WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Chinese National Sentenced for Smuggling Turtles from the United States to Hong Kong Defendant Smuggled Thousands of Turtles Worth Millions of Dollars in Illegal Pet Trade Sai Keung Tin, also known as Ricky Tin, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his role in smuggling protected turtles from the United States to Hong Kong. Tin pleaded guilty in December to four counts   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. State Department posted the following statement on March 14, 2025: * * * G7 Foreign Ministers Declaration on Maritime Security and Prosperity The text of the following statement was released by the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union. 1. We, the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the Un  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Leaders of Los Zetas, a Violent Mexican Drug Cartel, Arraigned on Drug Trafficking, Firearm, and Money Laundering Charges Mexican nationals and former leaders of the Los Zetas cartel were arraigned today in Washington, D.C., on charges of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise that involved multiple murder conspiracies, conspiring to manufacture and distribute large quantiti  more

ALBANY, New York, March 15 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * DiNapoli: Federal Funding Uncertainty Jeopardizes Impact of Inflation Reduction Act for New Yorkers A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli details New York's financial impact from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including close to $2 billion in funds for environmental and energy purposes that could help lower costs to consumers during New  more

NEW YORK, March 15 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * MTA to Hold Public Open Houses on Interborough Express Project This Spring Construction & Development First Open House Will Take Place on March 27 in Ridgewood, Queens IBX Will Provide 900,000 Residents With 14 Miles of New Service The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced it will host a series of Open Houses on the Interborough Exp  more

ALBANY, New York, March 15 -- The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued the following news on March 14, 2025: * * * State Agriculture Department Announces Plans For Updated Milk Supply Surveillance Strategy to Continue to Monitor For Avian Influenza New York State Working in Close Collaboration with Federal Partners to Develop Surveillance Strategy for Milk Supply Used in Raw Milk Cheese Processing Following Research Conducted at Cornell University HPAI Has Not Been Fou  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- President Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte issued the following remarks on March 13, 2025, ahead of their bilateral meeting: * * * PRESIDENT TRUMP: Hello, everybody. It's great to be with a friend of mine, who was prime minister of the Netherlands, so I got to know him very well. We had a great relationship always. SECRETARY GENERAL RUTTE: Absolutely. PRESIDENT TRUMP: Mark Rutte. Now he's secretary general of NATO and doing a fantastic job. Everybody -- ev  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin, Jayapal, Scanlon Demand Answers Over Detention and Attempted Deportation of Mahmoud Khalil WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), R  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on March 14, 2025: * * * Reps. Pfluger, Evans, Magaziner Reintroduce Bipartisan Bills to Counter Transnational Repression on U.S. Soil WASHINGTON D.C. --Today, members of the House Committee on Homeland Security reintroduced commonsense legislation aimed at strengthening the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) response and coordination in countering the growin  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Top EPA Regional Official Visits Farms to Mark Connection Between EPA Priorities and Farming Orange County, N.Y. - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Michael Martucci traveled to Orange County, New York to tour local farms and honor National Agriculture Day and Week. During his visit, he discussed the important contributions of farmers, ran  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * Week Eight Wins: A Testament to American Greatness Under President Trump The past week was marked by another series of triumphs that underscore the commitment of President Donald J. Trump and his administration to making America stronger, safer, and more prosperous than ever before. Here is a non-comprehensive list of wins in week eight: * President Trump's economic agenda came into focus as Americans saw needed econo  more