News from December 2025
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
Gordon “Rudy” Connell, a 28-year-old resident of Summerville, South Carolina, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
A new preliminary report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has revealed extensive issues with waste, fraud, and abuse in Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plans.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) opened a legislative hearing today to discuss H.R. 6047, known as the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued a statement criticizing the Trump Administration’s decision to roll back automobile fuel efficiency standards.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
A Columbus man with prior felony convictions was found guilty of illegally possessing a firearm after fleeing law enforcement and entering airport property.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations agents have arrested Jaan Shah Safi, an Afghan national who entered the United States under Operation Allies Welcome, a program initiated by the Biden administration.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led a hearing on the nominations of Lee Beaman for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors and Douglas Weaver for the Nuclear Regulatory...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new measures aimed at protecting parents’ rights in pediatric healthcare decisions.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
The Blockchain Association has responded to a letter from Citadel addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
A woman from Battle Ground, Washington has admitted to participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy, according to an announcement by Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, who serves as Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, has expressed support for the Trump administration’s decision to overturn the Biden-era Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
Marcie Strouse, an Iowa small business owner and member of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) on December 4.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
On December 4, 2025, the United States extended congratulations to the Kingdom of Thailand on the occasion of Thai National Day.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
A former Santa Monica physician was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for distributing ketamine to actor Matthew Perry, despite knowing about Perry’s history of addiction and that the drug was being administered by an untrained personal...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
Shane Takasane, a 43-year-old resident of Honolulu, was sentenced to three years of probation for selling Hawaiian yellow tang and kole tang that were caught illegally.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
Luis Carlos Cordova, the operator of Limitless Aesthetics and Healthcare in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, has reached a civil settlement with the United States government regarding alleged violations of federal controlled-substance recordkeeping...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized an order against telemedicine provider NextMed and its principals, Robert Epstein and Frank Leonardo.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman during a commercial flight from Los Angeles to Philadelphia.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
A Jefferson County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly setting fire to an apartment unit, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
A Texas resident, John Patrick Butler, 71, has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the illegal trafficking of bald and golden eagles.
