News from February 2023
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 21, 2023
FY 2023 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Implementation Projects grant opened on Feb. 21.
By State Newswire Report | Feb 21, 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met last week to discuss the urgent need for humanitarian access in Syria in response to the Feb. 6 earthquakes.
By State Newswire | Feb 20, 2023
Release: Today the United States is announcing an additional $100 million in assistance in response to the devastating earthquake in Türkiye and Syria. President Biden intends to authorize $50 million in Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Funds (ERMA). In addition to the ERMA funds, the United States...
By Press release submission | Feb 20, 2023
The Justice Department joins survivors, victim services providers, justice professionals and others in recognizing the month of January as National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM).
By State Newswire | Feb 20, 2023
Release: QUESTION: And joining me now from Munich is the Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Mr. Secretary, welcome back to Meet the Press.
By State Newswire | Feb 20, 2023
News Release: Today the United States is announcing an additional $100 million in assistance in response to the devastating earthquake in Türkiye and Syria. President Biden intends to authorize $50 million in Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Funds (ERMA). In addition to the ERMA funds, the United States ...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2023
News Release: Battery Alexander, fully armed by 1906, mounted eight 12-inch mortars designed to fire shells in a high arc-and then down onto the decks of enemy battleships. Low-trajectory gunfire from nearby batteries, aimed close to the enemy’s waterline, would have joined Battery Alexander’s mortar fire.
By State Newswire | Feb 20, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hello, everyone. Hope I’m not too hard to hear - lost my voice a little bit. But first and foremost, we are here to stand with the people of Türkiye and Syria in the wake of this devastating earthquake. I just had a chance to fly over (inaudible) to see some of the devastation, and...
By State Newswire | Feb 20, 2023
News Release: The February 6 earthquakes that struck southeastern Türkiye and northern Syria have devastated millions of people. Within hours of the first quake, the United States, at the direction of President Biden, quickly mobilized federal agencies and partners to urgently provide life-saving assistance in close coordination with our NATO Ally Türkiye and partner organizations in Syria.
By Press release submission | Feb 20, 2023
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER LISCIO, 40, of Wallingford, pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to child sexual exploitation and drug trafficking offenses.
By State Newswire | Feb 20, 2023
News Release: Türkiye and the United States are North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Allies and longstanding partners. We have a proud history of working together in times of crisis and on regional security and prosperity. The United States will remain committed to providing necessary assistance to those affected ...
By State Newswire | Feb 20, 2023
Release: The February 6 earthquakes that struck southeastern Türkiye and northern Syria have devastated millions of people. Within hours of the first quake, the United States, at the direction of President Biden, quickly mobilized federal agencies and partners to urgently provide life-saving assistance in close coordination with our NATO Ally Türkiye and partner organizations in Syria.
By State Newswire | Feb 20, 2023
Release: The February 6 earthquakes that struck southeastern Türkiye and northern Syria have devastated millions of people. Within hours of the first quake, the United States, at the direction of President Biden, quickly mobilized federal agencies and partners to urgently provide life-saving assistance in close coordination with our NATO Ally Türkiye and partner organizations in Syria.
By State Newswire | Feb 20, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hello, everyone. Hope I’m not too hard to hear - lost my voice a little bit. But first and foremost, we are here to stand with the people of Türkiye and Syria in the wake of this devastating earthquake. I just had a chance to fly over (inaudible) to see some of the devastation, and ...
By State Newswire | Feb 20, 2023
Release: QUESTION: We go now to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is in Germany attending the Munich Security Conference. Mr. Secretary, I know you just met with your Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, who has publicly said the U.S. response to the spy balloon was absurd, hysterical, and an effort to divert attention away from domestic problems. Was he that dismissive to you in private?
By State Newswire Report | Feb 20, 2023
Professor Linda Jeng of the Georgetown Institute of International Economic Law recently testified that as federal lawmakers and regulators debate how to proceed with crypto regulation in the wake of the collapse of FTX, they should keep in mind that crypto is being used around the world as a bridge to enable more people to access financial opportunities and as a tool to bring aid to communities in need.
By State Newswire | Feb 20, 2023
Release: The February 6 earthquakes that struck southeastern Türkiye and northern Syria have devastated millions of people. Within hours of the first quake, the United States, at the direction of President Biden, quickly mobilized federal agencies and partners to urgently provide life-saving assistance in close coordination with our NATO Ally Türkiye and partner organizations in Syria.
By State Newswire | Feb 20, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, listen, I really wanted to just come by to say thank you, thank you, thank you for your extraordinary efforts and everything you do to answer the call, almost on a moment’s notice. I think I recognize some of you, because there’s an amazing photograph of, I think, many of you ...
By State Newswire | Feb 20, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, listen, I really wanted to just come by to say thank you, thank you, thank you for your extraordinary efforts and everything you do to answer the call, almost on a moment’s notice. I think I recognize some of you, because there’s an amazing photograph of, I think, many of you...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 20, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy is investing more than $7 million on plans to create zero-emission-vehicle corridors and increase the country's electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
