WASHINGTON, April 9 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on April 8, 2026: * * * SEQUESTRATION ORDER FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 PURSUANT TO SECTION 251A OF THE BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT, AS AMENDED By the authority vested in me as President by the laws of the United States of America, and in accordance with section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (the "Act"), as amended, 2 U.S.C. 901a, I hereby order that, on October 1, 2026, direc  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer issued the following commentary on April 8, 2026, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Op-Ed by Ambassador Jamieson Greer: Another Fish Story From the WTO After returning from the World Trade Organization's 14th Ministerial Conference, Ambassador Jamieson Greer published an op-ed (https://www.wsj.com/opinion/another-fish-story-from-the-wto-97f53246?st=CuvmrW&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink) in the Wall Street Journal outlining the  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The White House issued the following news on April 8, 2026: * * * Peace Through Strength: Operation Epic Fury Crushes Iranian Threat as Ceasefire Takes Hold President Donald J. Trump laid out clear objectives in Operation Epic Fury -- and in just 38 days, the greatest fighting force the world has ever known has met those objectives with overwhelming strength and lethal precision. Iran has now agreed to a ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz as the Trump Administ  more