup on Ukraine’s borders. The two discussed efforts to peacefully resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine and upcoming diplomatic engagements with Russia.
By State Newswire | Dec 31, 2021
News Release: The Hong Kong government’s December 29 raid and arrest of seven senior staff at Stand News have forced yet another of the few remaining bastions of free and independent media in Hong Kong to cease operations. Journalism is not sedition. We call on PRC and Hong Kong authorities to cease targeting Hong Kong’s free and independent media and to immediately release those journalists and media executives who have been unjustly detained and charged.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 31, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement after Airlines for America filed an emergency petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to stay the deployment of 5G technologies, which is scheduled for January 5, 2022, around certain designated airports.
By State Newswire | Dec 31, 2021
News Release: Two highly qualified and respected leaders will advance the State Department’s vital work to support Afghan women, girls, and human rights: Special Envoy Rina Amiri and Senior Advisor Stephenie Foster. They bring decades of public policy, diplomatic, and advocacy experience to the Department.
By State Newswire | Dec 31, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, and UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss. They discussed the importance of continued coordination to deter ...
By Press release submission | Dec 31, 2021
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new population estimates and projections and other demographic data up to the year 2100 for 30 countries and areas in the International Database (IDB).
By Press release submission | Dec 31, 2021
SBPS complements existing Census Bureau data by providing detailed, near real-time information on challenges faced by small businesses.
By Press release submission | Dec 31, 2021
HPS results are available through the Household Pulse Survey Interactive Tool, detailed tables, and a public-use data file on our website.
By Press release submission | Dec 31, 2021
The slow rate of growth can be attributed to decreased net international migration, decreased fertility, and increased mortality due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 30, 2021
News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12), House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (IN-03), and Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) led 136 Representatives and 47 Senators ...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 30, 2021
News Release: As the nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau today projected the U.S. population will be 332,403,650 on Jan. 1, 2022. This represents an increase of 706,899, or 0.21%, since New Year’s Day 2021, and 954,369, or 0.29%, since Census Day (April 1) 2020.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 30, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 7 of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), which measures the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as other major events such as hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses. SBPS complements existing Census Bureau data by providing detailed, near real-time information on challenges faced by small businesses.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2021
News Release: ANCHORAGE - An Anchorage man was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Kindred to 285 months in federal prison followed by 20 years of supervised release for sex trafficking and drug offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2021
News Release: U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Anthony Sharp, 31, of Euclid, Ohio, was sentenced on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, by Judge Donald C. Nugent to 10 years in prison after Sharp admitted to stealing packages from the U.S. Mail that he suspected contained drugs.
