WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against Paul Bakhoum, who was the Vice President for Operations for Ecosolargy Inc., a California Corporation that imported Chinese-manufactured solar panels into the United States. The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Bakhoum made false statements to customs officials and, as a result, avoided paying harmonized tariff schedule (HTS), antidumping and countervailing d  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on Oct. 11, 2024, honoring Indigenous Peoples' Day: * * * On Indigenous Peoples' Day, we honor Indigenous peoples' strength, courage, and resilience. We celebrate the vast contributions of Indigenous communities to the world. And we recommit to respecting Tribal sovereignty and self-determination and working to usher in a new era of our Nation-to-Nation relationships. The history of America's Indigenous peoples is marked  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Oct. 11, 2024, on the federal government's response to Hurricanes Milton and Helene: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Well, folks, Kamala and I have just received a briefing from senior leaders across our administration from Hurricane Helene and -- and Hurricane Milton. And to state the obvious, I'm sure you feel the same way, our heart goes out to all those folks who -- who've lost not only personal pr  more

CHANDLER, Arizona, Oct. 12 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Oct. 10, 2024, at a campaign event at Rawhide Event Center: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good evening, Arizona! (Applause.) All right. Can we say thank you to Gerardo? (Applause.) Arizona! (Applause.) (Laughs.) Oh, my goodness. All right. Okay. All right. (Applause.) (Laughs.) Thank you all. Oh, my goodness. (Applause.) Okay. All right. Okay. Okay. Come on. Come on. We got some work to do. We got some w  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks via teleconference on Oct. 11, 2024, during a call with Jewish voters marking High Holidays: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Douglas. Thank you, my darling husband. And I want to thank you in front of all of the friends for all of the leadership that you have shown and the inspiration that you have given so many and, in particular, our young people. Many of you may know, Doug has been visiting everything fr  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 12 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Oct. 10, 2024, in a Univision town hall with Mexican journalist Enrique Acevedo: * * * MR. ACEVEDO: Madam Vice President, bienvenida. Welcome. (Applause.) THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. MR. ACEVEDO: Thank you again for doing this. THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. MR. ACEVEDO: (Speaks Spanish.) (No translation provided. Madam Vice President, again, thank you, and welcome. THE VICE PRESIDENT  more