News from December 2025
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
On December 19, 2025, the President signed H.R. 165, known as the “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act,” into law.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), together with U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR), have...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) has expressed concerns regarding the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) recent actions related to student-athlete gambling.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
The Senate Appropriations Committee has released the text and report for the Homeland Security Act, 2026.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
Chief Michael W. Banks shared updates on social media in December 2025 regarding a major fentanyl seizure near Camp Pendleton and ongoing efforts to counter misinformation about U.S.-Mexico border security policies.
By T. J. Graves | Dec 19, 2025
Artem Stryzhak, a Ukrainian national, pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to conspiracy to commit fraud and related activity involving computers.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has criticized Fairfax County’s sanctuary policies after an incident in which Marvin Fernando Morales-Ortez, a Salvadoran national living illegally in the United States, was released from jail and...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
A New Port Richey resident, Benjamin Rubin, has pleaded guilty to transmitting threats across state lines with the intent to kill multiple federal officials.
By C. M. Ingle | Dec 19, 2025
A New York resident has been arrested and charged in connection with a multi-state scheme involving the theft of large shipments of goods, including seafood, fruit, and designer cologne.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
JASON PICK, a 44-year-old resident of New Orleans, has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for wire fraud.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
A Cleveland, Ohio resident has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
The House Committee on Homeland Security has released an updated “Terror Threat Snapshot,” highlighting current and evolving threats to the United States, its allies, and the global community.
By F. E. Simons | Dec 19, 2025
A nationwide law enforcement operation led by the Department of Justice has resulted in the identification of 205 child victims and the arrest of 293 individuals accused of child sexual abuse offenses.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
Federal authorities continue to investigate the mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor in Brookline, Massachusetts.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has extended its congratulations to Marc Berkowitz following his confirmation by the Senate as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy.
By C. M. Ingle | Dec 19, 2025
Grant Allen Fletcher, 47, of Arapahoe, Wyoming, was sentenced to three years’ probation for failing to register as a sex offender.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
Aviation groups and families affected by the American Airlines Flight 5342 crash have expressed support for the Senate’s unanimous passage of the ROTOR Act, an aviation safety bill sponsored by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas)...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
Senator Richard Blumenthal, Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has issued a statement following the Senate's confirmation of John Bartrum as Under Secretary for Health at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar has raised concerns about the French government's role in limiting access to information regarding Airbus's operations in China.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 19, 2025
A group of 38 senators, led by Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), is seeking clarification from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) about plans to cut up to 35,000 vacant health care positions.
