News from April 2023
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned nearly 700 marketing companies advertising over-the-counter drugs, homeopathic products, dietary supplements, and functional foods against making deceptive claims about their products.
By Host | Apr 18, 2023
Mike Benz, Executive Director of the Foundation for Freedom Online, is a former State Department diplomat who specialized in international communications and information technology matters.
By Sam Jackson | Apr 18, 2023
During a Senate oversight committee hearing on March 28, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas faced questions about the increase of Chinese nationals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, with U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) calling on Mayorkas to resign.
By Federal Newswire | Apr 18, 2023
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on April 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
The Functional Government Initiative (FGI) announced it has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking records of billings and payments made to law firm Steptoe & Johnson LLP for representing Lois Lerner and Holly Paz, key officials at the center of the IRS political targeting scandal.
By Sam Jackson | Apr 18, 2023
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) called on President Joe Biden to do something about the fentanyl overdose crisis that is the leading cause of the death for Americans between 18 and 45.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 18, 2023
Peking University professor Wang Jisi joined Scott Kennedy, trustee chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on April 17 to discuss their report, “Breaking the Ice: The Role of Scholarly Exchange in Stabilizing U.S.-China Relations.”
By Federal Newswire | Apr 18, 2023
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on April 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Sam Jackson | Apr 18, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $40 million into 31 projects through its Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program, which includes the Innovative Technologies to Reduce Beef Industry GHG Emissions project led by Colorado State University (CSU).
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
FEMA has completed more than 850 site inspections in Puerto Rico as part of the Public Assistance Program to jumpstart the island’s recovery in the wake of Hurricane Fiona.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
The U.S. EPA is proposing new health protections aimed at reducing exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO), a gas used to sterilize medical devices as well as some spices.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office is asking for public input on its proposal to develop a Travel Management Plan for Nevada's Muddy Mountains Wilderness area,
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been recognized as the "Most Improved" place to work among very large federal agencies in the Partnership for Public Service's 2022 Best Places to Work rankings.
By Federal Newswire | Apr 18, 2023
The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and State have implemented changes to a federal program to help migrant children from Central America enter the U.S.
By Federal Newswire | Apr 18, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is investing $90 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to mitigate the last radium-contaminated area of the Ottawa Radiation Areas Superfund site in Illinois.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
A foreign national faces criminal charges after a San Diego-based Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) probe uncovered evidence of human trafficking and sexual exploitation of an underage migrant.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
The U.S. Economic Development Administration is accepting applications for its Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) STEM Talent Challenge, a $4.5 million grant competition to develop local STEM workforces.
By Sam Jackson | Apr 17, 2023
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) plans to introduce a new bill to combat the flood of drugs through the U.S. Postal Service.
By Press Release | Apr 17, 2023
Washington, D.C. - The America First Policy Institute today released a report on the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) acquisition of U.S. agricultural land and the state legislative strategies to resist it.
By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2023
In recent weeks, there have been several instances of human smugglers abandoning migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, including more than 100 children who abandoned in a truck in Mexico and 140 migrants abandoned near Del Rio, TX, according U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP).
