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By Federal Newswire | Jan 15, 2026
Australia is weighing how to protect social cohesion while navigating rising tensions with China and uncertainty in the Indo-Pacific.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 14, 2026
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led by Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), has scheduled a markup session for Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 14, 2026
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) issued a statement after President Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act into law.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
A resident of Olean, New York, has pleaded guilty to the distribution of child pornography, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 14, 2026
A man from Waterloo, Iowa, has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for drug and firearm offenses.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
President Donald J. Trump has signed a Proclamation invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to address concerns about imports of semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and related products.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 14, 2026
A Dubuque resident, Justin Jawuan Members, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
A Butler, Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon, according to First Assistant United States Attorney Troy Rivetti.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 14, 2026
Willie Franco, 37, of New Haven, has been sentenced to 280 months in federal prison and ten years of supervised release for narcotics trafficking and firearm possession offenses.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 14, 2026
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has requested information from several federal agencies following reports of widespread government fraud and whistleblower retaliation in Minnesota.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved updated jurisdictional thresholds for Section 8 of the Clayton Act, which addresses interlocking directorates.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
A Mexican national, Esteban De Paz Jimenez, has been sentenced to seven months in prison for illegally reentering the United States after previously being removed.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 14, 2026
The House Committee on Homeland Security, chaired by Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), has scheduled an oversight hearing to review the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Transportation Security...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
Marcobrien S. Volcy, 28, of Rochester, New York, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
A woman from Berkeley, Missouri, has been sentenced to two years in prison and fined $75,000 for committing fraud related to COVID-19 relief funds. U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Divine ordered Bridgette Johnson, 61, to repay the $129,000 she...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
Quateze Moore, a 46-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty to the voluntary manslaughter while armed of Martinez Robinson in Northwest D.C. The plea was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 14, 2026
The Subcommittee on Federal Lands convened a legislative hearing to discuss five bills focused on wildfire response, patriotic traditions, and support for rural communities.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 14, 2026
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, has announced that Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins will testify before the committee regarding proposed changes to the VA health care system.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
A New Jersey biostatistician has been indicted in Boston on charges of securities fraud, accused of making over $450,000 through insider trading involving a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
Federal authorities have charged 11 individuals in connection with a narcotics trafficking operation based in Bristol and central Connecticut.