News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman Remarks at Yalta European Strategy (YES) Event

News Release: PRESIDENT KALJULAID: Good morning or good afternoon to everybody in America or in Europe listening in. Welcome to our YES online conversation, co-hosted with Victor Pinchuk Foundation. YES bridges Ukraine with Europe and the world, and supports Ukraine’s European perspective – Ukraine free, whole, democratic, and fair, and therefore prosperous. This is our dream.


500 Days of Captivity in Venezuela for Matthew Heath

News Release: Today marks 500 days since the Maduro regime wrongfully detained U.S. citizen and Marine veteran Matthew Heath. Matthew was arrested in September 2020 on specious charges, and his trial is still ongoing. We continue to seek his unconditional return and the release of all U.S. nationals wrongfully detained ...


Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Images of Child Sexual Abuse

News Release: A Virginia man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for possessing images of the sexual abuse of children.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. The Secretary condemned the January 17 Houthi attack on both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that ...


The US Homeland Security Department published a five page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The United States commends the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) for their heroic and effective response to the sustained ISIS attack on the Hasakah detention center and the surrounding area. We send our sincerest condolences to the families of the SDF fighters and guards killed and to the communities impacted ...


Rule published by Transportation Department on Feb. 1

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Homeland Security Department publishes proposed rule on Feb. 1

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Michigan man sentenced for drug charge

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Donovan Swift, of Shelby Township, Michigan, was sentenced today to 21 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling for the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on Feb. 3, 2022, Sean A. Jochims (age: 51) formerly of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, was sentenced by U. S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller to four years in federal prison, to be followed by five years of supervised...


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with German Chancellor Scholz

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met in Berlin today. Chancellor Scholz and Secretary Blinken reaffirmed our shared commitment to further strengthen the U.S. – Germany partnership and emphasized the importance ...


News Release: A federal indictment was unsealed today charging a North Carolina man with tax evasion and failing to file tax returns.


USDA Announces Partnership to Ease Port Congestion and Restore Disrupted Shipping Services to U.S. Grown Agricultural Commodities

News Release: Increased capacity at Port of Oakland continues the Biden-Harris Administration’s Supply Chain Task Force efforts with states and local governments


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today published a report entitled “ Left Behind: A Brief Assessment of the Biden Administration’s Strategic Failures during the Afghanistan Evacuation, " to give an overview of what went wrong in the planning and execution of the Biden Administration’s hazardous withdrawal from Afghanistan.


Former Tennessee Law Enforcement Officer Convicted of Federal Civil Rights Offenses

News Release: Former law enforcement officer Anthony “Tony" Bean was found guilty by a federal court today of violating two arrestees’ civil rights by using excessive force against them. Tony Bean, 61, was convicted following a trial in Chattanooga for using excessive force against two arrestees while he was a law enforcement officer.


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met virtually today with Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Holguín. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Holguín discussed the importance of our shared values and our continued cooperation to help democratic ...


Secretary Blinken’s Participation in the EU Foreign Affairs Council

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participated virtually in today’s EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) at the invitation of EU High Representative Josep Borrell. The Secretary briefed his EU counterparts on his January 18-21 visit to Kyiv, Berlin, ...


Florida Study Coordinator Sentenced in Scheme to Falsify Clinical Drug Trial Data

News Release: A federal judge sentenced a Florida man to 30 months in prison today in connection with his participation in a conspiracy to falsify clinical drug trial data.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS“ was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H307-H308 on Jan. 28