News from April 2023
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
The chief of Border Patrol released video footage recently showing a smuggler crossing the U.S.-Mexican border and abandoning a 1-year-old child on the U.S. side of the southern border. This comes on the heels of comments by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who has refused to state if the American southern border is actually secure.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
The Center for Immigration Studies recently reported that the Florida vs. the U.S. lawsuit has limited the Biden administration’s ability to release illegal migrants by ruling the detention mandate in Section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) also applies to the government.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service in Georgia is hoping a new round of funding will facilitate innovation in conservation.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
U.S. District Sim Lake Judge sentenced a 31-year-old Houston woman to 96 months in prison after she was convicted in connection with a series of home invasions leading to the federal kidnapping charges.
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the Biden-Harris administration is set to invest $89 million to finance the startup and expansion of independent meat processors across the country.
By Federal Department News | Apr 3, 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosted a virtual panel discussion with world leaders on the eve of the second Summit for Democracy, to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
By T.H. Lawrence | Apr 3, 2023
Victor Avila has lived by, worked along and watched the U.S.-Mexican border for years. The former federal agent has a blunt assessment of its current state.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy has unveiled its Offshore Wind Energy Strategy, which outlines its initiatives to achieve President Joseph Biden's target of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030 with the goal to generate 110 GW or more by 2050.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Since China became a member of the World Trade Organization, it has refused to adhere to the same rules as the other members, according to U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emmanuel, has pointed out this has given them an unfair advantage and hobbled foreign competitors. U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) says he agrees.
By Sam Jackson | Apr 3, 2023
The Senate Finance Committee discussed ways to combat rising drug prices at its March 30 meeting "Hearings to Examine Pharmacy Benefit Managers and the Prescription Drug Supply Chain, Focusing on the Impact on Patients and Taxpayers."
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 3, 2023
A former commander of the U.S. Pacific Command recently discussed how the AUKUS defense agreement between the U.S., U.K. and Australia will affect relations in the Indo-Pacific region during a panel hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) International Security Program and the U.S. Naval Institute.
By Juliette Fairley | Apr 3, 2023
When Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined Congress nearly nine years ago, a staffer gave him a book about the promise of blockchain and crypto in restoring financial control to the individual.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed the release of "Hotel Rwanda hero" Paul Rusesabagina by the Government of Rwanda on March 24.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva discussed the importance of collaboration in tackling global challenges that impact the lives of Colombians and Americans at the U.S.-Colombia High-Level Dialogue in Washington, D.C. on March 27.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
A freight carrier with more than 200 transportation facilities in 47 states and Puerto Rico has agreed to a proposed settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over allegations it violated the Clean Water Act at multiple sites.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration announced the availability of $8.9 million to support American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages.
By Karen Kidd | Apr 2, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3 million in grants to Missouri and Nebraska to cut climate pollution using innovative control strategies.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued a $3,258 penalty against Faris Enterprises of Tennessee, the operator of a McDonald’s franchise location, in Morristown, for violating child labor laws.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
The city of Holyoke, Massachusetts, has agreed to a consent decree with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Justice Department, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to resolve the Clean Water Act and Massachusetts state law violations.
By Federal Newswire | Apr 2, 2023
There were three notices published by the Federal Reserve System in week ending March 18, according to the Federal Register.
