WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Click here to view the second installment of the Investing in America short-form video series. For Mandarin subtitles, see caption options. Today, as part of Infrastructure Week and during Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the U.S. Department of Transportation released the second installment of its "Investing in America" video series, focused on the Chinatown Stit  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: A plea agreement was unsealed today in which an Ohio man pleaded guilty to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys. Ronald P. Bedra, of Etna, pleaded guilty to conspiring to create and distribute so-called "animal crush" videos. According to court documents, Bedra conspired with others to create and distribute the videos which depi  more

MEDINA, Washington, May 14 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on May 12, 2024, at a campaign reception: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Well, welcome to the Sea- -- Seattle Art Museum. (Laughter.) What a magnificent place you have, Kim -- really, really, really. And thanks for that introduction -- most of all for your friendship. The first couple of times they helped, it was their own fault. But they know better now, and they're still helping.  more

PALO ALTO, California, May 10 -- President Biden issued the following remarks at a campaign reception in a private residence: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Well, Melissa [Marissa] and Zach, thank you very much. I really mean it. And you have such a beautiful family. You really do. Girls, when you get to be teenagers, it gets hard to raise daddies. (Laughter.) We're easy until about age 13, when the boys start showing up. (Laughter.) So, you got to be very patient with daddies. And I told your brothe  more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 14 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on May 12, 2024, at a campaign reception: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Folks, thank you. (Applause.) I'll tell you something else -- (inaudible) get up here. I want to tell you something else. When we win, he ain't staying in Washington State. (Applause.) GOVERNOR INSLEE: Uh oh! (Laughter and applause.) THE PRESIDENT: Go talk to Trudi. (Laughs.) GOVERNOR INSLEE: Go get it. Have fun tonight. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Hello  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 13, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Kicks Off Infrastructure Week by Highlighting Historic Results Spurred by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Administration releases updated map showcasing 56,000 infrastructure projects and unveils new Investing in America state-by-state fact sheets When President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in November 2021, he committed to deliver  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 14 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today filed a counterclaim in Circuit Court in response to the Legislature's lawsuit regarding 2023 Wisconsin Act 20. The DPI believes the lawsuit has a severe impact on the implementation of Act 20, which reimagines the way Wisconsin students are taught to read. To date, the Joint Committee on Finance has not released ove  more