News published on Federal Newswire in December 2025

News from December 2025


Senate panel reviews nominations for top roles at NASA and Commerce Department

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing focused on the nominations of Jared Isaacman for NASA Administrator and Steven...


OSHA extends citation response deadlines amid backlog of safety complaints

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has resumed its regular enforcement operations after a funding lapse.


Weekend Interview: Steven Moore Urges Americans to See Ukraine as the Front Line of a Global War

While Ukraine is navigating tough terms of a peace settlement with Russia offered by President Trump, Russian President Putin is deepening ties with America’s adversaries.


Georgia man pleads guilty in Florida wire fraud case

Kimani Brennen Fletcher, a 26-year-old resident of Covington, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in federal court.


Repeat offender sentenced to six years for illegal reentry into United States

A Mexican national, Mario Alberto Almanzan-Mata, age 23, has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States.


District of Arizona charges 190 people with immigration-related offenses during enforcement week

During the week of November 22 to November 28, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 190 individuals with immigration-related crimes.


Alexandria man indicted for making bomb threat at New Orleans airport

A man from Alexandria, Louisiana, has been indicted for making a bomb threat at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.


Durbin launches investigation into arrests of U.S. citizens under Trump administration's immigration policy

U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has begun an investigation into reports that U.S. citizens have been arrested during the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement...


Cocaine trafficker Jatniel Morales Gonzalez sentenced to ten years in federal prison

Jatniel Morales Gonzalez, 28, of Ponce, Puerto Rico, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for his role in a cocaine trafficking operation.


Georgia man sentenced to prison for role in $24M Medicare kickback scheme

A Georgia resident, Patrick C. Moore Jr., was sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay over $7.2 million in restitution for his involvement in a Medicare fraud scheme.


Honduran man sentenced for illegal reentry after arrest in New York

Ever Josue Erazo-Lopez, a 30-year-old citizen of Honduras, pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed.


Grassley cites vetting failures after fatal attack involving Afghan evacuee

Last week, two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot while on duty in Washington, D.C. The attacker was an Afghan national who arrived in the United States under the Biden administration's Operation Allies Welcome program.


Koreatown man charged after alleged Molotov cocktail attack at LA federal building

A man from Koreatown, Jose Francisco Jovel, 54, has been charged with attempting to damage federal property after allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails inside a federal building in downtown Los Angeles.


CVS settles with U.S., paying $37 million over improper insulin pen dispensing

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced a $37.76 million settlement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc. to resolve allegations that the company over-dispensed insulin pens and improperly billed government...


Durbin and Lee introduce bill for inspector general oversight of DOJ attorney misconduct

U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mike Lee (R-UT) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to include alleged misconduct by DOJ attorneys.


Durbin criticizes Trump's pardon for ex-Honduras leader convicted on U.S. drug charges

U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to criticize President Trump’s decision to pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández.


Senator Cruz calls for proactive defense against cyber threats targeting U.S. communications networks

In a Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media hearing titled “Signal Under Siege: Defending America’s Communications Networks,” Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) highlighted the growing threat of cyberattacks against U.S....


Five foreign nationals sentenced for illegal reentry into U.S. after prior deportations

Five foreign nationals were sentenced in November for illegally reentering the United States after being previously deported, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney David Metcalf.


FTC sends $15 million in refunds after Avast privacy case settlement

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has started distributing payments totaling nearly $15.3 million to consumers affected by deceptive marketing practices linked to Avast antivirus software.


Justice Department sues six states over failure to provide voter registration lists

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has filed lawsuits against six states—Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington—for not providing their statewide voter registration lists as required by federal law.