FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 13 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 55th Sustainment Brigade attends Mojave Falcon at Fort Hunter Liggett California * FORT HUNTER LIGGET, Calif. - Mojave Falcon is one of the premier exercises when discussing tough, realistic training in austere conditions. The 55th Sustainment Brigade has just concluded the evaluation portion of their annual training, having experienced exactly that. Interview with Maj. Gavin Keisling, o  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * APHIS Establishes a New Sweet Orange Scab Quarantined Area in California * Subject: To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), is establishing a new quarantined are  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued the following news release: * * * ATF National Response Team deploys to Los Angeles Investigators seek public's help in arson cases LOS ANGELES - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has deployed its National Response Team (NRT) to Los Angeles to investigate a series of fires set during recent civil unrest. ATF is working closely with the Los Angeles Poli  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 14 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis on June 13, 2025, entitled "Cutting Hours Instead of Cutting Jobs: Shared Work Within the Unemployment Insurance System": Here are excerpts: * * * Cutting Hours Instead of Cutting Jobs: Shared Work Within the Unemployment Insurance System An event featuring new data and perspectives * How can unemployment insurance (UI) support alternatives to layoffs when business is slow? A little-kno  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Marines to Guard Federal Property, Personnel in L.A. as Guard Troops Transition to Protecting Law Enforcement * Roughly 200 Marines will begin protecting federal property and personnel in Los Angeles today after relieving the California National Guard, which was mobilized amidst a breakout of civil unrest in the city, June 7, 2025, a senior military official said today. Once the soldiers of the 79th Infa  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on June 12, 2025: * * * EMPOWERING COMMONSENSE WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. The devastation of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires shocked the American people and highlighted the catastrophic consequences when State and local governments are unable to quickly re  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following article: * * * School Food Authorities Work With State and Federal Agencies To Implement the National School Lunch Program By Saied Toossi and Jessica E. Todd Highlights * Providing meals to children through the National School Lunch Program is a partnership between the Federal government, which sets rules and provides funding and other support; State agencies, which monitor program im  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * This Week in DOD: Quelling Violence, Army's Birthday, DOD's Budget * President Donald J. Trump put California Army National Guard soldiers under Title 10 orders and U.S. Northern Command control to support the protection of federal personnel and property in Los Angeles, June 7, 2025. Two days later, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth mobilized 700 Marines and put an additional 2,000 California National Guard  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on June 12, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Empowers Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response STRENGTHENING WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order returning common sense to wildfire prevention and response. * The Order directs the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to consolidate their wildland fire programs. * The Order supports local wi  more