News from December 2025
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
Chairman Rick Scott of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging led a hearing in Washington, D.C., focused on the positive contributions of seniors to the American economy.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, opened an oversight hearing to review recent changes made by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Trump...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, spoke on the Senate floor about a Republican bill aimed at reducing health care costs by giving money directly to families.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
An Arizona man has admitted to assaulting a federal officer after he rammed a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle while fleeing law enforcement in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
Two graduates of U.S. military academies, Special Agent James Edward “Buck” Baynard II and Acting Deputy Assistant Director Stephen Gleason, have built careers at the United States Secret Service after their time as rivals on the football field.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
A 48-year-old Pakistani national with a criminal record died on December 6 at Texas Health Huguley Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
Joe Lewis, a 55-year-old resident of Hinds County, Mississippi, has been sentenced to 292 months in federal prison after being convicted on two counts of attempted production of child pornography.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
On December 5, ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Arizona, in cooperation with federal partners, executed 16 criminal federal search warrants across nine restaurants and seven stash houses in Tucson and surrounding areas.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar to discuss issues related to regional security and humanitarian efforts.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with Ranking Member Jack Reed, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, and Ranking Member Adam Smith released a joint statement addressing aviation...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
A former correctional officer at the Clayton County Jail, Justin Bethea, has pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of a pretrial detainee by using excessive force.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
A Las Cruces resident, Daniel Guereca, has pleaded guilty in federal court to robbing two banks in New Mexico in February 2025.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
Jennifer May, a 43-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to over 12 months in federal prison for her involvement in a scheme that defrauded the U.S. Government of $1.5 million through Economic Injury...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
A Honduran citizen, Jhostin Nunez-Murcia, 36, was sentenced to time served in prison for illegally reentering the United States after previously being deported.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
A North Carolina resident, Kareem Akeem McMurrin, 41, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 10 kilograms of cocaine.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
A federal grand jury in Madison, Wisconsin, has returned indictments against five individuals on charges ranging from possession of child pornography to illegal firearm and ammunition possession.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
A Clark County employee appeared in federal court on charges related to the theft of funds from the estates of deceased county residents.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor raising concerns about Special Counsel Jack Smith’s handling of subpoenas for congressional phone records during the so-called “Arctic Frost”...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers addressed the House floor during consideration of S. 1071, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26 NDAA).
By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2025
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led a committee hearing to review 24 proposed bills concerning veterans.