News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


The US Justice Department published a three page notice on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Justice Department discusses Noah David, P.A.; Decision and Order on April 11

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Indonesia

Release: Indonesia is a multiparty democracy. In April 2019 Joko Widodo (popularly known as Jokowi) won a second five-year term as president. Voters also elected new members of the House of Representatives and the Regional Representative Council, as well as provincial and local legislatures. Domestic and international observers deemed the elections to be free and fair.


2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Colombia

Release: Colombia is a constitutional, multiparty republic. Presidential and legislative elections were held in 2018. Voters elected Ivan Duque Marquez president in a second round of elections that observers considered free and fair and the most peaceful in decades.


2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Uruguay

Release: The Oriental Republic of Uruguay is a constitutional republic with a democratically elected president and a bicameral legislature. In the 2019 national elections, Luis Lacalle Pou won a five-year presidential term in a free and fair election. No political party won a majority in parliament, but the ruling party formed a coalition to pass legislation.


News Release: FREDERICK, Md - In the 1880’s a one-story stone building was constructed on what is now the Thomas Farm that has served several purposes through the years. It has sheltered people; both free and enslaved, utilized for storage, and as a pool house by the last residents of the farm. Today the Tenant House serves as a place to reflect on the history of the area that is now Monocacy National Battlefield.


Release: Kenya is a republic with three branches of government: an executive branch, led by a directly elected president; a bicameral parliament consisting of the Senate and National Assembly; and a judiciary. In the 2017 general elections, the second under the 2010 constitution, citizens cast ballots for president...


News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass- This year’s spring break for schools in Massachusetts coincides with National Park Week, a nationwide celebration at National Park Service sites across the country. National seashore rangers are planning several events and activities to commemorate this special week and the additional visitation spring break brings. All activities are free, and many are geared toward families.


“EXECUTIVE CALENDAR (Executive Session)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on April 7

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “EXECUTIVE CALENDAR (Executive Session)” on April 7.


2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Eswatini

Release: Eswatini is a monarchy with limited democratic checks on the king’s power. King Mswati III and Queen Mother Ntfombi, the king’s mother, rule as comonarchs and exercise ultimate authority over the three branches of government. There is a bicameral parliament consisting of the Senate and House of Assembly...


Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Satterfield’s Travel to Ethiopia

Release: Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield and Deputy Special Envoy Payton Knopf will arrive in Ethiopia April 13 for meetings with Ethiopian government officials, representatives of humanitarian organizations, and diplomatic partners. Their visit continues U.S. efforts towards ceasing hostilities...


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DON C. RICHARDS, 53, of Milford, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a conspiracy charge stemming from his involvement in a construction project fraud scheme.


Release: Djibouti is a republic with a strong elected president and a weak legislature. The country has a multiparty political system in which parties must be registered and recognized by the ruling authorities. President Ismail Omar Guelleh has served as president since 1999. In April he was re-elected for a...


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: Somalia is a federal parliamentary republic led by President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmaajo," whom the bicameral parliament elected in 2017. Farmaajo is the country’s second president since the Federal Government of Somalia was founded in 2012. The federal parliament consists of the 275-member House...


Release: The Republic of South Sudan is a republic operating under a transitional government formed according to the terms of peace agreements signed in August 2015 and September 2018. President Salva Kiir Mayardit, whose authority derives from his 2010 election as president of what was then the semiautonomous...


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Fiji

Release: Fiji is a constitutional republic. In 2018 the country held general elections, which international observers deemed free, transparent, and credible. Josaia Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama’s Fiji First party won 27 of 51 seats in parliament, and he began a second four-year term as prime minister.


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 election, which international observers characterized as generally free...