News from February 2021
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 27, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, allowing it to be distributed across the country.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 27, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed the American Rescue Plan...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 27, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today applauded the passage of the food, agriculture, and rural provisions in the latest COVID-19 assistance package.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 27, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed the American Rescue Plan...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2021
News Release: Burlington, VT - U.S. Marshals and South Burlington police arrested a violent fugitive wanted for multiple felony warrants including illegal possession of a firearm and assault stemming from a shooting in Skowhegan, Maine last year.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 27, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, allowing it to be distributed across the country.
By State Newswire | Feb 27, 2021
Release: We honor the memory of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was shot and killed within sight of the Kremlin’s walls six years ago. As a public servant, Nemtsov dedicated his life to building a free and democratic Russia. As we remember Nemtsov, we reaffirm our unwavering commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2021
News Release: Canaveral National Seashore will reopen the newly rehabilitated boat ramp at the Apollo Beach entrance, near Turtle Mound.This popular launching area was damaged by Hurricanes Matthew and Irma. Canaveral National Seashore is pleased with the newly built launch area and are ready to welcome back fishermen and boaters on Saturday morning.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that Terry L. Spradlin, 34, of Clendenin, pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: “The United States is currently facing unprecedented challenges, some of which are fueling increased bigotry and hatred. Hate crimes cannot be tolerated in our country, and the Department of Justice will continue to put all necessary resources toward protecting our neighbors and our communities from ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: United Airlines Inc. (United), the world’s third largest airline, has agreed to pay over $49 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to fraud on postal service contracts for transportation of international mail.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Chi Lung Winsman Ng, aka Winsman Ng, 64, a Chinese businessman residing in Hong Kong, was indicted yesterday for conspiring to steal General Electric’s (GE) trade secrets involving the company’s silicon carbide MOSFET technology worth millions of dollars. “Winsman Ng and his co-conspirators ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: A New Jersey man pleaded guilty today to his role in conspiring with members of a white supremacist hate group to threaten and intimidate African Americans and Jewish Americans by vandalizing minority-owned properties throughout the country in September 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: A Colorado man was sentenced today in federal court in Colorado for plotting to blow up a synagogue.
By State Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning. Great to see you, Marcelo.
By State Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: So good to see you, Secretary.
By State Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: In October 2018, the world was horrified by the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a long-term resident of the United States, in the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Individuals should be able to exercise their human rights and fundamental freedoms without fear of government retribution, ...
By State Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: “Canada is one of our closest allies, and I look forward to working in partnership to advance our shared interests and confront our shared challenges.” – U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Jan. 26, 2021 Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will visit Canada virtually on February 26 as part ...
By State Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary Antony J. Blinken met virtually today with Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard. Secretary Blinken and Secretary Ebrard discussed our continued cooperation on migration issues, including the wind down of the Migrant Protection Protocols, ...
By State Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary Antony J. Blinken met virtually today with Mexican Secretary of Economy Tatiana Clouthier. The two leaders discussed our strong partnership in the implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and continued efforts to modernize ...
