WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48523) on May 2, 2025, entitled "Organizing Executive Branch Agencies: Structure and Delegations of Authority" by legislative attorneys Daniel T. Shedd and Jared P. Cole: * * * SUMMARY In early 2025, the Trump Administration issued executive orders that indicated that the White House may consider reorganizing certain executive branch agencies. In the ensuing months, the Trump Administration has embarked   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Congratulates Reisenweber for USDA Rural Development Appointment CHARLESTON, W.Va. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) congratulated John Reisenweber on being appointed to serve as a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for West Virginia. "I am thrilled to see John--a dedicated West Virginian and someone I have had the privilege of work  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- President Trump sent 17 nominations to the Senate on April 29, 2025: David Beck, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration. Mark Brnovich, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia. Frances Brooke, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Thomas Gaiser, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Attorney General. John Giordano, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia. Jon  more