Maryann Pugh

Treasury Launches Trump Accounts App as Child Investment Program Expands WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Saturday launched the full version of its Trump Accounts mobile application, expanding a […]

Trump Suspends Fertilizer Duties to Cut Farm Input Costs WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump temporarily suspended countervailing duties on certain phosphate fertilizer imports, a move the Agriculture D […]

Education Department Ties Federal Student Aid to Graduate Earnings WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education has finalized a new accountability framework that could strip federal student loan eligibility f […]

DEA Moves to Temporarily Schedule Kratom-Related Opioids WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials backed the Drug Enforcement Administration’s move to begin temporarily placing certain kratom-related sub […]

HHS Sets Timetable to End COVID Emergency Authorizations WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is ending the emergency declarations that allowed the rapid authorization of C […]

CMS Proposes Medicare Payment Changes to Cut Drug, Imaging Costs WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed sweeping changes to Medicare outpatient payment policies for 2027, i […]

HHS Revives Presidential Fitness Test in Youth Health Push ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a nationwide effort to restore the Presidential Fitness Test a […]

Hopper Agrees to $35 Million FTC Settlement Over Hidden Fees WASHINGTON, D.C. — The companies behind the Hopper travel app will pay $35 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they misled c […]

VA Centralizes Payroll Operations, Projects $24 Million in Annual Savings WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs has consolidated payroll processing for its more than 430,000 employees and all VA medical c […]

FTC Finalizes $1.5 Million Order Over Self-Publishing Claims WASHINGTON, D.C. — Publishing.com LLC and its two principals will pay $1.5 million under a Federal Trade Commission order resolving allegations that t […]

FDA Expands Casgevy Approval to Children as Young as 2 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded approval of the gene therapy Casgevy to include children as young as 2 with s […]

FTC Extends Ad Collusion Orders to Final Big Six Agency WASHINGTON, D.C. — Havas Media Group USA agreed to a federal order resolving allegations that it colluded with other major advertising agencies to i […]

SBA, USDA Create Complaint System for Farmers Facing Federal Rules WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have established a formal process for farmers, r […]

Amazon to Pay Record FTC Penalty Over Identity Theft Records WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amazon.com Inc. will pay $2.25 million to settle allegations that it violated federal law by failing to provide identity theft v […]

CDC Reports Earliest, Most Active Start to West Nile Season Since 2004 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States is experiencing its earliest and most active start to West Nile virus season in more than two decades, with 48 h […]

SBA, NASA Partner to Channel Investment Into Space Suppliers WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration and NASA have entered into a partnership aimed at directing private investment toward small b […]

IRS Eases Gift Tax Reporting Rules for Contributions to Trump Accounts WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department have issued guidance exempting certain contributions to newly created Trump a […]

Trump Proclaims July 4 as Nation Marks 250 Years Since Independence WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump on Friday issued a proclamation designating July 4, 2026, as the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the D […]

$6.9M Restoration Returns U.S. Brig Niagara to Erie for July 4 ERIE, PA — Pennsylvania’s official flagship, the U.S. Brig Niagara, returned to its home port Friday after a $6.9 million restoration project, r […]

Pennsylvania Ties $80 Million in Unclaimed Property to America250 HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity is using the nation’s 250th Independence Day celebration to encourage residents to search for u […]