News from June 2022
By USDA Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Ambassador Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative, today signed a new agreement with Japans Ambassador to the United States Koji Tomita to revise the beef safeguard mechanism under the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA). This updated agreement will amend the beef safeguard trigger...
By State Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the people of the United Kingdom on the occasion of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee and official birthday.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
News Release: Five Co-Defendants Sentenced. COLUMBUS, Ga. - The ring-leader of a massive and lengthy scheme to drain the Muscogee County Clerk of Courts’ coffers of millions of dollars was sentenced to prison for his crime today, along with five co-defendants. Willie Demps, 64, of Phenix City, Alabama, and the former...
By State Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
News Release: MR KURTZ-PHELAN: Good afternoon, I’m Dan Kurtz-Phelan. I’m the editor of Foreign Affairs. Later this year, Foreign Affairs will turn 100 years old, and I am thrilled to welcome you all to the first in a series of events that we’re doing to celebrate our birthday. And I cannot think of a more fitting ...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a five page rule on June 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Dain Justin Adams was sentenced on June 1 to 110 years in prison. After a five-day trial, a federal jury convicted Adams, 41, of Roswell, New Mexico, on Jan. 28, 2020, of possession of child pornography, conspiracy to produce child pornography, receipt of child pornography and two counts of distribution of child pornography.
By State Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion, including freedom of thought, freedom to practice one’s religion, and freedom from oaths contrary to one’s beliefs. Religious leaders continued to support government COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Rastafarians continued to press the government to legalize...
By State Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released a statement following the administration’s announcement of the latest security assistance package for Ukraine.
By State Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
Release: For over 50 years, people around the world have come together to celebrate Pride Month, when we recognize the beautiful diversity of LGBTQI+ communities while acknowledging that the movement to advance the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons has been one of both struggle and progress. Pride Month commemorates...
By State Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
Release: While Palestinians in Gaza face harsh living and economic conditions under Hamas, the terrorist group has amassed hundreds of millions in its secret investment portfolio. Hamas maintains a violent agenda that harms both Israelis and Palestinians. The United States is committed to denying Hamas the ability...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Thomas Martin, age 35, of Marietta, New York, pled guilty yesterday to one count of distribution of child pornography, one count of receipt of child pornography and three counts of possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Matthew Scarpino, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Buffalo, New York Field Office, and New York State Police Superintendent Kevin P. Bruen.
By State Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of faith and conscience. Both the constitution and the penal code prohibit discrimination against any religion or its members. The constitution delegates regulation of the relationship between the government and religious groups to the 26 cantons. In a June national ...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on June 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management is opening a 30-day public comment period on its proposed acquisition of a right-of-way across state land for the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. The right-of-way would authorize the trail on state land, provide recreational access to the public...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
News Release: Obed Wild and Scenic River is requesting assistance in identifying persons responsible for recent acts of vandalism to a vault toilet building at Barnett Bridge. This facility is a new improvement for the park and was installed in early 2022. As a result of the damage, the building will be temporarily closed to the public while repairs are carried out.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
The US Interior Department published a four page notice on June 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
News Release: A former Congressional candidate pleaded guilty today for using COVID-19 relief funds for personal expenditures and for falsifying records to conceal thousands of dollars of in-kind contributions by employees in a report to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC).
By State Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
Release: The constitution protects freedom of conscience, including freedom of thought and religion. The criminal code prohibits the publication and sale of blasphemous language; however, the code is not enforced. In September, government officials met with members of the religious community, including the Islamic...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2022
News Release: Tampa, FL -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Oscar Adriano Quintero Rengifo, a/k/a “Guatala," (34) today pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine on vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Quintero Rengifo faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. He was arrested in Colombia on Jan. 29, 2021, and extradited to the United States on Jan. 26, 2022.
