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By H. B. Edwards | Feb 3, 2026
The U.S. Congress has approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Act, following a 217 to 214 vote in the House of Representatives and a 71 to 29 vote in the Senate.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 3, 2026
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, has called for a hearing with the CEOs of AT&T and Verizon regarding ongoing concerns about network security following the Salt...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 3, 2026
In 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico charged 7,099 criminal cases connected to southern border enforcement efforts.
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 3, 2026
Congress has approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Appropriations Act, which now awaits the President’s signature.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 3, 2026
Walter Tharrington, a 32-year-old Philadelphia resident also known as “Black” and “Roaadblock,” has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for sex trafficking of a minor and possession of child pornography.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 3, 2026
A Pittsburgh man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after being convicted of possessing crack cocaine with intent to distribute and possessing ammunition as a convicted felon, according to an announcement from United States Attorney...
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 3, 2026
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act with a vote of 217 to 214.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 3, 2026
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to appear for transcribed, filmed depositions before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 3, 2026
Rep. Morgan Luttrell, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, opened a legislative hearing today focused on improving access to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 2, 2026
Keith Oelerich, a 62-year-old resident of Apopka, has been sentenced to five years and five months in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. U.S. District Judge Julie S. Sneed also ordered the forfeiture of $17,964,680, which...
By T. J. Graves | Feb 2, 2026
A federal jury in Wilmington, North Carolina has found Anton Montes Vernon, 31, of Ahoskie guilty of illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 2, 2026
House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) presented testimony before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.R. 4090, the Critical Mineral Dominance Act.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 2, 2026
Bertoldo Alcaraz-Ortuno, a 37-year-old from Guerrero, Mexico, has been sentenced to 136 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 2, 2026
U.S. Senator Jim Risch, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement regarding the newly announced trade agreement between the United States and India.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 2, 2026
In an essay published in the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation’s 2025 Hatch Center Policy Review, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, outlined concerns about the United States potentially losing its...
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 2, 2026
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) addressed the House Committee on Rules in support of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148, known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 2, 2026
The Department of the Interior has officially added the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to its list of federally recognized tribes.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 2, 2026
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has concluded its civil rights investigation into the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) distribution of disaster mitigation funds.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 2, 2026
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida joined law enforcement officials at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Miami Field Office to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the deaths of Special Agents Daniel...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 2, 2026
An undocumented Mexican national has been indicted in Utah for allegedly running a $1 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded around 30 investors.
