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Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former chief lending officer of Heritage State Bank

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former chief lending officer of Heritage State Bank

BLM’s Second-Quarter 2026 Oil and Gas Lease Sales Generate $4.1 Billion

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Land Management generated more than $4.1 billion in total receipts from oil and gas lease sales held in the second quarter of 2026 – in line with the Trump administration’s Energy Dominance initiative. These revenues reflect an ongoing focus on unleashing domestic energy, supporting job growth, and promoting efficient, streamlined permitting and leasing processes. “This quarter’s totals generated more revenue than the entire four-years of the Biden administration and it shows how we can use public lands to their fullest potential," said BLM Director Steve Pearce . "These successful sales demonstrate the BLM’s unwavering commitment to fostering American Energy Dominance while ensuring public lands are supporting national security, economic strength and the livelihood of the American people.” From April through June, the BLM sold 389 parcels totaling 355,456 acres for $4.1 billion in total receipts for its second quarter of calendar year 2026 oil and gas lease sales, with most of the revenue coming from New Mexico . The combined bonus bids and rentals from the leases will be distributed between the federal government and the states where the parcels are located. The BLM held additional oil and gas lease sales in Alaska , Colorado , Nevada , North and South Dakota , Texas, Utah and Wyoming . A record oil and gas lease sale in May generated more than $4 billion in total receipts in New Mexico and Texas, underscoring strong industry demand for domestic energy development on public lands. In that sale, the BLM sold 74 parcels on 33,530 acres. In June, the BLM held an oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge . This was the second successful sale in the area under President Trump’s leadership and the first since the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The sale brought in an additional $4.5 million from five tracts on 72,049 acres. The BLM’s lease sales have generated $4.7 billion in 2026, with first quarter sales of $592.7 million from January through March. Oil and gas lease sales support domestic energy production and American energy independence while contributing to the nation’s economic and military security. Consistent with Executive Order 14154 , “Unleashing American Energy,” BLM's lease sales help meet the energy needs of U.S. citizens and solidify the nation as a global energy leader long into the future.

Fall Creek Falls Equestrian Facility Burro Blitz Adoption Event

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 Bessent Delivers Remarks Before the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism

U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Public Affairs Press Release: July 16, 2026 Contact: Treasury Public Affairs, Press@treasury.gov Secretary Bessent Delivers Remarks Before the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism As prepared for delivery. Good morning. Thank you, Secretary Rubio, for convening this ministerial and for the invitation to be here. We are here together because the resurgence of political terrorism, transnational in design and far-left in doctrine, is no longer the concern of any one nation. It demands a response that draws upon the distinct and combined strengths of every government represented here today. Ours begins where every campaign of terror does: its financial lifeblood. And at President Trump’s direction, the United States Treasury is bringing the full weight of our authorities to defend the integrity of the U.S. and global financial systems. More than twenty years ago, in the wake of 9/11, Treasury became the first finance ministry in the world to establish an office dedicated to disrupting the funding networks of terrorist organizations. Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, referred to as TFI, was created in recognition of the reality that America’s financial system is essential to its national security. TFI’s mandate to identify, disrupt, and disable illicit foreign funds that threaten our homeland has become one of the Treasury’s defining responsibilities. And today, we are extending that abiding mission to meet an evolving threat. The resurgence of organized political terrorism has long occupied a blind spot. The international community has struggled to identify this danger, much less to defeat it. But as the threat of terrorism evolves, the institutions and tools that defend against it must adapt. We once understood terrorism principally as an external menace. That is no longer the world we inhabit. Increasingly, we are confronting sophisticated, organized networks that cross borders to incite violence within them. Meanwhile, old ideological boundaries are now giving way to new operational alliances. The unified front between international Marxism and the radical Islamic movement need not share the same ultimate vision to share the same immediate enemy of free and self-governing societies. That convergence should concern every government represented in this room. These terrorists understand an enduring truth: societies are rarely subverted from afar until they have first been weakened from within. So as it tears at the social fabric that allows our societies to function, left-wing terrorism is the visible manifestation of a much broader and more insidious effort to undermine the philosophies that built Western civilization and sustain all we hold dear. Some of these activities are overt: bombings, assassinations, and organized violence in our streets. Others are quieter campaigns to suppress speech, intimidate political opposition, and sabotage our national institutions. Of course, whatever form they take, none of these attacks sustain themselves. Violence requires money, channels through which funding can move, and institutions behind which it can hide. Increasingly, legitimate nonprofit and charitable structures are being exploited as a mechanism to conceal the movement of illicit funds to support political terrorism. For Treasury, the application of our authorities to combat these networks represents the natural evolution of our mission. Through our Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and IRS-CI we have spent decades developing the world’s most sophisticated financial counterterrorism capabilities. And we are now mobilizing some of the same tools that we have deployed against terrorists abroad to confront this emerging threat here in the homeland. Like every form of illicit finance, these networks rely on the global financial system. It is our mandate to deny terrorist groups access to those channels. Now, we think of nonprofits and charities as good, altruistic organizations. Most of them are. We think that they represent the very best of civil society. Many of them do. But the very qualities that make these institutions worthy of the public’s trust can also make them appealing to those who endeavor to exploit it. At President Trump’s direction, Treasury is expanding its efforts to identify organizations that abuse charitable and nonprofit structures as vehicles for illicit finance. We are examining where tax-exempt status has been exploited, which charitable entities have become financial conduits for foreign-influence activity, and how those entrusted with stewardship of these organizations have instead enabled violence. Where the evidence leads, we will not hesitate to follow. And, of course, we will hold these organizations’ officers and directors accountable, just as financial institutions must know theirs. That work is well underway. In the fall, the United States designated four far-left Antifa extremist groups abroad as foreign terrorist organizations, denying them access to the U.S. financial system and depriving them of resources they need to carry out attacks. Meanwhile, in this Administration alone, OFAC has also sanctioned seventeen sham charities and non-profit organizations for funding Hamas’s terrorist activities and operations. As Treasury continues to map and disrupt the flow of funding that enables these entities to operate, no terror organization should delude itself into the belief that its financing lies beyond our reach. No facilitator should assume that anonymity confers impunity. And no jurisdiction should expect to enable or harbor these activities without consequence. To be clear, in the fight against domestic terrorism, we must respect the constitutional rights of freedom of speech, association, and assembly of all Americans. As such, it is important to emphasize that Treasury will act based on suspected unlawful conduct by these terror organizations—not because of their beliefs or ideologies. At Treasury, this work is mission critical. But we cannot do it alone. The threat is transnational. Our response must be no less so. Indeed, our cooperation must be as disciplined as the networks we seek to dismantle. The global financial system is one of the great achievements of the modern world. And we must never allow it to become a sanctuary for those who seek to subvert it. So, on behalf of the United States Treasury, let there be no uncertainty about the work before us and the resolve with which we will undertake it. We will identify illicit funding, however artfully it is concealed. We will dismantle the networks that sustain political terrorism, however respectable their fronts. We will pursue those who enable political violence, however distant their jurisdictions. And we will deepen our collaboration with every nation represented in this room, for as long as this work requires. That is our commitment. We ask that you make it yours, too. Secretary Rubio, thank you again for convening us here this morning. Let us work together to translate the spirit of this ministerial into a commitment that endures well beyond it. And let us deny our adversaries the one thing on which they count most: that those of us assembled in this room will grow weary in our cooperation before they do. Thank you. ###

