BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Sept. 16, 2024: Gov. Doug Burgum today released the following statement regarding his visit to Israel this week. "At a time when Iran is at war with Israel on seven fronts, in the wake of Hamas brutally executing six hostages, including one American citizen, and as Israelis continue to battle the daily attacks from Hezbollah on their northern border, now is the time to stand with Israel - in  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 17 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers spearheaded a 24-State coalition in filing a comment that asks the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. The regulation attempts to impose an electric truck mandate on fleet owners, operators, and manufacturers--including trucking companies that drive one truck for as little as o  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. That regulation illegally attempts to impose an electric-truck mandate on fleet owners, operators, and manufacturers -- including trucking companies that drive one truck for as little as one day p  more

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa issued the following news: Two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses completed a double-transatlantic training mission Wednesday, Sept. 11, demonstrating the service's ability to integrate with Allied nation forces while providing global strike capabilities anytime, anywhere. During the mission, the B-52s participated in a NATO-led integration exercise in Poland. This training exercise included aircraft and  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a comment letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California's Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation. The regulation, which stems from a 2020 executive order signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom, attempts to force an electric-truck mandate on fleet owners, operato  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Sept. 13, 2024, at 2:53 p.m.: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Happy Friday. Q: Yes. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: (Laughs.) We all feel the same way. Although, tomorrow is another workday. Q: Yes. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay. So, I have a couple things at the top. So, yesterday, a North Dakota judge struck down   more