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House Energy and Commerce Committee advances fifteen bills on broadband expansion and appliance regulation

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce, chaired by Brett Guthrie of Kentucky's 2nd District, has advanced fifteen pieces of legislation to the full House of Representatives.


Durbin announces final introduction of bipartisan Dream Act alongside Murkowski

U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced on the Senate floor that he and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) will introduce the Dream Act of 2025.


CBP seizes weapons and ammunition at Laredo Port of Entry

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry have seized a large quantity of weapons, magazines, and ammunition during outbound operations.


Washington man charged with threatening Massachusetts minor faces federal indictment

A man from Everett, Washington has been arrested and charged in connection with threats made against a minor in Massachusetts, as well as the distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and videos depicting animal cruelty.


Senate committee reviews nominees for TVA board and Nuclear Regulatory Commission

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led a hearing to consider the nominations of Lee Beaman for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors and Douglas Weaver for...


Norfolk man sentenced to 16 years for armed meth trafficking

A Norfolk man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.


York County man sentenced to over three years for impersonating U.S. marshal

Jaimie Lynn Cummings, 52, from York County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for impersonating a Deputy U.S. Marshal and illegally possessing a short-barreled firearm.


Homeland Security Committee leaders address rise in threats against law enforcement

House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) and Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) spoke about the growing threats and attacks against law enforcement officers, particularly...


Senate panel reviews nominations for top roles at NASA and Commerce Department

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing focused on the nominations of Jared Isaacman for NASA Administrator and Steven...


OSHA extends citation response deadlines amid backlog of safety complaints

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has resumed its regular enforcement operations after a funding lapse.


Weekend Interview: Steven Moore Urges Americans to See Ukraine as the Front Line of a Global War

While Ukraine is navigating tough terms of a peace settlement with Russia offered by President Trump, Russian President Putin is deepening ties with America’s adversaries.


Georgia man pleads guilty in Florida wire fraud case

Kimani Brennen Fletcher, a 26-year-old resident of Covington, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in federal court.


Repeat offender sentenced to six years for illegal reentry into United States

A Mexican national, Mario Alberto Almanzan-Mata, age 23, has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States.


District of Arizona charges 190 people with immigration-related offenses during enforcement week

During the week of November 22 to November 28, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 190 individuals with immigration-related crimes.


Alexandria man indicted for making bomb threat at New Orleans airport

A man from Alexandria, Louisiana, has been indicted for making a bomb threat at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.


Durbin launches investigation into arrests of U.S. citizens under Trump administration's immigration policy

U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has begun an investigation into reports that U.S. citizens have been arrested during the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement...


Cocaine trafficker Jatniel Morales Gonzalez sentenced to ten years in federal prison

Jatniel Morales Gonzalez, 28, of Ponce, Puerto Rico, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for his role in a cocaine trafficking operation.


Georgia man sentenced to prison for role in $24M Medicare kickback scheme

A Georgia resident, Patrick C. Moore Jr., was sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay over $7.2 million in restitution for his involvement in a Medicare fraud scheme.


Honduran man sentenced for illegal reentry after arrest in New York

Ever Josue Erazo-Lopez, a 30-year-old citizen of Honduras, pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed.


Grassley cites vetting failures after fatal attack involving Afghan evacuee

Last week, two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot while on duty in Washington, D.C. The attacker was an Afghan national who arrived in the United States under the Biden administration's Operation Allies Welcome program.