WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following statement by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the shooting at President Trump's rally: * * * "I have been briefed on the shooting at former President Trump's rally, and have briefed the President. The FBI, ATF, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and the Department's National Security Division are currently working with the Secret Service as well as state and local law enforcement part  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Laurel Technologies Partnership, doing business as DRS Laurel Technologies, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is awarded a maximum $417,221,175 fixed-price-incentive-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for development, integration, and production of hardware solutions. This contract combines purchases for the Navy (85.6%); t  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 13 -- The White House issued the following remarks by First Lady Jill Biden at an Italian Sons and Daughters of America dinner: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Thank you, Basil. I'm grateful for your leadership of this organization. And it was wonderful to see you and so many friends at the White House reception last year. The same feeling is here in this room tonight--the warmth that makes our community so special. And to Joe and Sharon, thank you for all of y  more

PORTLAND, Maine, July 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine issued the following news release: A North Berwick man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland today to filing fraudulent applications for loans from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). According to court records, between April 2020 and September 2021, Frederick Avery, 49, submitted two applications for PPP loans that claimed he was the 100% owner of Superior Cruise and Travel LLC. Avery sold the  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The successful completion of field operations supported by NETL in southwest Utah represents a significant step forward to advance geothermal energy as a resource that will produce renewable clean electricity for the nation's power grid. Researchers at the Utah Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy, also known as the Utah FORGE, used hy  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Abdur Rahim Islam, 67, the former chief executive officer of Universal Community Homes ("UCH") and Universal Education Companies ("UEC") was sentenced today to 84 months' imprisonment, followed by three years' supervised release, for his convictions on 18 fraud, corruption, a  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: There is no place in America for the type of violence demonstrated in Pennsylvania over the weekend in which a gunman tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump, said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh today. Singh said the tragedy that killed a Pennsylvania man and wounded others "is not the way we resolve our differences in America." She said the U.S. military has made no changes to force p  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: There is no place in America for the type of violence demonstrated in Pennsylvania over the weekend in which a gunman tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump, said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh today. Singh said the tragedy that killed a Pennsylvania man and wounded others "is not the way we resolve our differences in America." She said the U.S. military has made no changes to force p  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- President Biden issued the following statement on the shooting at President Trump's rally in Pennsylvania: * * * I have been briefed on the shooting at Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania. I'm grateful to hear that he's safe and doing well. I'm praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information. Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety. There's no place for this kind of violence in Am  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on July 14, 2024, addressing the nation about politics: * * * THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans, I want to speak to you tonight about the need for us to lower the temperature in our politics and to remember, while we may disagree, we are not enemies. We're neighbors. We're friends, coworkers, citizens. And, most importantly, we are fellow Americans. And we must stand together. Yesterday's shooting at Donald Trump's rally in  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 13 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at a political event at the Philadelphia Convention Center: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Can we hear it for Judy Chu? (Laughs.) (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. Please have a seat. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. I wanted -- let me thank Representative Chu before she leaves the stage entirely. I want to thank you, Judy. She talked about when I was in her distri  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 13 -- Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Josh Shapiro issued the following remarks in a press gaggle at Reading Terminal Market: * * * Q: Mrs. Vice President, how do you think President Biden did at the press conference? THE VICE PRESIDENT: What? Sorry. Q: How do -- how do you think President Biden did at the press conference? Do you think he put voter concerns to an end? THE VICE PRESIDENT: I think that the president did an outstanding job. I mean, you l  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following statement on the shooting at President Trump's event in Pennsylvania: * * * I have been briefed on the shooting at former President Trump's event in Pennsylvania. Doug and I are relieved that he is not seriously injured. We are praying for him, his family, and all those who have been injured and impacted by this senseless shooting. We are grateful to the United States Secret Service, first responders, and local authori  more