News from April 2025

By Federal Newswire | Apr 3, 2025
Today, Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) of the House Appropriations Committee issued guidance for the Fiscal Year 2026 programmatic, language, and Community Project Funding requests.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 3, 2025
Today, the House Judiciary Committee, the Committee on House Administration, and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a joint interim staff report entitled, "Fraud on ActBlue: How the Democrats’ Top Fundraising Platform...

By Federal Newswire | Apr 2, 2025
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) has expressed concerns over the tariffs imposed on Canada, stating they will negatively impact "families, manufacturers, the forest products industry, small businesses, lobstermen, and agricultural producers" in...

By Federal Newswire | Apr 2, 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has announced the termination of 113 contracts valued at approximately $4.7 billion, resulting in an estimated savings of $3.3 billion.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 2, 2025
David McCall, President of United Steelworkers, expressed concerns over President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on Canada, stating that it "hurts workers on both sides of the border."

By Margaret Byfield | Apr 2, 2025
The promise to America when the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was enacted in 1973 was that it would save animals, plants and insects that were thought to be in danger of extinction.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 2, 2025
President Trump posted congratulatory messages on his Truth Social platform on April 2, 2025, highlighting Republican victories in Florida and expressing endorsement influence.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 2, 2025
A Cedar Rapids man, Mycal Davis, aged 40, was sentenced on April 1, 2025, to two years in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 2, 2025
A Pawtucket resident, Reynaldo Martinez, has admitted to defrauding federally funded benefit programs and altering U.S. Treasury checks.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 2, 2025
Everette Kale Wanamaker, a 37-year-old resident of Columbia, South Carolina, has received a federal prison sentence exceeding 12 years after admitting to federal firearm offenses.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 2, 2025
The President of the United States has issued a new order that further amends duties related to low-value imports from the People's Republic of China (PRC), including Hong Kong, in an effort to address the synthetic opioid supply chain.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 2, 2025
Today, the National Restaurant Association addressed the implications of new reciprocal tariffs announced by the Trump administration.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 2, 2025
Charles McKinley Griffin, Tika Michelle Griffin, and Kirk Nathan Evans from Lancaster County have admitted guilt in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud, according to federal authorities.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 2, 2025
Jackie Marie Peters, a resident of Mansfield, Texas, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 2, 2025
Anthony Evans, a 28-year-old inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution Allenwood in Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for weapons possession.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 2, 2025
Donald J. Trump utilized Truth Social on April 2, 2025, to broadcast several posts.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 2, 2025
A Palmer resident, William Marsan, was sentenced to three years of probation and fined $10,000 for operating an aircraft without a valid license or registration, according to recent court proceedings in Anchorage, Alaska.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 2, 2025
Trevon Timothy Vines, a 30-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., faces federal charges following his indictment on a gun-related offense.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 2, 2025
Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson will be participating in the Capitol Forum Discussion titled "Antitrust Under Trump" through a livestream event.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 2, 2025
Today, President Donald J. Trump declared a national emergency, citing foreign trade and economic practices as a threat to the United States.