News from December 2025
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
The United States and Rwanda have formalized a new five-year health cooperation agreement, with officials from both countries signing a Memorandum of Understanding in Washington.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers conducted arrests over the weekend targeting individuals described as criminal illegal aliens, including gang members, individuals convicted of sexual offenses, and drug traffickers across...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg will lead the U.S. presidential delegation to the inauguration of Alassane Ouattara as President of Côte d’Ivoire, according to an announcement from the White House.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles, and Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Washington for the 40th Australia-United States Ministerial...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), and the City of Donna have formalized an agreement to expand the Donna Land Port of Entry for commercial traffic through a Donation Acceptance Agreement.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons has sent a letter to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, urging the state to cooperate with federal authorities by honoring ICE arrest detainers for more than 4,000 criminal...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
A Guatemalan man living unlawfully in the United States and previously convicted of sexual battery has pleaded guilty in federal court in Cleveland to charges related to encouraging a minor to enter the country illegally and submitting false...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
A Louisiana woman has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to assault and making threats against a Protective Security Officer at the Social Security office in Sioux City, Iowa.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on December 8, 2025.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
A Durant, Oklahoma resident has pleaded guilty to possessing obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
Two men from Grand Bay, Alabama, have been sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms for their involvement in a drug-trafficking conspiracy and illegal possession of firearms.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Senator Rick Scott have called on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins to take stronger action against Chinese companies listed...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
A man and woman from Jefferson County, Texas, have been indicted on federal drug trafficking charges, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs for the Eastern District of Texas.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 35 other Senate Republicans in introducing the Back the Blue Act, a bill designed to increase penalties for those who target law enforcement officers and provide new...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
Ryan Christopher Hall, a former detective with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child sexual abuse material.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, criticized the Trump Administration for waiving $11 million in fines that had been imposed on Southwest Airlines by the Biden...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
Senator Rick Scott, chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand will lead a hearing on December 10 to discuss the role of older Americans in today’s economy.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has rejected a petition from Scott Zuckerman, CEO of the company behind SpyFone, to overturn or alter a 2021 order that prohibits him from offering monitoring products and services.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
A Dorchester resident, Rickey Simmons, 46, has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 8, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has completed the first three stops on the national History Rocks!
