By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
Bryan Walter McMahan, a 41-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl that resulted in the death of a Utah woman.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
A former oil and gas trader from Connecticut has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for his involvement in a bribery and money laundering scheme that lasted nearly eight years.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dick Durbin have introduced a set of three bipartisan bills designed to address the rise in online child exploitation.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to discuss the rise of online threats against children, focusing on sextortion and violent online criminal groups.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
Charles Delroy Singletary, a 45-year-old resident of Baltimore, Maryland, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine in Berkeley and...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
A Honduran national has been sentenced in New Orleans for illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
Ranking Member Edward J. Markey of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee has called for the immediate reauthorization of two key federal programs supporting small business innovation, the Small Business Innovation Research...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
Holstein Manufacturing, a company based in Holstein, Iowa, has been named Small Business of the Week by Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Chair Joni Ernst.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand have introduced the National Strategy for Combating Scams Act in response to the increasing number of scams targeting older Americans.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
An individual identified as Alexander Garcia Vargas, 24, has been charged with assaulting a federal officer during an immigration enforcement operation in North Charleston, South Carolina.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
U.S. Senator Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressed his appreciation for the committee's fall 2025 interns and their contributions during the term. “This fall, I was pleased to welcome interns to the Senate...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
A Mexican national residing illegally in Dallas has been sentenced to federal prison for trafficking cocaine in the Eastern District of Texas, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
A man from Raccoon, Kentucky, has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for producing child pornography.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted Charles Washington, 41, formerly of Jamestown, New York and now residing in North Carolina, on charges related to narcotics conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
A Romanian national has been sentenced to two years in prison for orchestrating a series of sleight-of-hand frauds at Walmart stores across the United States, according to federal authorities. U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp handed down the...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
The U.S. House of Representatives has moved forward with 14 pieces of legislation aimed at supporting tribal self-determination, improving access to historic and recreational sites, bolstering water forecasting and watershed development,...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Protecting Our Children Online Against the Evolving Offender,” Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the committee, questioned several witnesses about current efforts and challenges in...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
This morning, two brothers in Absecon, New Jersey, were arrested after allegedly threatening to kill Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin and calling for violence against Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, opened a hearing on December 9, 2025, to address the issue of child safety online and the changing nature of offenders involved in child exploitation.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to discuss recent developments in the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia.