DES MOINES, Iowa, March 6 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Leads 16 States in Urging Congress to Support Year-Round E15 and Unleash American Energy Greatness DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today urged Congress to pass a bipartisan bill that will unleash homegrown American energy by securing nationwide access to year-round E15 gasoline. Day one in office, President Trump signed an executive order expanding acc  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM approves continued mining at Ruby Hill Mine BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management today approved expanding gold mining operations for up to an additional eight years at the open-pit Ruby Hill Mine in Eureka County. With this approval, Ruby Hill Mining Company, LLC, is authorized to build additional facilities on private lands and expand operations  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM approves Nevada North Lithium Exploration Project ELKO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management today approved the Nevada North Lithium Exploration Project near Montello in Elko County. With this approval, Surge Battery Metals USA, Inc., is authorized to conduct lithium mineral exploration activities through phased exploration over the course of three years. The pla  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM seeks input on proposed grazing authorizations south of Phoenix PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on an environmental assessment in support of the proposed renewals of grazing authorizations for two allotments on public lands south of Phoenix. The land includes parts of the Sonoran Desert National Monument. The environmental assess  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 6, 2025 ARMY Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi (W900KK-25-D-0021); Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0022); Cubic Defense Applications Inc., San Diego, California (W900KK-25-D-0023); Ravenswood Solutions Inc.,* Fremont, California (W900KK-25-D-0024); Cole Engineering Services Inc., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0025); Skiftech LLC,* Orlando, Florida (W900KK-  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, March 7 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Governor Dunleavy Signs Alaska Railroad Bonding Legislation New Seward Passenger Dock will be operational next year Governor Mike Dunleavy signed legislation today (HB 65) granting the Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) the ability to issue up to $135 million in revenue bonds to fund the construction of a new passenger dock and terminal facility in Seward. ARRC revenue bonds h  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The White House has released the following text of President Trump's remarks delivered during his joint address to Congress on March 4, 2025: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you very much. It's a great honor. Thank you very much. Speaker Johnson, Vice President Vance, the first lady of the United States -- (applause) -- members of the United States Congress, thank you very much. And to my fellow citizens, America is back. (Appla  more