Innovators will provide solutions to modernize Federal permitting. The Council on Environmental Quality, in collaboration with NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation, today opened its Permitting Innovators Call for Solutions—inviting technology companies, startups, researchers, and non-profits to help modernize federal permitting for the 21st century. The Call for Solutions is now open through June
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: David Brat, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Commonwealth of Australia. Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Sean Kaufman, of Georgia, to be Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of
Our Nation’s strength depends on the talent and determination of our skilled workers who build, create, and innovate each and every day. This National Apprenticeship Week, my Administration recommits to advancing apprenticeship opportunities that empower young Americans in skilled trades, unleash the full might and potential of America’s workforce, and contribute to our enduring prosperity.
On Monday, April 27, 2026, the President signed into law: H.J.Res. 140, which disapproves a 2023 Bureau of Land Management Public Land Order, which withdrew approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from mineral and geothermal leasing for 20 years. Original Story Link
Today, our Nation marks the birthday of President Ulysses S. Grant—the fearless general who carried the Union to victory in the Civil War. As our 18th President, he lifted a wounded Republic out of the shadow of conflict and called its people to unity once more. Born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio,
Office of the First Lady President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will welcome His Majesty King Charles the III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Her Majesty Queen Camilla to Washington, DC for a State Visit on Monday, April 27, through Thursday, April 30, 2026. This occasion
Arbor Day is a celebration dedicated to the planting of trees. It was first observed on April 10, 1872, when Nebraskan settlers planted an estimated one million trees to populate the barren plains and provide shade, fuel, and building materials for the pioneers. The founder of Arbor Day, J. Sterling Morton, proclaimed, “Other holidays repose