By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 24, 2023
The San Francisco area could be a beneficiary of an infusion of $500 million in funding that would help extend the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 24, 2023
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recommended providing $4.45 billion in funding for 18 major transit projects across 11 states to boost regional transit services and stimulate economic growth.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 24, 2023
Representatives of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade Representative traveled to Indonesia last week for the second round of negotiations in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 23, 2023
More than 200 "removable noncitizens" were taken into custody earlier this month by Enforcement and Removal Operations agents during a nationwide operation conducted earlier this month.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 23, 2023
Kevin Werbach, the chairperson of legal studies and business ethics at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, said that as the U.S. irons out necessary digital asset regulations, it should make a distinction between stablecoin issuers that are based in the U.S. and those that are not, and should also take into consideration which companies have been pro-compliance and those that have not. While some analysts have expressed concerns that regulatory crackdowns in the U.S. could push innovation overseas, Werbach told the Federal Newswire that he does not believe that will necessarily be the case.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 23, 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently spoke with Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard to discuss the cooperation between the two nations in tackling security issues, specifically the joint effort to stop the production of precursor chemicals use to create fentanyl and other illegal drugs.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 23, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a Cape Verdean woman wanted on forgery charges in her home country.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 23, 2023
A cryptocurrency mixer that processed over $3 billion in illegal transactions on the darknet has been taken down and its Vietnamese operator charged with money laundering.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 22, 2023
Fentanyl, a highly potent and lethal opioid, has infiltrated all corners of the country, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 22, 2023
Environmental releases of more than 500 chemicals listed on the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) from reporting facilities nationwide were still below pre-pandemic levels in 2021.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 22, 2023
Congressman August Pfluger (R-TX), chairman of the Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement and Intelligence Subcommittee, argued that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in addition to spying and surveilling, is attempting to influence American college campuses through Chinese cultural centers, commonly known as Confucius Institutes.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 22, 2023
A Brazilian native convicted of fraud in his home country was arrested in Massachusetts by Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston agents and sentback to Brazil.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 22, 2023
The U.S. State Department unveiled its plans to roll out the CHIPS Act International Technology Security and Innovation Fund (ITSI), which will help develop a stable supply chain for semiconductors, a key component for a number of industries, from healthcare and communications to defense.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 22, 2023
While some digital asset analysts have voiced concerns that the actions the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken against stablecoins could push innovation out of the U.S. into other countries, two economists told the Federal Newswire that they don't share those concerns. Steve H. Hanke, a professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, and Matt Sekerke, a fellow at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health and the Study of Business Enterprise, said they believe stablecoin issuers will not leave the U.S. because they benefit from access to the U.S. dollar and financial institutions.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 22, 2023
The alarming spike in fentanyl-related fatalities across the U.S. has been a growing concern for years, and now Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is drawing attention to a particularly chilling aspect of this epidemic: Drug dealers are deliberately targeting children as their clientele, resulting in a tragic increase in the child death toll.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 22, 2023
The city of Austin will receive $65.6 million in funding from the Biden administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to develop rapid bus service.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 22, 2023
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is making it easier for budding inventors with the debut of its Council for Inclusive Innovation First-Time Filer Expedited Examination Pilot Program.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 22, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration found Dollar General and Dolgencorp LLC exposed workers to unsafe conditions in four locations in Florida and Georgia.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 22, 2023
The BUILD grant program issued a notice of funding opportunity
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 22, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has introduced a rule aimed at significantly reducing smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities in 23 states
