News from December 2024

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
Senator Cynthia Lummis has characterized Operation Chokepoint 2.0 as "warfare on the American people," highlighting its impact on access to financial services.

By C. D. McHugh | Dec 23, 2024
Tom Ellsworth, a member of the Patrick Bet-David Podcast team, expressed concern over the timing of a strike by the Teamsters against Amazon.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
President-elect Donald J. Trump announced that Bo Hines will "foster innovation and growth in the digital assets space" as the new Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets, also known as the "Crypto Council."

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
Japan and the United States convened the third annual Japan-U.S. Energy Security Dialogue on December 12 in Tokyo.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
Shane Brian Lamond, a former supervisor of the Intelligence Branch at the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homeland Security Bureau, has been found guilty of obstructing an investigation and making false statements to federal law enforcement.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
A Virginia man has been sentenced to 180 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has received authorization from U.S. District Judge John P. Cronan to issue summonses targeting entities potentially involved in helping U.S. taxpayers evade taxes through the use of offshore service providers.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
Two Brooklyn Park men have admitted guilt in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy that spanned central and northern Minnesota, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
Nathaniel Sean Deleon, a 20-year-old resident of Tulare, California, has pleaded guilty to charges related to the distribution of child pornography and making a hoax bomb threat.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
The Department of Defense has awarded $253.7 million to Williams International to enhance gas turbine engine production facilities.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
As the 118th Congress concludes, Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party delivered remarks highlighting the committee's efforts to address perceived threats from the CCP over the past two years.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell is set to meet with the Republic of Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong Kyun at the Department of State on December 23.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
A federal grand jury has indicted Juan Manuel Aguirre, 49, from Laredo, Texas, on charges related to the transportation and smuggling of undocumented individuals.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
The Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis has reported an increase in GDP and personal income across almost all U.S. states.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) convened its fourth public meeting of the 17th term on December 11 in Washington, D.C. Troy A. Miller, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Senior Official Performing the Duties...

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Anniston PCB Site Operable Unit 4 in Alabama.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a consent decree with DISH Network, requiring the company to provide its equal employment opportunity practices documentation for compliance review.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
An Essex County man has been indicted on charges related to firearms and narcotics offenses, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
A man from Mercer County, New Jersey, has been charged with illegal possession of firearms and drugs.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
The United States has expressed concern over the sentencing of 25 Pakistani civilians by a military tribunal for their involvement in protests on May 9, 2023.