News from March 2020
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: The Kingdom of Tonga is a constitutional monarchy. The Legislative Assembly, a parliamentary body consisting of 17 popularly elected members and nine nobles selected by their peers, elects the prime minister. Following the November 2017 election, which international observers characterized as generally...
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: Eswatini is an executive monarchy. King Mswati III and Queen Mother Ntombi, the king’s mother, rule as co-monarchs and exercise varying levels of authority over the three branches of government. There is a bicameral parliament consisting of the Senate and House of Assembly, each composed of appointed...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian C. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that BARBARA J. BUCHANAN, 60, of Shelton, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to one count of wire fraud stemming from an embezzlement scheme.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: Hong Kong is a special administrative region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law of the SAR specify that the SAR enjoys a high degree of autonomy under the “one country, two systems" framework, except in matters of defense and foreign...
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: Seychelles is a multiparty republic governed by a president, Council of Ministers, and National Assembly. In 2015 voters narrowly re-elected President James Michel of the People’s Party (Parti Lepep in Creole, later renamed United Seychelles) in an election that international observers criticized for...
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is a democratic republic with a bicameral parliament. Many governmental functions are the responsibility of two entities within the state, the Federation and the Republika Srpska (RS), as well as the Brcko District, an autonomous administrative unit under BiH sovereignty.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - After deliberating for an hour on Tuesday, a federal jury of five men and seven women found Dana Lamont Henderson guilty of one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: Germany is a constitutional democracy. Citizens choose their representatives periodically in free and fair multiparty elections. The lower chamber of the federal parliament (Bundestag) elects the chancellor as head of the federal government. The second legislative chamber, the Federal Council (Bundesrat),...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Cedar Grove man pled guilty to possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Benjamin Franklin Thomas, 32, pled guilty to one count of possessing child pornography in January 2019.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), delivered the following remarks at a nominations hearing.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: Djibouti is a republic with a strong elected president and a weak legislature. In 2016 President Ismail Omar Guelleh was re-elected for a fourth term. International observers from the African Union (AU), Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and Arab League characterized the election as...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, yesterday, on the last day for the public to submit comment on the Trump Administration's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rulemaking proposal, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to once again urge the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to reverse course on its proposal.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: The Principality of Monaco is a constitutional monarchy in which the sovereign prince plays the leading governmental role. The prince appoints the government, which consists of a minister of state and five ministers. The prince shares the country’s legislative power with the popularly elected National Council, which is elected every five years. Multiparty elections for the National Council in February 2018 were considered free and fair.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: Thank you to the Ranking Member and the members of the Subcommittee for joining me today to hold a hearing on Combatting Child Poverty in America. And thank you also to the Ranking Member for her flexibility as we work around travel restrictions for our witnesses due to COVID-19.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Chair of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the impact of PFAS exposure on servicemembers.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: Qatar is a constitutional monarchy in which Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani exercises full executive power. The constitution provides for hereditary rule by men in the amir’s branch of the Al Thani family. The most recent elections were in 2019 for the Central Municipal Council, an advisory and consultative body. Observers considered these elections free and fair. All cabinet members are appointed by the amir, including the prime minister.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: PORTLAND, ME - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a one-day “Express" recruitment event on Saturday, March 21, to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a TSA officer at Portland International Jetport.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich’s Statement on Cyberspace Solarium Commission Report.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: Macau is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and has a high degree of autonomy, except in defense and foreign affairs, according to the Basic Law. In 2017 residents elected 14 representatives to the SAR’s legislative assembly. In accordance with the law, limited...
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: Eritrea is a highly centralized, authoritarian regime under the control of President Isaias Afwerki. The People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), headed by the president, is the sole political party. There have been no national-level elections since an independence referendum in 1993.
