News from December 2025
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
A man from Summerville, South Carolina, has been sentenced to 33 years in prison after being convicted of multiple charges including sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion; sex trafficking of a minor; production of child sexual abuse...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) have introduced the Competition and Openness in Markets to Promote Efficiency, Transparency, and Enhanced Affordability (COMPETE) Act.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), who lead the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, have filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth held a call with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjirō Koizumi on December 11, 2025.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
On December 12, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg will join representatives from Japan, Israel, Australia, Singapore, and the Republic of Korea to launch Pax Silica by signing the Pax Silica Declaration.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
A federal grand jury in Cleveland has indicted a Ghanaian national, Frederick Kumi, also known as Emmanuel Kojo Baah Obeng and Abu Trica, on charges of defrauding elderly victims out of more than $8 million through romance scams.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
Eighteen individuals involved in a Yuma-based human smuggling ring known as La Mesa have been sentenced following a joint investigation by the United States Border Patrol and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved legislation aimed at reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) acquisition processes.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
A Rockford man has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for robbing a Chase Bank in the city.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
A federal jury in Chicago has found Jimil Parmar, a 33-year-old resident of Lawrenceville, Georgia, guilty of mailing a threatening letter to the Sant Nirankari Mission located in West Chicago.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
Trevon Palmer, 30, has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for his involvement in operating an open-air drug market and committing aggravated assault while armed.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
A Beaumont man has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in federal prison for his role in an armed robbery, according to U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs for the Eastern District of Texas.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
Dr. Jonathan S. Clark, a physician based in Poteau, Oklahoma, has agreed to pay $105,000 to settle allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
Jariatu Jalloh, a 39-year-old Maryland resident, has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree fraud and two counts of first-degree theft for her role in defrauding the District of Columbia’s Medicaid program.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
On December 10, 2025, Frederick Daniel Stensgar, a 61-year-old resident of Inchelium, Washington, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for assaulting his intimate partner on the Colville Reservation.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) used its Twitter account on December 11, 2025, to promote digital resources for monitoring border wait times and share additional links relevant to travelers.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
A Memphis man, Percy Jackson, 40, has been convicted by a federal jury in Arkansas for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
The National Restaurant Association is addressing challenges caused by a nationwide penny shortage, which has made it difficult for restaurant operators to obtain pennies from banks, credit unions, and Federal Reserve coin terminals.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
The U.S. Senate has passed the Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act, a bipartisan measure aimed at addressing the rise in foreign scams targeting American seniors.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2025
President Donald J. Trump has issued an executive order directing increased oversight of foreign-owned proxy advisory firms that influence shareholder voting in major U.S. companies.
