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News from July 2025


Senator Klobuchar criticizes Republican reconciliation bill over SNAP cuts

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, has expressed strong opposition to the recently passed Republican reconciliation bill in the Senate.


Senate votes 99-1 to remove AI regulation ban from budget bill

Tonight, the U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly to remove a ten-year moratorium on state AI regulations from the Republican budget reconciliation bill.


Senate passes budget reconciliation bill supporting farmers and rural communities

U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman expressed approval following the Senate's passage of a budget reconciliation bill.


Overton County settles ADA violation allegations regarding hearing impairments

The United States has reached a settlement with Overton County, Tennessee, to address allegations of violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).


Tennessee man sentenced for possessing machinegun conversion device

A federal judge has sentenced Mekevin Woods, a 23-year-old from Bolivar, Tennessee, to 38 months in prison for possessing a machinegun conversion device.


Man pleads guilty to illegal firearm possession in Oklahoma

Tyrone Noble, a 58-year-old man, has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.


Texas residents sentenced over transmigrante industry monopoly scheme

Three individuals from Texas have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to monopolize the transmigrante forwarding agency industry in the Los Indios border region. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the sentences, which were part...


New Mexico man receives 28-year sentence for exploiting Ohio minor

Joseph Gunter, a 41-year-old resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been sentenced to 28 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles E. Fleming.


Sacramento man pleads guilty to attempted coercion of minor

Mark Sigl, a 63-year-old resident of Antelope, has entered a guilty plea for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor for sexual activity.


Nigerian national sentenced over $8 million federal benefits fraud scheme

Today, U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Newton Ofioritse Jemide, a 47-year-old Nigerian national extradited from France, to 41 months in federal prison for his involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain federal benefits.


Former correctional officer pleads guilty to sexual misconduct with prisoner

A former correctional officer has entered a guilty plea for engaging in a sexual act with a federal prisoner at the Federal Correctional Complex in Yazoo City, Mississippi.


Guatemalan national sentenced for illegal reentry; deportation pending

The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has reported that Erikx Soto-Gomez, a 41-year-old Guatemalan citizen, was sentenced to time served—75 days in prison—for illegal reentry into the United States.


Canadian-American arrested over deadly alien smuggling incident at U.S.-Canada border

A Canadian-American man, Timothy Oakes, has been arrested for his involvement in a human smuggling conspiracy that resulted in the deaths of a family of four on the St. Lawrence River.


Hayward man sentenced to seven years for methamphetamine trafficking

Nathanial Johnson, a 34-year-old resident of Hayward, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.


Pearl River man sentenced to 37 months for habitual domestic violence

A Pearl River Community man has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for habitual domestic violence.


NAHB urges swift House action on One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Buddy Hughes, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Lexington, N.C., has expressed support following the Senate's approval of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.


Oshkosh man receives six-year sentence for drug trafficking

Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin has announced that Peter J. Henkle, aged 51, from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute...


Roaring Spring man pleads guilty to meth trafficking after wiretap probe

A resident of Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, has admitted guilt in federal court to multiple drug-related offenses following a six-month wiretap investigation into narcotics trafficking in Blair, Cambria, Centre, and Clearfield counties.


D.C. man sentenced to four years for illegal possession of firearms

Robert Varez Williams, a 28-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for possessing a loaded Glock 23 while on supervised release.


Mexican national pleads guilty to immigration offense in Charleston

Federico Montalvo Salas, a 22-year-old Mexican national residing illegally in Charleston, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to the crime of reentry of a removed alien.