News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


News Release: United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that DARWIN THOMAS, age 34, and PHILLIP FLORES, age 37, both of Los Angeles, California, were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiracy to transfer firearms to an out-of-state resident and to provide false statements during the purchase of firearms.



News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Joey Miles Sherwood, 31, of Rutland, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington to 38 months’ imprisonment following his guilty plea to a charge that he robbed the Cumberland Farms convenience store...


Pittsburgh Man Admits Trafficking Cocaine and Shooting an ATF Special Response Team Member Executing an Arrest Warrant at His Residence

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to violating the federal narcotics and firearms laws, and to having assaulted a federal agent with a dangerous weapon, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Amid Threat of New COVID Variants and a Fall Surge, Murray Urges Republicans to Support COVID Emergency Funding

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a hearing on the federal COVID response and the urgent need to pass emergency COVID funding amid threats of new COVID variants and a fall surge, with members...


DOS-BGR grant application closes on Aug. 1

AEECA: Detect and Check Disinformation in Bulgaria grant opened on June 17.


ICYMI: Zeneta Everhart’s Testimony at Oversight Hearing on Gun Violence Crisis

ICYMI: Zeneta Everhart’s Testimony at Oversight Hearing on Gun Violence Crisis


House and Senate Leaders Release Bipartisan Discussion Draft of Comprehensive Data Privacy Bill

House and Senate Leaders Release Bipartisan Discussion Draft of Comprehensive Data Privacy Bill


USDA Reminds Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports

News Release: Washington - Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) service center before the applicable deadline. July 15 is a major deadline for most crops, but acreage reporting deadlines vary by county and by crop. Producers should make an appointment as soon as possible to avoid missing earlier deadlines.


News Release: Portland, OR - The United States Marshals Service, Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force, in coordination with the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), Multnomah County’s Department of Community Justice (Parole and Probation), Gresham Police Department, Portland Police Bureau, Bureau of...


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 19-count indictment Thursday against Quinten Giovanni Moody, aka Christano Rossi, 37, of Dublin, and Myra Boleche Minks, 46, formerly of Roseville, for drug trafficking, impersonating federal law enforcement officials, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, and obstruction of justice, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.



U.S. Trade Mission in Southeast Asia Continues in Vietnam with Focus on Clean Energy Transition

U.S. Trade Mission in Southeast Asia Continues in Vietnam with Focus on Clean Energy Transition


Pallone Blasts GOP ‘Plan’ to Address Energy and Climate Crises

Pallone Blasts GOP ‘Plan’ to Address Energy and Climate Crises


Pallone and Eshoo Applaud House Passage of FDA User Fees Reauthorization Package

Pallone and Eshoo Applaud House Passage of FDA User Fees Reauthorization Package


Manchin, Committee Consider FY 2023 U.S. Forest Service Budget Request

Manchin, Committee Consider FY 2023 U.S. Forest Service Budget Request


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Water System Improvements in Lone Grove, Oklahoma

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million grant to the city of Lone Grove, Oklahoma, to make water system infrastructure improvements needed to serve local business interests.


Remarks by Ambassador Chris Lu Congratulating President-Elect of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi

Remarks by Ambassador Chris Lu Congratulating President-Elect of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi


UN Security Council Press Statement on the Situation in Yemen

UN Security Council Press Statement on the Situation in Yemen


Media Note: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield to Travel to Turkey

Media Note: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield to Travel to Turkey