News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022



Williams: Clean Vessel Act to help with 'keeping waterways clean and accessible'

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced more than $16 million in grant funds are available through the Clean Vessel Act program.


G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by the DPRK

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union.


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter was sentenced on May 16, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


No, Mr. President Your Policies Have Not “Helped” The Economy

News Release: No, Mr. President Your Policies Have Not “Helped" The Economy.



News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A Southwest Virginia man who conspired with at least thirty others in a scheme to defraud the government of more than $499,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits was sentenced today to nearly five years in federal prison.


Two St. Joseph Men Plead Guilty to Heroin Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Two St. Joseph, Mo., men have pleaded guilty to their roles in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and to illegally possessing firearms.


News Release: WASHINGTON - House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) applauded the recent announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of plans to establish an Office of Environmental Justice and issued the following statement...


Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry and Assistant Secretary Medina’s Travel to Sweden

Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Sweden June 1-3 to lead the U.S. delegation to Stockholm+50, convened by the United Nations General Assembly in Stockholm, Sweden. He will be joined by Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Monica Medina, who will travel to Sweden May 31-June 4.


News Release: Buchanan: Democrats Are Missing the Opportunity To Win Against China.


News Release: Seattle - A father and son who ran a multimillion-dollar illegal marijuana business in Monroe, Washington, were each sentenced to five-year prison terms today, on drug and money laundering charges.


News Release: MANASSAS, VA - The National Park Service invites you to a commemoration of Juneteenth National Independence Day at Manassas National Battlefield Park. The battlefield will host the exhibit “African American Faces of the Civil War" from Saturday, June 18 through Sunday, June 25, featuring 27 Civil War-era...


New Yorker Sentenced in East Texas for National Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A Queens, New York man has been sentenced to prison in the Eastern District of Texas for federal violations, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


News Release: POLL: 65 Percent of Americans Can’t Keep Up with Bidenflation, As President’s Approval Rating Hits New Low.


USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting May 31

BJA FY 22 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program 2 grant opened on May 31.


U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Stern’s Travel to Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Sweden

Release: U.S. Special Envoy Jessica Stern will travel to Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Sweden, May 31-June 8. During her visits, Special Envoy Stern will engage with local human rights defenders and civil society representatives regarding the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons globally, with a specific focus on LGBTQI+ refugees from Ukraine.


News Release: Census Bureau Began Contacting Governmental Units about Reviewing 2020 Census Counts for Group Quarters Facilities such as College/University Student Housing and Correctional Facilities.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A longstanding partnership between EM and labor unions is crucial to a shared goal of executing the cleanup mission safely, effectively and efficiently, Senior Advisor William “Ike" White told representatives with the Atomic Energy Workers Council (AEWC) during a recent meeting.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Falls Church man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit wire fraud, bank fraud and to make false statements on loan applications in connection with COVID-relief loans.