News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


Secretary Antony J. Blinken With State of the Union on CNN with Dana Bash

Release: QUESTION: And joining me now is the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Mr. Secretary, let’s start with what you just heard Clarissa reporting on, learning that troops from Russia and Belarus will continue those joint exercises there, past their planned end dates. What does that tell you? Does it make you more concerned about an invasion?


News Release: A Pakistani man was sentenced today in the Northern District of Illinois for a health care fraud scheme and money laundering conspiracy.


Environmental Protection Agency publishes notice on Feb. 18

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


Notice published by Transportation Department on Feb. 18

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Cairo, Egypt on February 20-21. On Monday, February 21 at 16:30 (GMT +2), Secretary Kerry will deliver an address at American University in Cairo on the future of international climate action in the leadup to COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh. The remarks will be live-streamed at aucegypt.edu/streaming.


Wisconsin Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking Adult and Minor Victims

News Release: Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea of the Western District of Wisconsin, today announced the conviction of Cory Hereford, 50, of Beloit, Wisconsin, on charges of sex trafficking, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, maintaining a property for the purposes of ...


Interior Department publishes notice on Feb. 18

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


“Unanimous Consent Request--Executive Calendar (Executive Calendar)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Feb. 16

“Unanimous Consent Request--Executive Calendar (Executive Calendar)“ was published in the Senate section on pages S739-S747 on Feb. 16


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


August 2021: 76 press releases published by United States Drug Enforcement Administration

There were 76 press releases published by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration in August 2021.


St. Louis and Kansas City Part of DEA Initiative to Combat Drug-Related Violence and Overdo

The Drug Enforcement Administration announced Operation Overdrive, a new initiative aimed at combatting the rising rates of drug-related violent crime and overdose deaths plaguing American communities.



Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani Before Their Meeting

News Release: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AL-THANI: Well, first I would like to tell my friend, Mr. Blinken, the Secretary of State, I am very happy to meet with you here in Munich in this challenging period for all of us, but we really look forward to our discussion and to continue our cooperation and strengthening the ...


Kentucky Man Convicted Of Meth Trafficking Faces 10 Years in Prison

 A Louisville, Kentucky, man has been convicted of possessing more than two kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in a rental vehicle after he was stopped on Interstate 44 in Jasper County, Missouri.Quennel Young, 31, was found guilty of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.


The US Transportation Department published a seven page proposed rule on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor recovers $259K in overtime back wages for 330 Michigan healthcare workers

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Every day, millions of careworkers tend to the vital needs of people in communities nationwide. They work long hours and put themselves at risk amid the pandemic, yet they are among the nation’s lowest paid workers. Their jobs are made even more difficult when employers fail to pay them all their rightfully earned wages.


Drug Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Selling the Fentanyl that Resulted in Death of User; Longest Sentence to Date

Jahvaris Lamoun Springfield was sentenced in federal court today to 300 months in prison for selling the fentanyl pills that resulted in the fatal overdose of U.S. Army veteran Brendan James Gallagher on February 5, 2019. This is the longest sentence to date in this district for this crime.


Three Federally Indicted for Indiana and Kentucky Fentanyl Overdoses

Michael J. Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky announced that on Feb. 9, 2022, a federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, returned two indictments charging two men and one woman with distributing fentanyl and other substances that resulted in the death and serious bodily injury of others in the Henderson area.