News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


President Biden’s Pro-CCP Energy Agenda Threatens our Economic and National Security

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement in response to the Department of Commerce’s recent determination that multiple solar companies with ties to China were able to circumvent U.S. tariffs.



The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Foxx, McClain React to Damning GAO Report on Financial Aid, Introduce College Cost Transparency and Student Protection Act

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) introduced the College Cost Transparency and Student Protection Act, which makes college cost decisions more consumer friendly. The Congresswomen introduced this legislation in response to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report which found nearly two-thirds of colleges are not following best practice recommendations regarding financial aid offer letters.


Men Sentenced to Combined 23+ Years for Selling Machinegun, Silencer

News Release: Three men who sold a machine gun and silencer to an undercover ATF agent have been sentenced to more than 23 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $6 million in funds from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support Tribal Nations across the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin (MARB) in reducing nutrient pollution on Tribal lands in the ...


Former Oklahoma Supervisory Correctional Officer Sentenced for Promoting White Supremacist Assault on Black Inmates and Ordering Other Abuse

News Release: A former supervisory correctional officer at the Kay County Detention Center (KCDC) was sentenced today to 46 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for violating the civil rights of three pretrial detainees held at the KCDC.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Stakeholders Roundtable

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Gina, thanks very much. Margrethe, Valdis, so wonderful to have you here with the three of us, with Katherine, with Gina. And I’ll add very little because we’re most anxious to get into this conversation and to hear from all of you.


US Department of Labor finds safety, training failures during investigation of June 2022 double fatality at Pueblo industrial loading facility

News Release: PUEBLO, CO - A federal workplace safety investigation into the deaths of two workers buried under a pile of shifting coal at a Pueblo industrial loading facility in June 2022 found that their employer failed to follow required federal standards and did not train workers on safety processes.


News Release: FBI Warns Online Shoppers of Holiday Scam Trends.


News Release: DETROIT - Dr. Victor Savinov, a medical doctor who practices and resides in the Eastern District of Michigan, has agreed to pay the United States $50,000 to resolve allegations that in 2009 he received remuneration in exchange for referring Medicare patients to third-party-owned home health agencies, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Baton Rouge Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: According to court records, WILSON exited a vehicle on April 29, 2020, in Slidell, Louisiana, when gun fire erupted near the vehicle. Prior to the gun shots, WILSON had placed a Del-Ton Inc. DTI-15 5.56 mm caliber rifle in the trunk of the vehicle. WILSON was prohibited from possessing the rifle, as he had been convicted of simple robbery in 2014, in the 19th Judicial District of Louisiana.



Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes on Dec. 5

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a six page proposed rule on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA Issues Quarantine Designation for Maui County, Hawaii

News Release: This emergency designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit, through emergency loans, to producers impacted by an animal quarantine designation. Emergency loans can be used to meet various needs including the replacement...


Avoid and Report Disaster Fraud

News Release: BRANDON, Fla. - A survivor recently reported getting a text that their “federal government check in the amount of $2800 has been disbursed". The text instructed the survivor to visit a link and provide personal information for FEMA to verify. This is a scam. Scam attempts can be made over the phone, ...


Amarillo Man Pleads Guilty To Use of WMD

News Release: An Amarillo man who set off a bomb in his backyard, stashed a suicide vest in his alleyway, and privately plotted to blow up a local high school pleaded guilty today to a weapons of mass destruction (WMD) charge, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


Review of the Designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization of HAMAS (and Other Aliases) discussed on Dec. 5 by State Department

The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.