The White House announced the nomination in a short update posted on its website.

The designation prevents the Pentagon from procuring from the listed firms.

The president first urged both sides to stop ’shooting' immediately before announcing peace talks were moving forward.

The expected vote comes as splits among moderate Republicans about a so-called anti-weaponization fund create uncertainty around the final outcome of the vote.

David Flippo has the president’s nod, but some say longtime legislator James Settelmeyer’s local ties will prove decisive in the June 9 Republican election.

The president’s also said U.S. forces would be involved in the removal of nuclear material from within Iran.

U.S. forces said the Iranian drones threatened international maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader suggested that a peace deal hinges on the release of $24 billion in Iranian assets frozen by the United States.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has assigned a team to investigate the costs of the damages, a department official said.

U.S. war secretary urges Europe to confront immigration crisis.

The memo also prohibits the use of AI technologies to ‘censor free speech’ and conduct unlawful surveillance activities.

A firearms industry representative criticized the lawsuit as an effort to reimplement a ‘name and shame smear campaign.’