News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


Grand Jury - November 2021

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan W. Sharp announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 7 unsealed Indictments charging 7 defendants. Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.


Families Need Hope – Not a Government That Has Power Over Life and Death

News Release: Ever since her signature socialist price control scheme, H.R. 3, failed with a bipartisan vote in the Energy and Commerce Committee, Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s been working to revive it in the tax and spending spree. Despite many rewrites behind closed doors, her price controls will still lead to fewer cures, less innovation, and no hope.


Release: We are closely following the treatment of former President Mikheil Saakashvili since his arrest on October 1. We commend the oversight work of the Georgian Public Defender in establishing an independent medical team to evaluate Mr. Saakashvili’s health and to review the state of medical facilities at ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program. The awards provide direct funding to 183 law enforcement agencies across the country, allowing those agencies to hire 1,066 additional full-time law enforcement professionals.


Chairman Neal Floor Speech on H.R. 5376—Build Back Better Act

News Release: M. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the Build Back Better Act.


Justice Department Announces $139 Million for Law Enforcement Hiring to Advance Community Policing

News Release: $650,000.00Awarded to Law Enforcement Agencies in the Western District of Arkansas.


Former Air Force Member Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Adam Richard Henderson, 35, of Bossier City, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to 60 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, on child pornography charges.


News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - If you applied with FEMA and have questions about your recovery process, immediate help is available.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The awards provide direct funding to 183 law enforcement agencies across the nation, allowing...


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken to Mission Kenya Staff

Release: MODERATOR: Good morning, colleagues and family members, both here in person and joining us virtually. My name is Rob White. I’m the deputy human resources officer here at Embassy Nairobi. Welcome to our meet-and-greet with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken.


Release: WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) usually sees travel volume increase during holidays and the TSA team at Bradley International Airport has been proactively preparing for the increase in holiday travel volume. Thanksgiving travel volumes are expected to be closer...


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Pallone Praises House Passage of Build Back Better Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement praising House passage of H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act...


Families Need Hope – Not a Government That Has Power Over Life and Death

News Release: Ever since her signature socialist price control scheme, H.R. 3, failed with a bipartisan vote in the Energy and Commerce Committee, Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s been working to revive it in the tax and spending spree. Despite many rewrites behind closed doors, her price controls will still lead to fewer cures, less innovation, and no hope.


Families Need Hope – Not a Government That Has Power Over Life and Death

News Release: Ever since her signature socialist price control scheme, H.R. 3, failed with a bipartisan vote in the Energy and Commerce Committee, Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s been working to revive it in the tax and spending spree. Despite many rewrites behind closed doors, her price controls will still lead to fewer cures, less innovation, and no hope.


Justice Department Awards Grant to Penquis Community Action Agency for Its Opioid Affected Youth Initiative

News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Bangor-based nonprofit organization will receive more than $700,000 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. The Penquis Opioid Affected Youth Initiative will provide enhanced services to youth in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Scam Websites Promised High Investment Returns, Took In More Than $5 Million Of Cryptocurrency, Then Shut Down Quickly.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Edwin Kerry Smith, age 43, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and admitted that heroin he distributed to one victim resulted in the victim’s fatal overdose.