News from December 2024

By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2024
A Rhode Island man has been sentenced in federal court for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2024
Stevens County authorities have charged Charles Lloyd Tatom with first-degree murder for the deaths of Marlene Emerson and her daughter, Cassie, which occurred 27 years ago.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2024
Wahead Raz, a business owner from San Diego, has pleaded guilty in federal court to bribing an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officer.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2024
Jacksonville, Florida – Anthony Tyrone Mackey has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for possessing firearms as a convicted felon.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2024
FBI agents have arrested a Chino Hills resident, Yaoning "Mike" Sun, on federal charges alleging he acted as an illegal agent for the People's Republic of China (PRC).

By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2024
Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer at Coinbase, has said that law-abiding businesses should have access to banking services without government interference.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 18, 2024
Marc Andreessen, general partner of Andreessen Horowitz, has criticized Operation Chokepoint 2.0 as an exercise of "raw administrative power" targeting lawful businesses without due process.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 18, 2024
Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) has spent much of his career in public service focusing on the values of family, faith, and limited government. Known for his conservative stances, the two-time presidential candidate recently shared his concerns with Federal Newswire over the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a bill he believes could undermine parental rights and other important principles.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 18, 2024
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Chicago, with support from ERO San Diego, Harlingen, Texas, Mexico City, and the International Operations Division, has deported Osiel Cardenas Guillen to...

By Federal Newswire | Dec 18, 2024
U.S. Representative Cliff Bentz (OR-02) has criticized Governor Tina Kotek's request to President Biden for the designation of the Owyhee Canyonlands as a national monument.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 18, 2024
NFIB President Brad Close recently appeared on Bloomberg's "The Close" to discuss the notable rise in the Small Business Optimism Index.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 18, 2024
On December 17, Deputy Secretary Campbell, Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer, and Indian Ambassador to the United States Vinay Mohan Kwatra visited Houston, Texas.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 18, 2024
Monesha Tatayana Lapri Gary, 24, and Rebecca Melanie Perry, 30, both residents of South Carolina, have entered guilty pleas to charges of human trafficking conspiracy in a federal court in Columbia.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 18, 2024
The European AI Roundtable held its third session on December 4, 2024, in Brussels.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 18, 2024
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Colombia Solidarity Port of Entry in Laredo, Texas, have seized over 757 pounds of methamphetamine.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 18, 2024
On December 18, 2024, a virtual meeting of the G7 Defense Policy Directors' Working Group (PDWG) was chaired by Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Dr. Celeste Wallander.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 18, 2024
The United States has imposed sanctions on four entities linked to Pakistan's ballistic missile program.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 18, 2024
Corey Whittico, a 21-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has entered a guilty plea for a federal firearms offense related to his possession of a loaded Glock firearm with an illegal machine gun conversion device.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 18, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a $500,000 grant to the Center for Nonprofit Advancement in Washington D.C. The funding aims to support the recruitment, training, and placement of workers in community revitalization...

By Federal Newswire | Dec 18, 2024
James Matthew Johnson, a 36-year-old resident of Glade Valley, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).