Washington, DC - Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of California and ordered Federal aid to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires beginning on August 14, 2020, and continuing.

Washington, DC - Yesterday, First Lady Melania Trump spoke with Ambassador Dame Karen Pierce of the United Kingdom.  Mrs. Trump congratulated Ambassador Pierce on becoming the first female ambassador to the United States from the United Kingdom. 

Washington, DC - Saturday, President Donald J. Trump declared that an emergency exists in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and ordered Federal assistance to supplement Commonwealth and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Laura beginning on August 21, 2020, and continuing.

Houston, Texas - Authorities have taken nine people into custody on charges involving the distribution of meth, cocaine and/or oxycodone and hydrocodone, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick for the Southern District of Texas.

Indianapolis, Indiana - An Indiana man who distributed unregistered pesticides to the tenants and managers of an apartment building he owned has pleaded guilty to three counts of violating the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

Palo Alto, California - Changes:  Readying the Antitrust Division for Technological Evolution in the Financial Sector and Beyond