Palm Beach, Florida - First Lady Melania Trump visited West Gate Elementary School in Palm Beach County today.  In line with the First Lady’s Be Best initiative, West Gate Elementary School has a special program designed to eliminate bullying in the classroom.

Washington, DC - Remarks by President Trump at Presentation of the Congressional Medal of Honor for Staff Sergeant Travis W. Atkins, U.S. Army:

Washington, DC - "We’re lifting up forgotten communities, creating exciting new opportunities, and helping every American find their path to the American Dream — the dream of a great job, a safe home, and a better life for their children." ~ President Donald J. Trump

Washington, DC - I discovered my affinity for attractive instruments while working a job previous to my coming to NIST. My boss then had a love affair with the common hose clamp—the one with the worm gear. Whenever we had to fasten a component to an apparatus he said, “why don’t you use a hose clamp?” With every hose clamp that we added to the experiment, my hatred for them grew larger, and I started to develop the philosophy of the “beautiful instrument.” While back then, any hose-clamp-free instrument qualified as one, I have refined my threshold since. The biggest kudos I could give the students working for my boss and me was the statement, “This is what I call a beautiful instrument.” In my ideal world, all researchers would aim to build an instrument (or experiment or apparatus) with aesthetic appeal.

Camp Pendleton, California - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller visited Sailors and Marines participating in exercise Pacific Blitz (PACBLITZ) 2019 throughout the southern California operating area.

Arlington, Virginia - The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) is pleased to announce the publication of groundbreaking research that yields greater insights into congressional reform amendments to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act in 2009. The Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act required states to offer the military, their eligible family members, and overseas citizens the opportunity to receive ballot materials electronically and for election officials to transmit balloting materials no later than 45 days prior to each federal election.