WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) have sent a letter to President Biden urging him to " immediately direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to deploy FEMA temporary housing resources -including travel trailers and manufactured homes in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA) in Western North Carolina." As temperatures drop  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Nov. 22, 2024: As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $70.8 million to support federal partnerships with state and local governments to support small- and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) across the automotive, battery recycling, and smart manufacturing sectors. The projects, selected by the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC), w  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: YOKOSUKA, Japan The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan as the United States' only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, Nov. 22. This marks the second time George Washington has served as the forward-deployed naval forces-Japan (FDNF-J) aircraft carrier. In 2008, it became the first nucl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: Ensuring the Defense Logistics Agency and tenant organization employees, active-duty service members, retirees and their dependents are issued a government Common Access Card is just one job function for McNamara Headquarters Complex Pass and Identification Card Office employees. The team of eight employees and their supervisor also manages building access control and processes visitor r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * 7 organizations join, 8 others re-commit to career services program that improves outcomes * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Veterans' Employment and Training Service has expanded the Transition Assistance Program, extending the opportunity for veterans, transitioning service members and their spouses to use resource  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on Nov. 21, 2024, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Overseas Security Advisory Council Annual Briefing: * * * SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Steve stole my best lines. (Laughter.) It's going to be all downhill from here. But in all seriousness, it's particularly good to be here as someone who has been a longtime resident of this area, Washington, D.C., northern Virginia  more