News from January 2025

By Federal Newswire | Jan 4, 2025
CES 2025 is set to return to Las Vegas from January 7-10, bringing together global companies, industry executives, media, and government leaders.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 4, 2025
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken engaged in a conversation with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, according to Spokesperson Matthew Miller.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 4, 2025
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is set to visit New Delhi, India, from January 5-6.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 4, 2025
President Biden has announced the names of nineteen individuals who will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 3, 2025
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated $40 million to 21 organizations as part of its Eviction Protection Grant Program (EPGP).

By Federal Newswire | Jan 3, 2025
United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Taft Burtton, 52, from Omaha, Nebraska, has been sentenced in a federal court for his involvement in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 3, 2025
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has reported that Michael Adrian Wrenn, a 36-year-old resident of Ardmore, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to a federal firearm charge.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 3, 2025
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio has initiated a new task force to combat government contract fraud.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 3, 2025
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced that Lenard Ray Bond, 31, from Hartshorne, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 3, 2025
A Honduran national, Marlon Pineda-Enamorado, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after being previously deported.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 3, 2025
A Macon resident, Gary Hollingshed, has been sentenced to 110 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for distributing fentanyl and other narcotics in Central Georgia.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 3, 2025
Today, Congressman Tom Cole from Oklahoma's 4th District was sworn in for the 119th Congress.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 3, 2025
On January 2, the Department of Commerce announced a new rulemaking period to evaluate potential bans or restrictions on drones manufactured in China.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 3, 2025
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has announced recent arraignments and appearances before U.S. Magistrate judges involving individuals charged with various offenses.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 3, 2025
President Joe Biden has announced a decision to block the acquisition of one of the largest American steel producers by a foreign entity.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 3, 2025
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Integrity Technology Group, Incorporated (Integrity Tech), a cybersecurity company based in Beijing.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 3, 2025
Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning has extended a welcome to the 119th Congress.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 3, 2025
The American Medical Association (AMA) has expressed its support for the Surgeon General's recent advisory highlighting the connection between alcohol consumption and cancer risk.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 3, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted Ecknozzio C. Jackson, Jr., 33, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on charges related to the distribution of heroin and fentanyl.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 3, 2025
The owner of two durable medical equipment companies has been charged in connection with a fraud scheme involving nearly $30 million.