DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 7 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 21-state brief, urging a federal court to uphold Congress's law that protects American privacy rights by requiring TikTok to cut ties with the Chinese Communist Party or face a national ban. Earlier this year, Congress passed a bipartisan law banning TikTok unless ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese-owned parent company, sells its stake in th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: In response to Hurricane Debby, President Biden approved emergency declarations for Georgia and South Carolina yesterday, in addition to an emergency declaration for the state of Florida on Sunday. These declarations authorize FEMA to provide federal assistance to save lives, protect property and public health and safety. Although Hurricane Debby weakened to a tr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of South Carolina to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Debby beginning Aug. 4, 2024, and continuing. The President's action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the e  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Department of Defense Spokesman Lt. Col. Devin T. Robinson provided the following readout: On July 29-30, 2024, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Western Hemisphere Affairs Ms. Jana Nelson co-chaired the 19th U.S.-Colombia Defense Bilateral Working Group (DBWG) with Colombian Vice Minister of Defense for Strategy and Planning Luis Edmundo Suarez Soto. The meeting took place at the Pentagon in D.C. U  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Aug. 6, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Q: Good afternoon. Q: Hi, Karine. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi. Q: Hi. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, Weijia. All right. I just have one thing at the top, and then we'll get started. So, today, we are praying for the people of Florida and others along the southeast coast who are being impacted by Tropica  more