News from April 2025

By Federal Newswire | Apr 22, 2025
A Manchester resident, Jesse Hippolite, has acknowledged his involvement in a bank robbery, as stated by Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 22, 2025
On March 28, 2025, President Donald J. Trump addressed letters to both the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, and the President pro tempore of the Senate, Charles Grassley.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has announced the termination of 180 contracts across federal agencies, resulting in significant financial savings.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has announced the termination of 57 contracts, which had a combined ceiling value of $1.6 billion.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has announced the expansion of its program to audit unused or unneeded credit cards across 30 agencies.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has announced that the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has canceled 402 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) grants, resulting in savings of $233 million.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has announced the cancellation of 139 grants deemed wasteful, amounting to a total of $215 million.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2025
Debates over public health policy are often driven by fear and political posturing, and Guy Bentley is making the case for a return to reason—literally.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has affirmed its expectation that individuals receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, who are able to work, should pursue employment.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2025
This week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited Central Pennsylvania, focusing on discussions about agricultural issues.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently visited Lubbock, Texas, to engage with the local agricultural community at the USDA Cotton Classification Complex located on the Texas Tech University campus.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2025
TechNet, a national network of innovation economy leaders, has released a survey conducted with Echelon Insights from April 4-7, 2025.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2025
A LaPlace woman has admitted to making false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA), according to an announcement from Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2025
Khali Marquise Barnes, a resident of Huntington, has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2025
Joe Dante Townsend, a 32-year-old from Detroit, Michigan, has been sentenced to three years and ten months in federal prison, with an additional three years of supervised release following his prison term.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2025 — The American Petroleum Institute (API) has filed a motion to intervene in federal court.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2025
A federal jury has found Tony Clanton, also known as "Tone," guilty on all counts of a superseding indictment.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2025
A Pittsburgh resident has admitted to charges of access device fraud and aggravated identity theft in a federal court, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2025
Constrained housing affordability due to high interest rates, rising construction costs, and labor shortages led to a decline in housing production in March.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2025
A man from Georgia has been charged with sending a threatening letter to a spiritual mission in suburban Chicago, according to a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Chicago.