WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following joint statement with 47 countries: * * * Joint Statement of Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, The Netherlands, New Zealand, North Mace  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The White House sent to the Senate on Feb. 27, 2024, the nominations of seven individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Georgia N. Alexakis, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, retiring. * Matthew L. Gannon, of Iowa, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa for the term of four years, vice Peter E. Deegan, Jr., resigned. * Krissa M. Lanham, of Arizona,  more