WASHINGTON, July 18 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on July 17, 2025: * * * CREATING SCHEDULE G IN THE EXCEPTED SERVICE By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 3301, 3302, and 7511 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. The Congress has recognized that effective Government administration requires excepting some positions from the competitive servi  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- President Trump issued the following statement on the anniversary of the tragedy in Butler, Pennsylvania: * * * One year ago today, at 6:11 pm--eight minutes after taking the stage on the grounds of Butler Farms to address thousands of Americans gathered at a campaign rally--rifle fire broke out, and an assassin's bullet came within a quarter inch of ending my life and silencing our movement to restore American greatness. Yet, by the hand of providence and the grace of A  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release: * * * United States Seeks Mexico's Review of Alleged Denial of Workers' Rights at Liber Gennesys Group The Office of the United States Trade Representative has invoked the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to review whether workers at Liber Gennesys Group, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Liber Gennesys) and its affiliated and/or successor companies,  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 17, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Creates New Classification of Federal Employee to Help Serve the American People CREATING NEW NON-CAREER, POLICY-ORIENTED EMPLOYEES IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order creating a new classification of non-career federal workers, "Schedule G" employees, to better serve Americans' needs by focusing on implementing Administrati  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 17, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Grants Regulatory Relief from Burdensome EPA Restrictions to Promote American Security PROVIDING REGULATORY RELIEF: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed four proclamations, each granting two years of regulatory relief from stringent Biden-era regulations that impacted various sectors vital to national security. * The proclamations cover coal plants, taconite iron ore pr  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The White House sent on July 17, 2025, the nominations of 12 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Jeffrey Anderson, of Georgia, to be Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, with the rank of Ambassador. Julie Callahan, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Douglas J.  more