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Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 5/18/24

Press Releases : May 18 - May 24

5/19 - Joint Statement From the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of National Defense of the Republic of Niger (DOD)

5/20 - EPA Outlines Enforcement Measures to Help Prevent Cybersecurity Attacks and Protect the Nation’s Drinking Water (EPA; direct to alert page)

5/20 - Moving Toward a User-Centered National Archives (NARA)

5/20 - Warrant Applications by the International Criminal Court (State; see also, statements from president and ICC prosecutor | CRS report)

5/21 - Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Option to Report Potential Violations of Federal Law and Continue to Promote Patient Access to Stabilizing Emergency Care (CMS; direct to new complaint page; see also, Sen. Murray statement)

5/21- U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Releases Strategic Vision on AI Safety, Announces Plan for Global Cooperation Among AI Safety Institutes (DOC; direct to vision page)

5/21 - U.S. Election Assistance Commission Launches Voluntary Electronic Poll Book Certification Program (EAC)

5/21 - Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional $7.7 Billion in Approved Student Debt Relief for 160,000 Borrowers (ED; see also, president’s statement)

5/21 - Biden-Harris Administration Makes History Launching New Suite of Summer Nutrition Programs to Help Tackle Hunger and Improve Healthy Eating for Millions of Children (FNS; direct to website)

5/21 - IMLS Selects 2024 Winners for Nation's Highest Museum and Library Honor (IMLS)

5/21 - Dr. Kenvi Phillips Appointed Director of the Barack Obama Presidential Library (NARA)

5/21 - Biden-Harris Administration announces $6.6M for new Data Assimilation Consortium to improve weather forecasting through Investing in America agenda (NOAA)

5/22 - CFPB Takes Action to Ensure Consumers Can Dispute Charges and Obtain Refunds on Buy Now, Pay Later Loans (CFPB; see also, director’s statement)

5/22 - Office for Civil Rights Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report (ED; direct to report)

5/22 - Rosenworcel Proposes AI Disclosure for Political Ads on TV & Radio (FCC)

5/22 - Statement from President Joe Biden on Confirming 200 Federal Judges (WH)

5/23 - Justice Department Sues Live Nation-Ticketmaster for Monopolizing Markets Across the Live Concert Industry (DOJ; see also, AG remarks)

5/23 - United States Reaches Over $310 Million Settlement with Norfolk Southern to Address Harms Caused by East Palestine Train Derailment (EPA; direct to DOJ consent degree page)

5/23 - FCC Proposes $6M Fine for N.H. Robocalls (FCC; see also, FCC Proposes First Robocall Fine for Caller ID Authentication Failures)

5/23 - Visualizing Disasters: New Hazardous Event Posters Available (NCEI)

5/23 - Researchers capture unique pollution data following Key Bridge collapse (NOAA)

5/23 - A Call to Action to Combat Image-Based Sexual Abuse (WH/OSTP)

5/24 - New FTC Data Shed Light on Companies Most Frequently Impersonated by Scammers (FTC; direct to report page)

5/24 - Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Highlights Accomplishments on the Second Anniversary of Historic Executive Order to Advance Effective, Accountable Policing and Strengthen Public Safety (WH; see also, Statement From President Joe Biden on Four Years Since George Floyd’s Murder)

Bills Signed into Law : May 18 - May 24

Information below is from congress.gov. Date listed is date signed into law, and the description is an abbreviated version of bill summary available on that website.


None this week

Miscellaneous : May 18 - May 24

Trump Indictments: May 18 - May 24

Classified documents search warrant/indictment:

5/21 - Unsealed court records offer new insight into Trump classified documents probe (via CBS News)

5/23 - Fact Focus: Trump distorts use of ‘deadly force’ language in FBI document for Mar-a-Lago search (via AP, with links to source documents)


2020 election/January 6 indictment:

None this week


2020 election/Georgia indictment:

Docket Watch: Trump Prosecuted in Fulton County (via Lawfare; provides access to documents)

5/23 - Fulton County DA appealing judge’s decision to dismiss some Trump Georgia election subversion charges (via CNN


NY criminal trial (Stormy Daniels payoff):

Daily court transcripts (unable to capture in IA) and other court documents (via NY Courts)

Court transcripts and exhibits (full/searchable PDFs, via Law360)

5/20 - After prosecution rests, Trump lawyers ask judge to dismiss hush money trial (via Reuters/Yahoo News)

5/21 - How Prosecutors Turned Michael Cohen’s Greatest Liabilities into Their Assets (via Just Security)

5/21 - Defense rests at Trump’s criminal trial without him testifying (via VOA)