News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


Blinken: 'Violence has no place in politics'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken released a statement condemning an attack on former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was shot in the leg on Nov. 3 while participating in an anti-government protest.


Know the Facts, Not the Rumors

News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico homeowners and renters are eligible to apply for federal assistance in response to damage or losses from Hurricane Fiona. After a disaster, rumors and misunderstandings spread as survivors share information they have heard from social media, neighbors and colleagues.


News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) at Coliseo Roberto Clemente Walker, Ave. Franklin Delano Roosevelt in San Juan will close on Nov. 8 at 1 p.m.


Florida congressman warns of China's security threat to U.S. in technology, information

U.S. Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) said the Department of Commerce continues to approve the majority of requests from China for technology and information, which he said poses a national security risk to the U.S., especially when considering the blurred lines between China's private and public sectors.


Norman: 'We must make defense the main priority again to maintain peace and remain dominant'

U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) stressed the importance of the country's Department of Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture Review and Missile Defense Review in a statement provided to Homeland Newswire.


News Release: BRANDON, Fla. - FEMA and the state of Florida are opening three new Disaster Recovery Centers in Lee County.


Killian: 'Welcome back recreational fishers to reopened creeks and river systems at Olympic National Park'

An emergency closure of recreational fishing within several Olympic National Park rivers and streams ended 12:01 p.m. Nov. 1.


Torres Small: USDA honors 'the countless contributions of American Indians and Alaska Natives'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is doing its part to ensure Tribes and Tribal communities flourish by providing access to both necessary infrastructure and money.


NOAA Administrator on the COP27 UN climate summit

News Release: “As the world gathers in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, this week for the COP27 UN climate conference offsite link, it’s with the backdrop of extreme weather and climate events that have gripped the planet this year and serve as a stark reminder of why our work here is so crucial.


USDA-FAS offers new grant application process starting Nov. 7

Cochran Fellowship Program - U.S. Dry Beans Processing, Promotion, and Marketing for Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras grant opened on Nov. 7.


Wittman: Biden defense plans all bark but no bite

Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), said President Biden's defensive plans do a great job of outlining threats against America, but they provide no concrete solutions on how to handle them, and commit to actions that only make America weaker.


California Kingpin Found Guilty of Directing Drug Enterprise that Brought Bulk Quantities of Methamphetamine into Oklahoma and Missouri

News Release: A federal jury convicted a California drug kingpin Monday of directing a continuing criminal enterprise by organizing and directing at least three separate methamphetamine conspiracies in Oklahoma and Missouri, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke with Republic of Korea (ROK) First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyundong and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mori Takeo on November 6 to discuss the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) recent ...


DOI-NPS grant application closes on Jan. 9

Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts Development Grant Program grant opened on Nov. 7.


Nigerian Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Launder Tens of Millions of Dollars from Online Scams

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A prolific international fraudster who conspired to launder tens of millions of dollars through a series of online scams and flaunted his luxurious, crime-funded lifestyle on social media was sentenced today to 135 months in federal prison.


DOS-TGO offers new grant application process starting Nov. 7

U.S. Embassy Lome PAS Annual Program Statement grant opened on Nov. 7.


United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Brandon Corey Skeith (40, Jacksonville) today pleaded guilty to possessing fentanyl and cocaine base with the intent to distribute it and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Skeith faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years, and up to life, in federal prison.


United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the resolution of two cases in the Lake Charles Division of the Western District of Louisiana. United States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. sentenced the following two defendants today


The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Aaron Walter Gray, age 37, of Ashland, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to 93 months’ imprisonment by United States Chief District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann for drug trafficking and firearm offenses.


Four individuals were arrested today on charges of kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping in November 2021 when the defendants are alleged to have kidnapped and beaten an individual they wrongly believed participated in a carjacking, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.