News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Central California Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet virtually on Wednesday, Nov. 17, from 1 to 5 p.m. via Zoom, due to COVID-19 precautions. The meeting is open to the public.
By State Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.- On Thursday, November 4th, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul will participate in a panel discussion on securing our supply chain of national security products at the Aspen Security Forum. Panelists include Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Corporate Vice President and Chief Government Affairs Office of Intel, Bruce Andrews, and President and CEO of Healthcare Distribution Alliance, Chester “Chip" Davis Jr.
By State Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
Release: More information about Dominica is available on the Dominica Country Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), introduced the Energy Accountability Act. This legislation will prohibit borrowers that have previously defaulted on a Department of Energy (DOE) loan from applying for another loan through DOE’s Loan Programs Office (LPO).
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged swift confirmation of Chris Magnus as commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, following a 15-13 vote to advance the nomination to the Senate floor.
By State Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A federal criminal complaint has been filed against a Mexican national after authorities at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport found firearms and methamphetamine in his luggage.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), and Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), joined by Oversight Republicans, today called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to provide documents and...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former Newark police officer was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for soliciting and accepting cash payments from a brothel owner in Newark in exchange for protecting brothels from police action, and for failing to report those cash payments on his personal federal income tax returns, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man was sentenced today to 87 months in federal prison for possession of firearms by a convicted felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two bipartisan bills authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH) that would enhance our nation’s ability to combat the rise of human trafficking were approved by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, where Peters serves as Chair and...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: Top 5 Reasons to Oppose Democrats’ Paid Leave Plan.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Little Eagle, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Stolen Firearm was sentenced on Oct. 28, 2021, by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CONSTANTINO ACOSTA-BANDA, 43, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Chula Vista, California, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 70 months of imprisonment for trafficking heroin and fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Michelle Marone, 52, of Middleton, pleaded guilty in federal court to access device fraud, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during the markup of H.R. 4777, the Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021...
By State Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
Release: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom affirm their countries’ stance with the people of Sudan and emphasize the importance of supporting their aspirations for a democratic and peaceful nation. The protests of October 30 demonstrated the depth of the Sudanese people’s commitment to advancing their country’s transition, and we remain committed to helping them achieve these aspirations.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic City, New Jersey, woman was convicted today of multiple drug distribution offenses, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Last week, Maurice Xavier Hollins, 25, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 270 months in prison. Hollins previously pleaded guilty to Abusive Sexual Contact of a Child. After Hollins finishes serving his term in federal prison, he will be placed on supervised release for the rest of his life.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 3, 2021
News Release: Notes Now Available for Evaluating a Pilot Electronic Census, Linking Population and Housing Censuses to the Agricultural Censuses, and Developing Specifications for an Electronic Questionnaire.
