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The BLM has concluded the 2026 Callaghan Complex wild horse gather

Home Info Press Releases Press Releases The BLM manages about 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Incident Update: Quail Springs Fire

Home Info Press Releases Press Releases The BLM manages about 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Secretary Rollins Expands Rural Small Business Opportunities with New Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program for Meat Processors with Addition of Georgia

(Washington, D.C., July 27, 2026) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins and the State of Georgia have finalized a Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) agreement, which provides an opportunity for participating state-inspected meat processors to ship their products across state lines. Under the agreement, Georgia may inspect meat products produced in participating establishments for shipment throughout the United States.

Small Business Forum’s Report to Congress Highlights Recommendations to Improve Capital-Raising Policy

The Securities and Exchange Commission released a report to Congress today highlighting policy recommendations from the SEC’s 45th Annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation. The report provides a summary of the forum…

NASA Astronaut Chris Williams to Discuss Space Station Mission

NASA astronaut Chris Williams will recap his recent eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference at 2:45 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 4, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA will stream this event live through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch online: https://www.nasa.gov/live United States-based media interested […]

NASA Science Soars During August Total Solar Eclipse

Each time the Moon covers the Sun during a total solar eclipse — darkening daytime skies and briefly revealing the Sun’s ethereal outer atmosphere, the corona — it presents new opportunities to better understand our star and its influence on Earth. On Wednesday, Aug. 12, as the next total solar eclipse sweeps over Greenland, Iceland, […]

Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent Before the Financial Literacy and Education Commission

U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Public Affairs Press Release: July 27, 2026 Contact: Treasury Public Affairs, Press@Treasury.gov Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent Before the Financial Literacy and Education Commission As prepared for delivery Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us here in the historic Cash Room. And thank you for your ongoing commitment to the work of this Commission as we meet to discuss digital financial literacy following the historic launch of Trump Accounts. I have long believed that the strength of a nation lies as much in the wealth it creates as in the opportunity it extends. That conviction has guided me throughout my career and animated my work as Treasury Secretary. It’s why one of the first actions I took upon entering office was relaunching Financial Literacy Month. And it’s why I am proud to work alongside each of you to help more Americans participate more confidently in our nation’s economic life. Of course, in recent decades, digital platforms and products have redefined how the American people bank, invest, save, spend, and borrow. And the easier it is to participate in our financial system, the more important it becomes to understand how it works. Many consumers, especially younger Americans, are turning to social media, online communities, and AI for financial advice. So today, we will focus on how to help them evaluate this information critically, navigate the digital marketplace safely, and make financial decisions more confidently. By meeting consumers where they are, we can ensure that financial education keeps pace with financial innovation. Trump Accounts demonstrate what this approach looks like in practice. As I mentioned at our previous meeting in February, we have reached a new paradigm in financial education with Trump Accounts because we are going from an abstract notion to a real-time experience. Of course, since then, we have moved from designing this program to implementing it. When the Trump Accounts program went live on July 4th, it became the most successful launch in government history. Today, 7 million children are enrolled, 86 percent of whom are from families earning less than $200,000. Every child born during the President’s term can get a stake in the American Dream from day one with a $1,000 seed investment from the U.S. Treasury. And all U.S. citizens under eighteen are eligible to start saving immediately with these tax-advantaged investment accounts. Now, the opportunity before us is historic because the unfinished work of building an ownership economy has seldom been more apparent. Today, 38 percent of households in this country have no exposure to our great equity markets, while approximately two-thirds of Gen Z Americans fail to answer more than half of basic financial literacy questions. We can move those figures toward zero by creating a new class of shareholders. Trump Accounts will unleash a financial literacy boom. The daily movements of the market will now be personally meaningful to millions. American families, left on the sidelines of Wall Street for too long, will finally understand what a piece of the action feels like. And that experience will be reinforced by fifteen learning modules developed here at Treasury and available on the Trump Accounts app. We’ve tailored these modules to each age group and parents who can participate alongside them. So as we embark on one of the great real-time learning experiences in the history of the United States, I look forward to working with each of you on this Commission to help a new generation enter our economy with both a stake in its future and the knowledge of how to thrive in it. The breadth of representation around this table is a reminder that few priorities bring together as much of the federal government as the work before us today, because the pursuit of financial literacy has never belonged to any one of us, but to all of us. Financial products and services will continue to evolve. Our responsibility across the two dozen federal agencies here today is to ensure that financial education evolves with them. So, thank you to our distinguished panelists for joining us this afternoon and to each of you once again for being here. With that, I’ll turn it over to Mark Paoletta. ###

Treasury Announces Second Round of Sanctions Removals, Updates in Modernization Initiative

