WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP announces 26 additional partnerships for new and expanded services * WASHINGTON U.S. Customs and Border Protection made 26 tentative selections in late October that will promote cross-border trade and essential travel to the United States under the Reimbursable Services Program, which allows private sector and state and local governments to reimburse the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book on Nov. 26, 2025: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity has remained unchanged since our previous report, with contacts continuing to report a slowdown in demand. Employment levels have remained unchanged. Prices have increased moderately, with contacts expecting price growth to increase over the next six months. Contacts reported that the federal government shutdown disrupted operation  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Invites FBI Director Patel to Kansas City to Discuss Crime-Fighting Efforts, Urges FBI to Continue Focus on Kansas City * Invite Follows Director Patel's Recent Visit to St. Louis, FBI's Historic Personnel Investment in both St. Louis and Kansas City KANSAS CITY, MO U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) wrote to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel inviting him to   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Four Arkansas Counties as Natural Disaster Areas with Four Contiguous Counties in Tennessee * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be use  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Nine Tennessee Counties as Natural Disaster Areas * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner Applauds DOL Decision to Drop Fiduciary Case Following Her Years of Advocacy * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Wagner (R-MO), Chair of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, released the following statement after the Department of Labor moved to dismiss its appeal in the Fifth Circuit Court that was defending the Biden Labor Department's 2023 Fiduciary Rule: "This is great   more