News from March 2025

By Federal Newswire | Mar 6, 2025
A man from Clear Lake, Iowa, has pled guilty to charges of producing and distributing child pornography in federal court in Sioux City.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 6, 2025
Artists and theater groups are challenging new requirements imposed by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) on grant applications.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 6, 2025
The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) and Coworker.org have released a report titled "What Do Workers Want?"

By Federal Newswire | Mar 6, 2025
A 42-year-old Mexican citizen, Jamie Neri-Soto, has been indicted for receiving images of child sexual abuse, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller.
By Federal Newswire | Mar 6, 2025
Clarence Montana Walls, a 39-year-old resident of Huntington, has been sentenced to four years in prison for distributing methamphetamine.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 6, 2025
Muskogee, Oklahoma – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced that Jonathan Gage Wiedel, a 19-year-old resident of Muskogee, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 6, 2025
Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding has been added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 6, 2025
A Florida man has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to transport illegal aliens.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 6, 2025
A Billings man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing and trading child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 5, 2025
Mike O’Rielly, former commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), expressed concerns over the railroads' plan to consolidate Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) and Positive Train Control (PTC) onto the 220 MHz network.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 5, 2025
Amy Lloyd, CEO of the Alliance for Excellent Education (All4Ed), expressed her concerns regarding Linda McMahon's nomination as U.S. Secretary of Education.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 5, 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has announced the cancellation of approximately $10.9 million in grants by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

By Federal Newswire | Mar 5, 2025
David Sacks, serving as the Crypto Czar at the White House, has expressed support for the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution introduced by Senator Ted Cruz and Representative Mike Carey.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 5, 2025
Chairman Tom Cole has addressed ongoing appropriations negotiations and the demands of Democrat leadership, emphasizing his commitment to preventing a government shutdown.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 5, 2025
The United States Department of Justice and the FBI have announced a significant international operation aimed at eliminating "PlugX" malware from thousands of computers worldwide.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 5, 2025
Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning has called on Congress to pass full-year appropriations legislation, emphasizing the need to avoid a long-term continuing resolution that lacks necessary adjustments for...

By Federal Newswire | Mar 5, 2025
With the 60th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches approaching, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is urging Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA).

By Federal Newswire | Mar 5, 2025
Emariel Kanay Tyler, a 20-year-old resident of Akron, Ohio, has been sentenced to one year and six months in prison for using a communication facility to facilitate a drug trafficking offense.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 5, 2025
A Mexican national, Ezequiel Vallejo-Hernandez, 26, has been sentenced to federal prison for possessing child pornography. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the sentencing following Vallejo-Hernandez's guilty plea on February 12, 2024....

By Federal Newswire | Mar 5, 2025
This week, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) joined 20 civil society organizations in urging Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard to enhance transparency in national security surveillance.