News from July 2025

By Federal Newswire | Jul 16, 2025
A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City has indicted Leroy Casper Poowegup Reed, a 42-year-old man from Whiterocks, Utah, on charges of first-degree murder.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 16, 2025
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, addressed a hearing concerning three nominees from the Trump administration.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 16, 2025
A Brazilian national living unlawfully in Massachusetts has been sentenced for selling firearms without a license.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 16, 2025
A Leominster, Massachusetts man has been sentenced for attempting to open an emergency exit door and attacking a flight attendant during a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston in March 2023.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 16, 2025
Today, a Honduran national named Jose Melgar-Rivas, aged 34, was charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding a federal officer resulting in bodily injury.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 16, 2025
An intense weeklong search for Benjamin Hanil Song, the alleged shooter at Prairieland Detention Center on July 4th, has concluded with his arrest by FBI agents in Dallas, Texas.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 16, 2025
Damon Middleton, 32, and Michael Alston, 27, both from the District of Columbia, have been ordered to be held without bond following their arrests for armed kidnapping and carjacking.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 16, 2025
A California man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl in Bozeman, Montana. U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme announced that Shante Maurice Anthony, aged 47, will also serve five years of supervised release...

By Federal Newswire | Jul 16, 2025
A Columbia, South Carolina resident, Sharon Thompkins, has been convicted of transporting illegal aliens.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 16, 2025
In a recent speech from the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) criticized Senate Republicans for their proposed rescission bill that aims to eliminate $1.1 billion in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

By Federal Newswire | Jul 16, 2025
The American Bankers Association (ABA) has expressed approval of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) recent decision to index supervisory asset thresholds.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 16, 2025
The American Bankers Association (ABA) has expressed approval for the recent budget reconciliation package passed by Senate Majority Leader Thune, Speaker Johnson, and the House and Senate GOP conferences.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 16, 2025
The American Farm Bureau Federation has expressed approval following the Senate's passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 16, 2025
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has released a new video celebrating the passage of a significant tax bill that is expected to benefit the manufacturing industry.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 16, 2025
James A. Crawford has been sworn in as the Assistant Secretary for Tribal Affairs at the U.S. Department of Transportation.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 16, 2025
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has announced improvements in the process for applicants entering the FAA Academy, resulting in a faster admission timeline.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 16, 2025
The U.S. Department of Transportation has expanded the U.S. Marine Highway Program by adding 848 miles of navigable waterways and approving 14 new sponsors, as announced by Secretary Sean P. Duffy.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 16, 2025
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced that the Trump Administration will not enforce Biden-era directives related to diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and environmental policies.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 15, 2025
Bill Drexel, a Fellow at the Hudson Institute, said that the Chip Security Act aligns with the Trump administration's objective of achieving reciprocity in U.S.-China trade relations by bolstering essential American supply chains.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 15, 2025
Steve Cortes, President of the League of American Workers, has expressed concerns that U.S. taxpayer funds are indirectly supporting Chinese battery manufacturer CATL and expanding the influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the Pacific...