Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission is mailing more than 430,000 checks totaling more than $10 million to people who could nit access money deposited to their NetSpend reloadable prepaid debit cards. According to an FTC complaint, many NetSpend customers were unable to access their funds, either because NetSpend denied or delayed activation of their card or because NetSpend blocked them from using it.

San Francisco, California - Hours after convening the world’s climate leaders in San Francisco this week, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Saturday joined Baden-Württemberg Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann to sign an agreement establishing a sister state relationship between California and Baden-Württemberg, Germany, pledging to further strengthen climate, energy and economic ties and collaborate on areas including urban infrastructure, technology and scientific research.

Washington, DC - Attorney General Jeff Sessions Thursday issued litigation guidelines to aid Department of Justice attorneys involved in litigation challenging a federal government program, regulation, order, or law. The litigation guidelines will arm Department litigators handling these cases to present strong and consistent arguments in court against the issuance of nationwide injunctions and to reaffirm the existing constitutional and practical limitations on the authority of judges. The Department opposes the issuance of nationwide injunctions, consistent with the longstanding position of the Executive Branch under previous Administrations from both parties.

Washington, DC - Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of North Carolina and ordered Federal aid to supplement State, Tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Florence beginning on September 7, 2018, and continuing.

Washington, DC - Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Donald J. Trump's disaster declaration issued for the state of North Carolina.

Silicone Valley, California - A newly released report from FireEye, an Enterprise cybersecurity company, has found that one out of every 101 emails sent is malicious. The report, titled “All it takes is ONE,” was compiled after researchers pored over nearly half a billion emails sent in the first half of 2018.