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By T. P. Broyles | Jan 29, 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released safety recommendations following its investigation into the January 29, 2025, midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army helicopter.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
The Michigan-China Economic and Security Review Group has shared a congressional letter urging Ford Motor Company to disclose its licensing agreements with Chinese firms CATL and BYD due to their designation as military companies by the Department...
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 29, 2026
Chairman Rick Scott of the Senate Special Committee on Aging led a hearing in Washington, D.C., focusing on the risks associated with America's reliance on foreign-manufactured generic drugs.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 29, 2026
Senator Ted Cruz, who chairs the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, spoke at a memorial event marking one year since a mid-air collision near Reagan National Airport that claimed 67 lives.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
President Donald J. Trump has declared a national emergency regarding the Government of Cuba, citing its actions as an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 29, 2026
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that Gökçe Güven, founder and CEO of Kalder Inc., has been charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, visa fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
A California man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison and ordered to pay over $134,000 in restitution for selling counterfeit jewelry falsely attributed to renowned Hopi artist Charles Loloma.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
On January 29, 2026, President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation marking 2026 as a "Year of Celebration and Rededication" to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 29, 2026
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) has sent a letter to Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, raising concerns about the mayor’s response to an encampment at Northwestern University in April 2024.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
President Donald J. Trump has signed an Executive Order declaring a national emergency related to the actions of the Cuban government.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
A Mexican citizen, Marvin Escobar-Artega, 34, pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally re-entering the United States and was sentenced to nine months in prison.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 29, 2026
Nichole Marie Schmidt, a 43-year-old resident of Galesburg, Illinois, has been sentenced to more than 25 years in federal prison for her involvement in a drug distribution ring operating in Iowa.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
A Harlem man has been sentenced to two years in prison and five years of supervised release for sexually abusing a minor on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, according to U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Fernando Munguia, Jr., a 24-year-old resident of Leesburg, Florida, has pleaded guilty to nine counts of making materially false statements during firearm purchases and nine counts of causing a federal firearm licensee to keep false records.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, spoke at a memorial event marking one year since the mid-air collision over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport that...
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Earl Vincent Hudgins III, a 32-year-old resident of Pensacola, Florida, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Thomas B. Hoffman, a former employee of the Palatka Housing Authority (PHA), has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for theft of federal funds.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 29, 2026
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, spoke at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) about the importance of sustained federal investment in scientific...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
John Frederick Black, a 46-year-old resident of Houston, Texas, has been charged with one count of attempted transfer of obscene material to minors.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 29, 2026
Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) has introduced the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act, a package of proposed federal election reforms.