News from January 2021
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued the following statements on several of President Biden’s initial executive orders.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
News Release: Tomorrow, the Nation and the world will witness an orderly and peaceful transfer of power in the United States, as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court swears in President-Elect Biden. Throughout our Nation’s proud history, this ceremony has served as a beacon of democracy and a testament to the enduring strength of our Constitution.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
News Release: Recent legislation redesignated Weir Farm from a National Historic Site to a National Historical Park. The bill was sponsored by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Representative Jim Himes and signed into law by President Donald J. Trump.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Darian Leizear, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was indicted today on a firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Biden signed an Executive Order rejoining the United States to the Paris Climate Agreement...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
News Release: Washington D,C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement on President Joseph Biden’s Inauguration Day.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Jimmy Wayne Hammonds, also known as “the Monkey Whisperer" (57, Parrish), with conspiracy, trafficking, and submitting a false record in violation of the Lacey Act, a federal law involving the...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on President Biden’s immigration and border security executive actions...
By State Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs manages the Global Security Contingency Fund (GSCF). A joint program with the U.S. Department of Defense, GSCF is an effective and flexible tool to address urgent security challenges and seize emerging opportunities that further U.S.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - Today, the National Park Service (NPS) announced the start of public comments on a study to evaluate the potential for the President James K. Polk Home in Tennessee to be included in the national park system.
By State Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
Release: The protection and promotion of human rights is a core foreign policy priority for the United States. As such, U.S. embassies around the world engage regularly with stakeholders from civil society, the private sector, and the public sector to share information, strengthen collaboration, and support overall...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON- A Connecticut man was charged yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with assaulting an officer during the breach of the U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021. He will be presented in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York today, before appearing in Washington D.C.
By State Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
News Release: Ambassador Michael Kozak is a charter member of the career Senior Executive Service of the United States Government. As such, he has served in a number of senior positions in the U.S. Executive Branch...
By State Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
Release: Overview. The Arms Export Control Act (AECA) requires the U.S. government (USG) to conduct End-Use Monitoring (EUM) to ensure that foreign end-users are complying with the requirements agreed with by foreign partners via government-to-government transfers or imposed by the U.S. government for direct...
By State Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
Release: More information about Turkmenistan is available on the Turkmenistan Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
News Release: Washington D,C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement on President Joseph Biden’s Inauguration Day.
By State Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
Release: What are Open Skies Agreements?. Open Skies agreements are a form of air transport agreement that the U.S. government negotiates with foreign government partners to provide rights for airlines to offer international passenger and cargo services. They are pro-consumer, pro-competition, and pro-growth.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DUVELL LONDON, JR., a/k/a “Dookie," a/k/a “Dukie," a/k/a “Duke," a/k/a “D," age 40, of St. Rose, La., KARRON JOHNSON, age 27, of Laplace, La., JEREMY LEVANDA, a/k/a “J," “Jae," and “Fresh," age 39, of Destrehan, La., and COREY MORTON, a/k/a “Big C," age 41 of Destrehan, La....
By DOE Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) issued the following statement in response to President-elect Biden’s expected executive order to have the United States rejoin the Paris climate agreement.
By State Newswire | Jan 20, 2021
News Release: Melissa J. Kehoe's term ended on April 30, 2021.
