News published on Federal Newswire in July 2025

News from July 2025


Coventry man pleads guilty to child pornography and exploitation charges

A Coventry man has confessed to charges related to child exploitation and pornography while on pre-trial release for a similar offense.


Senate committee approves FY 2026 appropriations bill with focus on infrastructure

The Senate Committee on Appropriations has approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Act.


Oversight Committee supports Trump's plan for American dominance in artificial intelligence

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer, along with Subcommittee Chairmen Eric Burlison and Nancy Mace, expressed support for President Trump's newly announced Action Plan aimed at securing U.S. dominance in...


Senator Klobuchar criticizes proposed USDA reorganization plan

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, has expressed concerns regarding the Trump Administration's proposal to reorganize the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).


Senate HELP Committee approves six Trump administration nominees

Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to approve six nominees of President Trump for various departments.


Mexican national sentenced to federal prison for armed carjacking in Texas

A Mexican national, Johnathan Mata-Espinoza, 22, has been sentenced to federal prison for armed carjacking. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the sentence in Laredo, Texas.


Customs agent charged for attempted transfer of obscene material to minor

Today, a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent was arrested by FBI agents for allegedly soliciting sex from an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl online.


West Wareham man sentenced to five years for child pornography offenses

A West Wareham man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material.


Laredo man sentenced for cartel-linked meth smuggling

A Laredo resident has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for smuggling methamphetamine into the United States. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that Jose Pascual Soliz, 38, pleaded guilty on May 16. U.S. District Judge Keith P....


Senate committee approves FY 2026 interior appropriations bill with bipartisan support

The Senate Committee on Appropriations has approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.


Federal agencies host listening sessions on drug pricing

As part of efforts to implement President Trump's Executive Order No. 14273, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Commerce will jointly host three...


Former correctional officer sentenced for violating inmate's constitutional rights

United States Attorney David Metcalf announced the sentencing of Ivory S. Cousins, a former Philadelphia correctional officer, to five years in prison for violating an inmate's constitutional rights.


Schenectady man receives eight-year sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering

Terence Butler, a 36-year-old resident of Schenectady, New York, has been sentenced to 96 months in prison for his involvement in drug trafficking and money laundering.


Nicholas County man sentenced for illegal firearm possession

A man from Carlisle, Kentucky, Ronald G. Miller, aged 43, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for illegal firearm possession.


Iowa man sentenced for receiving child sexual abuse material

A man from Waterloo, Iowa, has been sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison for receiving child sexual abuse material.


Rocky Mount brothers sentenced for large-scale drug trafficking operation

Two men from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in drug trafficking operations.


South Georgia drug trafficking defendants face life sentences after federal trial

Three members of a drug trafficking organization based in Cook County, Georgia, have been found guilty of federal drug and weapons charges.


Hartford man pleads guilty in federal court to fentanyl trafficking

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Tyrick Thomas, 35, from Hartford, has pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court to a fentanyl trafficking offense.


Dominican Republic nationals charged over shooting involving off-duty CBP officer

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, along with Ricky J. Patel, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Francis J. Russo, Director of the New York...


Senate committee approves funding bill benefiting Maine's transportation and housing programs

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, has announced that she secured significant funding and provisions for Maine in the Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Act.