News from December 2025
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations convened a hearing to examine the use of the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) by environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
A Detroit man, Kevin Lavon Giles, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for sex trafficking offenses involving two minors and one adult.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
Congressman Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman John Joyce, M.D., Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, have announced an upcoming hearing to discuss biosecurity at the...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia has indicted Danielle Hillmer, a former senior manager at a Virginia-based government contractor, on charges including major government fraud, wire fraud, and obstructing federal audits.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
Teva Pharmaceuticals has asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remove more than 200 patent listings from the FDA’s Orange Book after being challenged by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
On December 10, the United States marked the anniversary of its victory in the Spanish-American War, recalling the events that led to a significant shift in global power at the end of the 19th century.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
A Mexican national, Eduardo Heriberto Mendoza-Almanza, 41, was sentenced in Missoula to time served—200 days in custody—and one year of supervised release for illegally reentering the United States.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
The House Committee on Small Business held a hearing in Washington, D.C. to address the challenges and opportunities faced by veteran entrepreneurs.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
The United States District Court for the District of Maryland has approved a settlement proposed by the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and its state co-plaintiffs regarding UnitedHealth Group's $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys Inc....
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats, led by Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, have raised concerns over what they describe as the FBI’s use of investigation threats against six Democratic members of Congress.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
A Bronx man, Daniel Batista, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for enticing a minor and possessing child pornography.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
A federal grand jury in Birmingham has indicted Xiebin Xue, a 40-year-old Chinese national, on charges of possessing counterfeit gift cards.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
The House Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI), is scheduled to review four bills aimed at increasing transparency and accessibility in higher education.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
Senator Bernie Sanders, the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), along with all Democratic members of the committee, has called for an immediate oversight hearing.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is scheduled to address the U.S. Senate today regarding the Health Care Freedom for Patients Act.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
The United States has issued a statement condemning the continued detention of current and former local staff members of its mission in Yemen by the Houthis.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
A Colombian man, Alejandro Parra Bustamante, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to traffic more than 450 kilograms of cocaine into the United States.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) released its 2025 Annual Report, detailing human rights conditions and legal developments in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
A New Orleans resident has pleaded guilty to federal drug and firearm charges, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), together with Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.), Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.), and...
