Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Today, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, announced an $8,466,970 Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) grant to assist victims of the June 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. OVC will award the grant tomorrow to […]
Monday, March 13, 2017 Attorney General Jeff Sessions today issued the following statement regarding Sunday’s fatal shooting in New Mexico: “We are all saddened to learn of the death on Sunday of Navajo Nation Officer Houston Largo, who was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call. This dedicated young officer chose a […]
Remarks by President Trump in a Listening Session on Healthcare Roosevelt Room 11:27 A.M. EDT – March 13, 2017 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for being here today. It’s a great honor for you to share your personal stories of struggle under the enormous strain imposed on you by the very, very failed and failing […]
JACKSON, Tenn. (Courthouse News) – 3/13/17 – Tennessee sued the federal government Monday, claiming it violated the 10th Amendment by threatening the Volunteer State with Medicaid cuts unless it agrees to help fund the resettlement of refugees in the U.S. The complaint – filed in Jackson, Tenn., federal court by the Tennessee General Assembly and two elected officials […]
USPS – Mar. 14, 2017, 8 a.m. ET Winter Storm Stella Governors of Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York have each declared a State of Emergency due to storms that have shut down highways and transportation routes throughout the states. Mailers will not have access to roads to deliver the mail in those states. There […]
3/10/17 – A United States Postal Service letter carrier was convicted at trial of access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. Benjamin G. Greenberg, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Rafiq Ahmad, Special Agent in Charge, United States Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General (DOL-OIG), Max Eamiguel, Special Agent in […]
Women in the Postal Service and Philately As part of the Celebrate the Century series, the U.S. Postal Service issued this stamp featuring Rosie the Riveter on February 18, 1999. From the depictions of prominent and remarkable women on American postage stamps to the role of women within the US postal system, the Smithsonian National […]
APWU News – 03/09/2017 – The Postal Service is distributing the final payment of the 1.6.b Global Settlement to over 13,000 active employees and retirees this week. The payment is part of the remedy agreed upon in the Global Settlement reached between the APWU and the USPS on December 5, 2014. The terms of the settlement include a monetary […]
WASHINGTON (Courthouse News) – 3/10/17 – With less than two weeks to go before he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a hearing on his nomination to the Supreme Court, the American Bar Association on Thursday gave 10th Circuit Judge Neil Gorsuch its highest possible rating. The “well qualified” rating was the result of […]
(Courthouse News) – 3/10/17 – With no warning or fanfare, the Trump administration on Friday fired 46 federal prosecutors who had served in the Justice Department under President Barack Obama. “As was the case in prior transitions, many of the United States Attorneys nominated by the previous administration already have left the Department of Justice,” […]