U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Public Affairs Press Rel ease: July 27, 2026 Contact: Treasury Public Affairs, Press@Treasury.gov Treasury Announces Second Round of Sanctions Removals, Updates in Modernization Initiative Data-Driven Updates Ensure Sanctions Remain Targeted, Effective, and Current WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took the second major action in its sanctions modernization efforts, announced by Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent in May. Today’s action removed 84 individuals and entities and improved identifying information for 22 list entries to facilitate compliance. Those removed from OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) today include individuals and entities no longer considered U.S. national security or foreign policy priorities: some deceased individuals, defunct entities, and targets sanctioned more than 20 years ago, some of whom lack sufficient information for effective compliance screening. As with any removal from its sanctions lists, OFAC conducted appropriate interagency review to ensure that such removal would not harm U.S. foreign policy or national security interests. PRIORITIZING SANCTIONS IMPACT AND SUCCESS As Secretary Bessent has outlined , the goal of Treasury’s sanctions modernization effort is to ensure U.S. sanctions remain targeted, effective, and aligned with U.S. economic, foreign policy, and national security priorities. The Trump Administration is measuring the success of its sanctions in terms of effect, impact, and benefit—not just based on the number of names Treasury places on a list. APPLYING MODERN STANDARDS TO SANCTIONS DATA OFAC’s sanctions review has thus far prioritized scrutiny on older sanctions entries, which sometimes lack identifying information that is now routine for new sanctions actions. While OFAC identified some such entries as appropriate for removal, in some cases, updating list entries by adding identifiers (e.g., place and date of birth, unique identification numbers, nationality, or gender) is more appropriate. With the inclusion of more robust identifying information, compliance-related screening of these names will prove less burdensome for financial institutions. OFAC also identified a small number of duplicate entries on its sanctions lists, where the same person or property was inadvertently included more than once under separate list entries. Today’s action resolves 18 sets of duplicates by removing extra entries and updating relevant identifiers. TREASURY MODERNIZES DELISTING PROCESS WITH RECONSIDERATION PORTAL The power and integrity of OFAC sanctions derive not only from OFAC’s ability to sanction individuals, entities, and their identified property, but also from its willingness to remove them from OFAC’s sanctions lists, when appropriate and consistent with the law. On June 29, 2026, as part of Treasury’s ongoing sanctions modernization efforts, OFAC launched an online portal that streamlines the process to request removal for persons and property (via authorized representative) added to an OFAC sanctions list. The Reconsideration Portal enables persons and property on an OFAC sanctions list—or their authorized representatives—to submit delisting petitions and request certain information underlying their sanctions determinations. To streamline the petitions process, the portal asks for the key biographic and baseline information required to efficiently adjudicate petitions. It also provides important guidance on how petitioners should organize their submissions as they seek to demonstrate either an insufficient basis for designation or a change in circumstances to satisfy the requirements for removal, as described in 31 C.F.R. § 501.807. For information on the process for seeking removal from an OFAC sanctions list, including the SDN List, please refer to How to Request Removal from an OFAC Sanctions List | Office of Foreign Assets Control . Click here for a complete list of the entries updated or removed from OFAC’s sanctions lists in today’s action . ###

Widespread Emergency Closures Implemented across BLM Prineville District

Home Info Press Releases Press Releases The BLM manages about 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.

NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Returns to Earth

NASA astronaut Chris Williams is all smiles in this July 26, 2026, photo taken shortly after he landed with Expedition 74 Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, and Sergei Mikaev in Kazakhstan. This was Williams’ first mission. Williams spent eight months aboard the International Space Station, where he supported a wide range of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations. He […]

NASA’s Swift Sees ‘Wandering’ Mega Black Hole Shredding Star

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory captured an “orphan” black hole lighting up as it devoured a star on the outskirts of a faraway galaxy. These phenomena are rare to begin with, and none had ever before been seen so far outside of a galaxy’s core. “We were looking for these star-shredding events as a way […]

FTA Announces $610 Million Notice of Funding Opportunity to Modernize U.S. Bus Infrastructure

FTA today announced the opportunity to apply for $610 million in competitive grant funding to support state and local efforts to buy buses; build bus facilities; and support workforce development through the FY 2026 Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Programs. This Notice of Funding Opportunity provides funding through these programs: FTA's Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program supports transit agencies in buying and rehabilitating buses and vans and building bus-related facilities. FTA’s Low or No Emission Program makes funding available to help transit agencies buy or lease U.S.-built low- or no-emission vehicles, including related equipment or facilities. Instructions for applying can be found on FTA’s Website. Complete proposals must be submitted electronically through the Grants.gov “Apply” function by September 21, 2026. Links : FY26 Notice of Funding Opportunity Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program Low or No Emission Grant Program News Release