SEC Proposes New E-Delivery Approach to Make Information More Readily Accessible and Useful for Investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed Regulation E-Delivery, a new rule that would expand the ability of issuers, broker-dealers, investment advisers, and others to use electronic delivery to satisfy information delivery requirements…

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

In the week ending July 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 208,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 215,000 to 216,000. The 4-week moving average was 214,250, a decrease of 4,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 218,750 to 219,000.

NRC Advisory: NRC to Hold Hybrid Public Meeting on Proposed NEPA Rule Changes

Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman, Sean Parnell, on Enhanced Screening Protocol to Optimize Warfighter Performance and Enhance Force Readiness

The Department of Defense announced an enhanced screening protocol designed to improve warfighter performance and increase force readiness.

BLM Temporarily Closes Rim Campground near Casper

The Bureau of Land Management has closed Rim Campground in Natrona County effective July 15, 2026, until further notice. The closure is a precautionary measure in response to increased bear activity in the area, aimed at ensuring public safety. The closure will remain in place until the campground is determined to be safe for public recreation. The Rim Campground facilities are within the Muddy Mountain Environmental Education Area. Nearby Lodgepole Campground remains open at this time. However, if ongoing monitoring shows that bear activity in the area poses a risk to public safety, the campground will also be temporarily closed until conditions are determined to be safe for public use. For any questions, please reach out to the Casper Field Office at (307) 261-7600 or blm_wy_casper_wymail@blm.gov . More information about the Muddy Mountain Environmental Education Area can be found here .

BLM announces seasonal fire restrictions in NE California, NW Nevada

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.

Antelope 2 Pad oil wells approved; Big Brush Creek riparian habitat restoration authorized

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.

READOUT: Financial Stability Oversight Council Meeting on July 15, 2026

U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Public Affairs Press Release: July 15, 2026 Contact: Treasury Public Affairs, Press@treasury.gov READOUT: Financial Stability Oversight Council Meeting on July 15, 2026 WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent convened a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) in executive session at the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury). During the executive session, the Council received a briefing from Treasury staff on a recent interagency tabletop exercise on geopolitical risk hosted by Treasury as part of the Council’s work to promote economic security. The Council also received a presentation from Treasury staff on the work of the Council’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Working Group and a briefing on four public-private roundtables co-hosted by the Council and Treasury as part of the AI Innovation Series. These discussions were intended to support the continued strength and resilience of the U.S. financial system in an era of accelerating technological change. The Council then heard a presentation from Treasury staff on the Council’s quarterly financial stability monitor. The presentation described key developments during the second quarter of 2026 in the banking sector, financial markets, household finances, and financial innovation. The presentation also featured discussion of supply chain risks, AI implications for the labor and capital markets, and cybersecurity. In addition, the Council received a presentation from Treasury staff on the public comments received on the Council’s proposed interpretive guidance on nonbank financial company designations. The Council will continue to work toward finalizing the guidance. Finally, the Council heard a presentation from Treasury staff on planning for the Council’s upcoming 2026 annual report. The Council also voted to approve the minutes of its previous meeting on May 6, 2026. In attendance at the Council meeting at Treasury were the following members: Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury (Chairperson of the Council) Kevin Warsh, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Jonathan V. Gould, Comptroller of the Currency Russell Vought, Acting Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Paul S. Atkins, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission Travis Hill, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Michael S. Selig, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Aaron Kofsky, Acting Deputy Director, Division of Housing Mission and Goals, Federal Housing Finance Agency (acting pursuant to delegated authority) Kyle S. Hauptman, Chairman, National Credit Union Administration Steven Seitz, Director, Federal Insurance Office (non-voting member) Elizabeth K. Dwyer, Director, Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (non-voting member) Lise Kruse, Commissioner, North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions (non-voting member) Additional information regarding the Council, its work, and the recently approved meeting minutes is available at http://www.fsoc.gov . ###