News from August 2025
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted Jason Beau Dark, 42, of New Orleans, on charges related to impersonating a federal officer and possessing counterfeit government credentials.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
A Bronx man, Estherlyn Frias, also known as “Platinum” and “Silver,” has been charged with federal narcotics offenses that allegedly resulted in the death of a person in Greenwich, Connecticut.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
Justin Wu, a 23-year-old resident of Waikiki, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl-laced pills and possessing cocaine with intent to distribute.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives that would direct the Department of Defense to establish a formal partnership with Taiwan.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
The last two members of a six-person drug trafficking group have pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute large quantities of fentanyl and heroin in Alaska.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
A man from Coleman, Texas, has been sentenced to 720 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to producing child sexual abuse material.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
Calvin Craig Griffin, a 22-year-old resident of Montgomery, Alabama, has been sentenced to 81 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
Federal authorities in the Southern District of Texas charged 247 defendants with immigration and border security-related offenses during the final week of July, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
Dimas Gonzalo Contreras-Nolasco, a 54-year-old Mexican citizen, has pleaded guilty to illegally re-entering the United States after being previously deported.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss findings from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearing into the...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
President Donald J. Trump has announced new tariffs that are expected to affect the cost of food and beverages in the United States.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
During an interview with CNN’s Jim Sciutto, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, called for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to take a more active role in...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
A federal jury in Tampa has convicted Lorenzo Valerio-Popoca, a 31-year-old Mexican national, on two counts of conspiring to traffic methamphetamine.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
Former President Donald J. Trump made several posts on August 1, 2025 addressing national security concerns related to Russia and questioning U.S. jobs data integrity under Dr. Erika McEntarfer's leadership as Commissioner of Labor Statistics...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
The Senate Appropriations Committee has advanced the fiscal year 2026 defense appropriations bill, which allocates over $20 billion more than the amount requested in the President’s budget.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
Derrick Howard, 30, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 21 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Dr. Casey Mulligan as the Chief Counsel of the Office of Advocacy at the Small Business Administration (SBA) following a 52-44 vote.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, who chairs the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, has released a draft legislative package intended to improve the lives of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted Joseph Kaminski, 58, of Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, on charges related to pandemic fraud.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 1, 2025
Former President Donald J. Trump made several posts on August 1, 2025 criticizing Federal Reserve leadership and calling for Chair Jerome Powell's resignation following Adriana Kugler's departure from the board.
