News from December 2025
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
Health care costs are climbing while Medicare’s finances grow tighter, and Washington often answers with new programs that promise savings without consequences when results fall short.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
The EPA has announced Minute 333, an agreement between the U.S. and Mexico to tackle the Tijuana River sewage crisis through infrastructure projects and planning for future growth in Tijuana without additional U.S. taxpayer funding
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
A federal grand jury in Alaska has indicted a 28-year-old Kipnuk man, Petngalria Paul, also known as “Garrett,” on multiple child pornography charges.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
During a recent business meeting of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), who serves as the committee’s Ranking Member, stressed the importance of passing bipartisan legislation to improve access...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
Representative Eli Crane (R-AZ), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, has introduced the “Detecting and Evaluating Foreign Exploitation of Novel Drones Act” (DEFEND Act) in Congress.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a modification to the Enforcement Rule of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
On December 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed regulatory actions to implement President Trump’s Executive Order aimed at ending certain medical procedures for minors that attempt to change a...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
A former executive director and CEO of a veterans homeless shelter in Brenham, Texas, has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for misusing federal grant funds.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
Border Patrol agents in California's El Centro Sector have arrested 49 individuals found to be in the country illegally who were also holding commercial driver’s licenses.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has issued a statement in response to a whistleblower report concerning U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) used its official account on December 19, 2025 to promote its Global Entry program and share updates about internal activities.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
Over a two-week period in December, U.S. Border Patrol agents from the San Diego Sector seized more than 184 pounds of narcotics during several enforcement actions along Southern California’s interstate highways.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
The Senate has confirmed 13 U.S. Attorneys and the Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, following a vote of 53-43.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
Albert Anthony Rios, 32, from the District of Columbia and California, was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for trafficking significant amounts of fentanyl shipped from California.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
Since President Donald Trump took office, household electricity bills have increased by 13%, according to a new factsheet released by U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
EAC Casey O. Durst used her X account in December 2025 to share messages about making safe choices during the holidays, highlight agency partnerships against wildlife smuggling, and promote CBP Home for travelers.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
Today, the Trump administration announced it will stop funding higher education institutions based on the racial composition of their student bodies.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
LEONARDO PARAMO-BARBAS, a 29-year-old Nicaraguan national, was sentenced on December 4, 2025, for the misuse of a social security number to obtain employment.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
U.S. Senator Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has responded to the European Union Commission’s recent decision to grant Ukraine a $90 billion loan.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
On December 19, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released several tweets containing external links.
