News published on Federal Newswire in February 2021

News from February 2021



News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the first day of the special enrollment period to sign up for coverage at HealthCare.gov, which President Biden reopened to expand access to quality, affordable health care during the COVID-19 pandemic...


Pallone Welcomes First Day of Special Enrollment Period on HealthCare.gov

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the first day of the special enrollment period to sign up for coverage at HealthCare.gov, which President Biden reopened to expand access to quality, affordable health care during the COVID-19 pandemic...


Pallone Welcomes First Day of Special Enrollment Period on HealthCare.gov

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the first day of the special enrollment period to sign up for coverage at HealthCare.gov, which President Biden reopened to expand access to quality, affordable health care during the COVID-19 pandemic...


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


House Republicans Demand Answers from Speaker Pelosi on Security Decisions Surrounding January 6th

News Release: WASHINGTON - Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Devin Nunes...


Middletown Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Use of Incendiary Device at Newark Planned Parenthood

News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - A Middletown man pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 11, 2021, to Intentional Damage to a Facility that Provides Reproductive Health Services and Possession of an Unregistered Destructive Device (Molotov Cocktail) under the National Firearms Act. The Honorable Leonard P. Stark, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Delaware, accepted the plea.


News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - A Middletown man pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 11, 2021, to Intentional Damage to a Facility that Provides Reproductive Health Services and Possession of an Unregistered Destructive Device (Molotov Cocktail) under the National Firearms Act. The Honorable Leonard P. Stark, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Delaware, accepted the plea.


News Release: The United States deplores the death of Turkish citizens in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. We stand with our NATO Ally Turkey and extend our condolences to the families of those lost in the recent fighting. If reports of the death of Turkish civilians at the hands of the PKK, a designated terrorist organization, are confirmed, we condemn this action in the strongest possible terms.


Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Closed Due to Winter Storm Damage

News Release: Greensboro, NC - Until further notice, Guilford Courthouse National Military Park is temporarily closed to the public, due to damage from the Feb. 13, 2021 ice storm. The ice caused significant damage to trees within the park impacting powerlines, trails, the loop tour road, and the parking lot at...


News Release: Brecksville, OH - A pair of bald eagles has once again returned and is actively tending to its nest within the Pinery Narrows area in Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP). To protect the eagles from human disturbance, the area surrounding the nest tree will be closed February 15 - July 31, 2021. This pair has nested in CVNP since 2007 and successfully fledged a total of 17 eaglets.


Turkish Citizens Killed in Iraq

Release: The United States deplores the death of Turkish citizens in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. We stand with our NATO Ally Turkey and extend our condolences to the families of those lost in the recent fighting. If reports of the death of Turkish civilians at the hands of the PKK, a designated terrorist organization, are confirmed, we condemn this action in the strongest possible terms.


Turkish Citizens Killed in Iraq

Release: The United States deplores the death of Turkish citizens in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. We stand with our NATO Ally Turkey and extend our condolences to the families of those lost in the recent fighting. If reports of the death of Turkish civilians at the hands of the PKK, a designated terrorist organization, are confirmed, we condemn this action in the strongest possible terms.


Additional Sections of Natchez Trace Parkway Close Due to Severe Weather

News Release: TUPELO, MS - The Natchez Trace Parkway is closed from Mileposts 0 to 152, 355 to 370, and 429 to 442 due to severe weather and icy conditions. Additional closures are anticipated as the severe weather moves along the Parkway. National Park Service rangers are advising individuals to avoid traveling, especially on any section of the Natchez Trace Parkway.


Turkish Citizens Killed in Iraq

Release: The United States deplores the death of Turkish citizens in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. We stand with our NATO Ally Turkey and extend our condolences to the families of those lost in the recent fighting. If reports of the death of Turkish civilians at the hands of the PKK, a designated terrorist organization, are confirmed, we condemn this action in the strongest possible terms.


News Release: TUPELO, MS - Natchez Trace Parkway has issued a travel advisory from Natchez, MS to Nashville, TN due to adverse winter weather. The Natchez Trace Parkway is closed from Milepost 429 - 442. We anticipate further closures as conditions deteriorate.


News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Shepherd Hoehn, 51, pleaded guilty in federal court to making threats to intimidate and interfere with his neighbor, who is Black, because of the neighbor’s race and because the neighbor was exercising his right to fair housing, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 3631. Hoehn also pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing firearms, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g).


News Release: A Pennsylvania man made his initial appearance today after being charged in an indictment with multiple child pornography offenses.


News Release: A U.S. citizen arrived in the United States today after being ordered detained and removed from Bahrain to the United States for the alleged murder of his mother, a Department of Defense civilian employee working in Bahrain.


News Release: Two Texas men were charged in a complaint unsealed today for their alleged participation in a drug distribution conspiracy perpetrated over the Darknet.