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By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
In a recent report, WLRN covered a letter from U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott and other committee members, including Senator Mark Kelly, Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand, and Senator Ashley Moody.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
Jason K. Hairston, a 27-year-old resident of Charleston, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
This week, the House Select Committee on China conducted a hearing titled "United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies."

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
A former mail handler for the U.S. Postal Service in St. Louis pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing checks from hundreds of pieces of mail and committing pandemic-related fraud.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson has announced the sentencing of Jazmin J. Bougere, a 38-year-old resident of Raceland, Louisiana.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
GAYLEN DASHON STEPHENS and LENIE EUGENE JENNINGS, both aged 29 from Oklahoma City, have been sentenced to a combined total of more than 40 months in federal prison.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
NFIB leaders Brad Close and Jeff Brabant discussed recent legislative victories for small businesses in a podcast episode of "Small Business Rundown."

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
ADRIAN GOMEZ-OSORIO, a 40-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to 64 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after a prior removal.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
Arlington, Va – Eric Fanning, President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), has expressed approval for the Senate Appropriations Committee's recent advancement of a funding bill.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
Judge Theodore D. Chuang has sentenced Anomah Ndonwi, a 32-year-old resident of Chillum, Maryland, to 30 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is distributing over $356,900 in refunds to consumers affected by a student loan forgiveness scam.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, announced significant funding for Maine as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks at a hearing focused on Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs).

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
A Beaumont man has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
After a seven-day trial, a federal jury in Detroit found Kevin Lavon Giles guilty of sex trafficking two minors and one adult.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
Jonas Michael Fucito, a 32-year-old convicted felon, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release after an armed standoff with police.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
John Woodbury, a 35-year-old resident of Roswell, Georgia, has been sentenced to 17 months in prison for transmitting threats against former FBI Director Christopher Wray.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
Following a four-day trial, Matthew Thomas McGregor, 35, from Red Lake, was found guilty by a federal jury on charges of sexual abuse of a minor.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
Former President Donald J. Trump posted on Truth Social on July 24, 2025, addressing rumors about removing government subsidies from Elon Musk's companies.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2025
Former President Donald J. Trump posted on July 24, 2025 about touring renovations at the Federal Reserve Building alongside Chairman Jerome Powell and Senator Tim Scott.