News from October 2023
By Federal Newswire | Oct 27, 2023
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration over border security measures, specifically targeting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and multiple other federal agencies and officials. The lawsuit alleges that federal agents have been systematically destroying concertina wire along the Texas-Mexico border, which had been installed by the State of Texas to deter unauthorized border crossings. (
By Federal Newswire | Oct 27, 2023
Norbert Michel, vice president and director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is using Hamas as an excuse to advocate for her Digital Asset Anti‐Money Laundering Act. Warren sent a letter to the White House after Hamas's initial attack, citing now-debunked media reports that the terrorist group had raised tens of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency.
By Federal Newswire | Oct 27, 2023
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the founder and CEO of Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, emphasized the importance of building trust in the industry during his speech at the Fintech Forward 2023 conference in Bahrain. His remarks came at a time when the ongoing fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX, a failed crypto exchange that used to rival Binance, was taking place.
By Federal Newswire | Oct 27, 2023
A Biden administration plan to require certain migrant families to stay in El Paso, Texas, while awaiting asylum decisions has been abandoned due to local opposition, according to CBS News. The plan, which was part of the broader Family Expedited Removal Management (FERM) program, aimed to provide an alternative to detaining migrant families by implementing daily curfews and GPS monitoring. However, El Paso officials retracted their support when specific details of the plan, including home curfews and ankle monitoring, were disclosed to the public.
By Federal Newswire | Oct 27, 2023
Chris Pilkerton and Ja’Ron Smith are authors of “Underserved: Harnessing the Principles of Lincoln's Vision for Reconstruction for Today's Forgotten Communities.” Pilkerton is the former acting administrator of the Small Business Administration, and Smith served as deputy assistant to the president for Domestic Policy, deputy director of the Office of American Innovation and director of Urban Affairs and Revitalization for the White House Domestic Policy Council.
By Federal Newswire | Oct 27, 2023
Crisis Group, an independent organization working against violence and war, recently argued that a new strategy against the violent Mexican cartels is needed after the so-called "kingpin strategy" has failed to solve the issue. In a recent article detailing Mexico's "War on Drugs," the group reviewed the shortcomings of the current strategy, especially since President Biden called for the capture of Los Chapitos.
By Federal Newswire | Oct 27, 2023
The ringleader of a Utah-based drug trafficking operation, Angel Rubio-Quintana, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after admitting to distributing large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and marijuana in St. George, Utah. U.S. Attorney Trina A. Higgins of the District of Utah believes that Rubio-Quintana's actions jeopardized the safety of the St. George community.
By Federal Newswire | Oct 27, 2023
Senator Chuck Schumer emphasized the need for reciprocity with China in order to compete fairly in a press release on October 10. Schumer made these statements after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a bipartisan Senate delegation earlier in the month.
By Federal Newswire | Oct 26, 2023
Derek Maltz is the former Director of the Special Operations Division at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. He currently works with thousands of families who have lost their loved ones to fentanyl poisoning.
By Federal Newswire | Oct 26, 2023
Legislation aimed at improving conditions at the southern border of the United States was the focus of a hearing held by the Subcommittee on Federal Lands on Oct. 19. The hearing discussed four bills that addressed various issues related to immigration and the environment along the southern border.
By Federal Newswire | Oct 26, 2023
Recently, border officials in San Diego released a warning regarding the potential presence of people associated with the conflict between Hamas and Israel at the U.S southern border. Senator Cruz voiced his concern about the news in a recent tweet.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 26, 2023
Single-family housing starts unexpectedly rose in September despite mortgage rates over 7%, driven by limited resale inventory that led buyers to new construction.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 26, 2023
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen and Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda D. Young released the final budget results for fiscal year 2023.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 26, 2023
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated two individuals and four entities as part of Specially Designated National (SDN) and Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik's patronage network.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 26, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Economic Impact and Diversity (ED) has announced it has entered a two-year cooperative agreement worth $992,000 with the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC).
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 26, 2023
According to Dr. Rajeev Ramchand, research must continue in the areas of psychedelic assisted therapy programs for treating PTSD.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 26, 2023
The organization's argument concludes that additional military aid to Israel amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza would result in more deaths and a perpetuation of suffering.
By Kate Sarmiento | Oct 26, 2023
The Department of Defense (DoD) is taking a series of steps to enhance its force posture in the Middle East region. As a response to recent escalations around the Middle East on the part of Iran and its linked proxy forces, these actions are being taken to assist in the defense of Israel and to bolster the force protection afforded to United States troops.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 26, 2023
With the signing of the Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA), Estonia joins a group of 13 nations, including Australia and the UK, in entering such agreements with the U.S.
By Kate Sarmiento | Oct 26, 2023
The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation has agreed to resolve ongoing Clean Air Act violations, according to an announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice
