WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- As wildfire response efforts continue, Californians should listen to instructions from state and local officials and take steps to stay safe like immediately evacuating if told to do so, paying attention to local alerts and using a face covering when outdoors. Los Angeles County Residents with Wildfire Damage Are Encouraged to Apply for FEMA Assi  more

MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. , Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Hundreds of National Guard members are now involved in multiple air and ground firefighting efforts as wildfires rage across the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California. More than 1,850 Guard members from California, Nevada and Wyoming are activated. Mutliple C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems are in the air. The MAFFS-equipped aircraft, which drop fire   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration today announced $9.6 million in grants to 26 American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native communities to improve their public transit systems in 14 states. The competitive grants through FTA's Tribal Transit Program enable Tribes to buy transit vehicles, upgrade bus facilities, and expand or improve transit service. The Bipartisan Inf  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: The National Credit Union Administration named Julie Cayse as the new regional director, Western Region, effective January 12. In her new role, Ms. Cayse will oversee the examination and supervision of all federally insured credit unions in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Today, President Biden announced 336 teachers and mentors from around the nation as recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) and the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). These awards honor the vital role that America's teachers and mentors play in sha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on the December jobs report and the state of the economy: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hey, everybody. Thanks for your patience. Been a long day. I'd like to talk about the transformational progress our economy has made over the last four years. This morning's job report shows the economy added more than 250,000 jobs in December, that the unemployment rate has dropped below 4.1 -- as low as 4.1 percent, and, all told in four years,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration today announced $9.6 million in grants to 26 American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native communities to improve their public transit systems in 14 states. The competitive grants through FTA's Tribal Transit Program enable Tribes to buy transit vehicles, upgrade bus facilities, and expand or improve tran  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: U.S. Northern Command has activated eight C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) and associated personnel to relocate from their home stations to the Channel Islands in Southern California to support firefighting efforts in the Los Angeles area. Some of the aircraft will be operational beginning Jan. 10, with all ready by or before Jan. 12.  The MAFFS-equipped air  more