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. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Leader of Colombian Money Laundering Organization Sentenced to Five Years in Prison For Laundering Drug Proceeds * A Colombian national was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for conspiring to launder drug proceeds. He was also ordered to forfeit $1.2 million. According to court documents, Michael Nunez Daza, also known as "Luky," 49, led a transnational money laundering organization operatin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Mast, Meeks, Risch, and Shaheen Call on Trump Administration to Speak Out Against Sham Elections in Burma Representatives Brian Mast and Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senators James E. Risch and Jeanne Shaheen, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the fo  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 26 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * States look for clogs in the housing pipeline By Ben Horowitz, Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement; Ella Tracy, Intern, Community Development and Engagement For the third year in a row, we've taken an inventory of new changes states have made to their regulatory frameworks for housing. The results indicate that in 2025, places with a history of making it eas  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Final Freedom-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, USS Cleveland (LCS 31) MARINETTE, Wis. - The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Cleveland (LCS 31) from Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) in Marinette, Wisconsin, November 26. Cleveland is the 16th and final ship of its class, marking the completion of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) construction phases - a sustained  more