News and reports from the .

Latest News


Weekend Interview: Andrew Phelan on Australia’s China Dilemma, TikTok’s Influence, and Rising Taiwan Risk

Australia is weighing how to protect social cohesion while navigating rising tensions with China and uncertainty in the Indo-Pacific.


House panel schedules contempt vote against Bill and Hillary Clinton over missed subpoenas

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.


Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act signed into law with bipartisan support

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.


Southern Tier man pleads guilty to distributing child pornography

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.


Waterloo man sentenced to over eight years for drug trafficking and gun offenses

A man from Waterloo, Iowa, has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for drug and firearm offenses.


Trump signs proclamation targeting semiconductor imports over national security concerns

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.


Dubuque man receives five-year sentence for fentanyl distribution

A Dubuque resident, Justin Jawuan Members, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl.


Butler man pleads guilty to federal firearm charge as convicted felon

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.


New Haven man receives over 23-year sentence for drug trafficking offenses

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.


Grassley seeks answers from agencies amid Minnesota government fraud probe

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.


FTC updates jurisdictional thresholds for interlocking directorates under Clayton Act

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved updated jurisdictional thresholds for Section 8 of the Clayton Act, which addresses interlocking directorates.


Mexican national sentenced to seven months for illegal reentry after prior removals

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.


House Homeland Security Committee schedules oversight hearing with CISA, TSA, S&T leaders

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...


Rochester man sentenced to ten years for new child pornography offense

Marcobrien S. Volcy, 28, of Rochester, New York, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography.


Woman sentenced for pandemic loan fraud totaling over $129K

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...


D.C. man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter and drug charges

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.


House subcommittee reviews bills on wildfire response and rural community support

The Subcommittee on Federal Lands convened a legislative hearing to discuss five bills focused on wildfire response, patriotic traditions, and support for rural communities.


Senate panel schedules hearing on proposed reorganization of VA healthcare system

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.


Biostatistician charged with insider trading after alleged $450K profit on drug trial news

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.


Eleven charged after major narcotics ring uncovered in central Connecticut

Federal authorities have charged 11 individuals in connection with a narcotics trafficking operation based in Bristol and central Connecticut.