WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for the Maryland Offshore Wind project. This is the final approval needed for the project from BOEM following the Department of the Interior's September 2024 Record of Decision (https://www.boem.gov/newsroom/press-releases/biden-harris-admi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The White House issued the following statement on Dec. 2, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden at a holiday reception for National Guard families: * * * As Prepared for Delivery It's great to be here today with a fellow community college professor and Delawarean. Lieutenant Garden, thank you for sharing your story, and for adding a new link to the chain of your family's military legacy. I am so grateful to you, John, and Jaiden for your family's service. General Nordhaus, you  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 3 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * Funding To Support New York's Counties and New York City with Emergency Planning Efforts and Operational Readiness * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced more than $7.4 million in federal funding was awarded to county emergency management agencies in New York State to support planning and operational readiness for disaster response. Through the annual federal Emergency Man  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2024, on granting full and unconditional pardon on his son, Hunter Biden: Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department's decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted. Without aggravating factors like use in a crime, multiple purchases, or buying a weapon as a straw purc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Dec. 2, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden at the unveiling of the White House holiday theme and decor: * * * THE FIRST LADY: Hello. How are you? (Applause.) (Laughs.) Hi. Well, gosh. In the swirl of the end of each year, we hope to begin to turn toward our hope for tomorrow. So, as we celebrate our finally -- final holiday season here in the White House, we are guided by the values that we hold sacred: faith, family, and serv  more