MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 3 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news on May 2, 2025: * * * Wes Allen Declares Victory in Battle with Liberals: Alabama's Children are Safer Secretary of State Wes Allen was notified last night that Alabama has won a historic legal victory in the case of Boe v. Marshall after the plaintiffs dropped their lawsuit challenging the Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act (VCAP). VCAP legislation was passed by the Alabama Legislature, which p  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued the following news release: * * * ATF Atlanta host press conference on combatting firearms trafficking to Mexico The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Atlanta Field Division hosted a joint press conference with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to showcase recent efforts to combat the trafficking of firearms to Mexico. "Firearms trafficking and t  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 3 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce issued the following news on May 2, 2025: * * * Commerce earns national honor for AIDT EV Technology Center MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Business Facilities magazine has named the Alabama Department of Commerce to its 2025 class of "Economic Development Organizations of the Year," highlighting the $30 million Electric Vehicle (EV) Technology Center currently under construction by AIDT, the state's workforce development agency. The EV  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 2, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Applied Solutions Logistics LLC,** Kansas City, Missouri, has been awarded a maximum $114,000,000 hybrid firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-reimbursement, no-fee indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for warehousing and operations support services. This was a competitive acquisition with four responses received. This is a five-year contr  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: * * * Department of the Interior Announces Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities New Opportunities at 16 National Wildlife Refuge System stations and One National Fish Hatchery In a major step to expand recreational access to America's public lands, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum today announced 42 new proposed hunting opportunities across more than 87,00  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings On April 29 and 30, the Commission met in executive session. On April 30, the Commission held an open meeting. * * * Election of Officer On April 30, the Commission elected Shana M. Broussard to serve as Chair of the Commission, effective July 1, 2025. * * * Advisory Opinions Opinions Issued Advisory Opinion 2025-05 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-op  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Department of the Interior Announces Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities In a major step to expand recreational access to America's public lands, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced 42 proposed hunting opportunities across more than 87,000 acres within the National Wildlife Refuge System and National Fish Hatchery System. This proposal would more than triple the number  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces New State Directors for the Farm Service Agency and Rural Development (Washington, D.C., May 2, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the latest slate of presidential appointments for key Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Rural Development (RD) State Director roles. "When America's farming communities prosper, the entire nation thrives. This  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview on May 1, 2025, with Sean Hannity of Fox News: * * * QUESTION: And welcome to Hannity. We start tonight with a Fox News alert. At this hour, President Trump delivering a spirited commencement address at the University of Alabama. We will check in with that live in just a few moments. But first, a major announcement from the White House. Mike Waltz has been nominated now to serve as the next U.S. amba  more