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By F. E. Simons | Feb 24, 2026
An Arizona resident has admitted to federal assault and firearms charges following an incident in which he threatened a woman with a rifle after she tried to intervene in what appeared to be a domestic violence situation.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 24, 2026
Selena Crespo Dumeng was sentenced to 10 months in prison and two years of supervised release for her involvement in a conspiracy to provide contraband at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 24, 2026
Juan Carlos Cruz-Hernández was sentenced to 24 months in prison by United States District Court Judge Pedro A. Delgado on February 23, 2026, for his involvement in a bribery and wire fraud scheme that targeted the Puerto Rico Department of...
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 24, 2026
At a joint hearing of the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), ranking member of the Senate committee, recognized the efforts of Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and other Veterans Service Organizations...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 24, 2026
Angel Hall, a 25-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 70 months in prison for her involvement in an armed carjacking that took place in Southeast Washington in 2024.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 24, 2026
Three bipartisan bills from the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee have passed the House under suspension.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 24, 2026
William Christopher Swett, a 42-year-old attorney from Johns Island, has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering after allegedly defrauding his employer and clients of at least $1.5 million.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 24, 2026
Following the release of the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) final report on the midair collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines flight 5342, which resulted in 67 fatalities, there is renewed pressure...
By T. J. Graves | Feb 24, 2026
A South Florida resident has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his involvement in an international scheme that stole millions of dollars from American consumers’ bank accounts.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 24, 2026
The final individual among six defendants accused of participating in a scheme to remove or destroy evidence from an impounded vehicle has been arrested, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 24, 2026
U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell, Jon Husted, Amy Klobuchar, Eric Schmitt, Tammy Baldwin, Roger Marshall, John Fetterman, and Bernie Moreno have reintroduced the Bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2026.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 23, 2026
A federal jury in Fort Myers has convicted Alejandro Marquetti-Blanco, 34, of Bradenton, for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 23, 2026
A federal jury in Corpus Christi has found Ludivina Vasquez-Salinas, a 63-year-old resident of Penitas, guilty of transporting an undocumented immigrant further into the United States.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 23, 2026
A Northampton man, Gabriel Lebron, 35, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for firearm and narcotics offenses committed while he was on supervised release.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 23, 2026
Michael Cunningham has joined the Stimson Center as a Senior Fellow in the China Program, according to an announcement from the organization.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 23, 2026
A former congressional candidate from Torrance, California, was sentenced to four years in federal prison for embezzling campaign funds through a scheme involving his mother and a friend.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 23, 2026
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced it will no longer report veterans to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) as “prohibited persons” solely because they require a...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 23, 2026
On February 16, 2026, the United States extended greetings to those observing Lunar New Year.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 23, 2026
Senior officials from the Philippines and the United States met in Manila on February 16, 2026, for the 12th Philippines-United States Bilateral Strategic Dialogue (BSD).
By F. E. Simons | Feb 23, 2026
On February 17, 2026, the United States issued a message marking Tsagaan Sar, the Mongolian Lunar New Year.
