WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Aug. 12 by Assistant Attorney General Beth A. Williams: Thank you for that kind introduction, Will, and for the invitation to join you today. Though I wish I could join you in person, even at this distance, it is a great pleasure to be here with you all. For the past three years, I have been blessed to serve in what I believe to be one of the best jobs in the federal government, leading the Office of Legal Po  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Richard Morrison, research fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, has issued a public comment on the Employee Benefits Security Administration's proposed rule entitled "Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments". The comment was written on July 29, 2020, and posted on Aug. 5, 2020: * * * Competitive Enterprise Institute/1 The Department of Labor's move to safeguard the retirement future of beneficiaries of pension funds governed by the Employee Retirement  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on August 10: Six environmental and consumer groups warned the U.S. Department of Energy today that they will sue the agency if it does not meet its legal responsibility to review and update overdue energy-efficiency standards for an unprecedented 26 consumer and commercial products within 60 days. These products include some of the largest energy users, such as air conditioners, water heaters, refriger  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Aug. 10: Six environmental and consumer groups warned the U.S. Department of Energy today that they will sue the agency if it does not meet its legal responsibility to review and update overdue energy efficiency standards for an unprecedented 26 consumer and commercial products -- including some of the largest energy users, such as air conditioners, water heaters, refrigerators, and clothes dryers -- within 60 days. Updat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release: Six environmental and consumer groups warned the U.S. Department of Energy today that they will sue the agency if it does not meet its legal responsibility to review and update overdue energy efficiency standards for an unprecedented 26 consumer and commercial products--including some of the largest energy users, such as air conditioners, water heaters, refrigerators, and clothes dryers--within 60 da  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key positions in his Administration: Judge K. Michael Moore, of Florida, as Chairman of the United States Sentencing Commission. Judge Michael Moore serves as the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, a post which he has held since 2014. Judge Moore was appointed to the Southern   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Public Citizen issued the following news release on Aug. 10: Six environmental and consumer groups warned the U.S. Department of Energy today that they will sue the agency if it does not meet its legal responsibility to review and update overdue energy efficiency standards for an unprecedented 26 consumer and commercial products--including some of the largest energy users, such as air conditioners, water heaters, refrigerators, and clothes dryers--within 60 days. Updatin  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 10 -- RAND issued the following commentary by Colin P. Clarke, adjunct political scientist affiliate faculty at Pardee RAND Graduate School: * * * COVID-19 is the greatest threat to the United States to materialize in over a century. To put it into perspective, World War II, which many consider to have been an existential threat, claimed an average of 9,000 American lives per month. The novel coronavirus has, so far, claimed 30,000 American lives per month. And,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 11: Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) and House Natural Resources Committee Chair, Raul Grijalva, yesterday, led 31 of their House colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt raising serious concerns about the upcoming September 2020 oil and gas lease sale in southern Utah by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which threatens to put nearly 90,000 acres some of t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 10: Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Harley Rouda, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, and Committee Member Rep. Jackie Speier, sent a letter to the Inspectors General at the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army requesting an investigation into the U.S. Army Corps of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The White House Historical Association issued the following news release on Aug. 12: Today, the White House Historical Association released the August episode of The 1600 Sessions podcast, "Recipes from the President's Ranch." This episode features a conversation with Matthew Wendel, former chef for President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush, and a special look into his new cookbook, Recipes from the President's Ranch: Food People Like to Eat, published by the Whi  more