News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Israeli Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Lapid

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Israeli Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid regarding the dissolution of the Knesset. Secretary Blinken underscored our respect for democratic processes and reiterated our unwavering ...


The California Trail Interpretive Center Trail Days are back

The California Trail Interpretive Center Trail Days are back


BLM announces seasonal fire restrictions for lands managed by Arcata Field Office

BLM announces seasonal fire restrictions for lands managed by Arcata Field Office


Grant County man facing drug and gun charges

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Austin Curtis Harman, of Petersburg, West Virginia, was indicted today on drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Windom, Minnesota

BLM to host wild horse and burro event in Windom, Minnesota



News Release: Touting Second Amendment, He Warned ‘There will be Blood’ for Arrest of Felon Who Illegally Possessed Firearm.


BLM celebrates Arctic Circle campground reopening for National Public Lands Day

BLM celebrates Arctic Circle campground reopening for National Public Lands Day


BLM Caliente Field Office accepting SRP applications for 2023

BLM Caliente Field Office accepting SRP applications for 2023


Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Visits Ukraine, Reaffirms U.S. Commitment to Help Identify, Apprehend, and Prosecute Individuals Involved in War Crimes and Atrocities

News Release: “There is no hiding place for war criminals. The U.S. Justice Department will pursue every avenue of accountability for those who commit war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine."


BLM increases fire restrictions in Santa Fe County - prohibiting recreational shooting

BLM increases fire restrictions in Santa Fe County - prohibiting recreational shooting



Fire Prevention Order issued for BLM-managed lands in north and central Utah

Fire Prevention Order issued for BLM-managed lands in north and central Utah


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Ranking Member Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a markup on Thursday, June 23, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Release: Starting today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin to implement the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act’s provisions to prohibit imports made by forced labor into the United States of products made in Xinjiang. President Biden signed the Act into law on Dec. 23, 2021, after it passed...


News Release: Brandon J. Sharp, 34, of Lorain, Ohio, was sentenced to more than 14 and a half years in prison on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugent after he was convicted at trial of four counts of possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances.


News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court striking down a prohibition against religious schools’ participation in a Maine tuition assistance program...


News Release: CHICAGO - Representatives from FEMA will host a virtual Flood Map Information Open House on June 28, 2022, for communities in Licking County, Ohio from 5 - 7 p.m. ET. The open house will give residents the chance to review preliminary versions of a recently completed Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report and its accompanying preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM).


Tampa Bay Area Woman Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Related To COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits

News Release: Tampa, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Melinda Sue Hernandez (33, Ruskin) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Hernandez faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison for the conspiracy count, as well as a consecutive two years in federal prison for the aggravated identity theft count.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.1 million grant to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Onamia, Minnesota, to construct a new Tribal business incubator to support entrepreneurs. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.