News published on Federal Newswire in November 2025

News from November 2025


U.S., Saudi Arabia finalize civil nuclear cooperation agreement

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud have signed a joint declaration marking the completion of negotiations on civil nuclear cooperation between the two countries.


VA reports record number of homeless veterans housed in fiscal year 2025

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reported that it permanently housed 51,936 homeless veterans nationwide during fiscal year 2025.


State Department takes lead on major international education programs under new partnership

The U.S. Department of State has announced a new interagency partnership that will transfer the leadership of several international education programs from the Department of Education to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA).


VA reports major reduction in veteran benefits backlog since start of Trump administration

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has reported a significant reduction in the backlog of veterans waiting for compensation and pension benefits.


U.S., Saudi Arabia sign new agreements on finance cooperation

On November 17, the United States Department of the Treasury and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signed two new frameworks to enhance cooperation between the two countries.


Treasury reports international capital flows for August and September 2025

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has published Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for August and September 2025, following a delay caused by a partial federal government shutdown.


CFTC announces resumption of Commitments of Traders reports after shutdown delay

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced it will resume publishing its Commitments of Traders (COT) reports on Wednesday, following a pause caused by a lapse in federal government appropriations.


Acting Chairman Pham to deliver keynote at FIA Futures & Options Expo in Chicago

Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham is scheduled to deliver keynote remarks at the Futures Industry Association’s Futures & Options Expo.


U.S. Department of Education announces partnerships aiming at decentralizing federal oversight

The U.S. Department of Education announced on November 18, 2025, that it has entered into six new interagency agreements with four federal agencies as part of an effort to decentralize the federal education bureaucracy and return more control to...


House Energy and Commerce Committee schedules hearings and markups on technology and policy

This week, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is set to conduct a series of hearings and markups across its subcommittees in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 10:15 AM ET, the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology...


Senate HELP Committee postpones hearing on organ procurement network

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee has postponed its planned hearing on the future of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN).


Transportation Committee Republicans back Trump administration’s new rule on water regulation

Republican leaders from the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee have expressed support for the Trump Administration's proposed rule to define Waters of the United States (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act.


ICE files detainer after alleged hammer attack by previously released immigrant

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has filed an arrest detainer for Sergio Noe de Nova Duarte, a Mexican national accused of attacking a woman with a hammer while she was jogging in Bob Woodruff Park in Plano, Texas.


ICE arrests Uzbek national wanted for terrorism after release into U.S

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Akhror Bozorov, a 31-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan, in Kansas.


On November 11, 2025, Elvin Elgardo Ramos-Caballero, a Honduran national who entered the United States illegally in September 2015, was charged with hit and run after the death of 8-year-old Mora Gerety in Boise, Idaho.


Former Governor Phil Bryant appointed to National Assessment Governing Board

Former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has been appointed to the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), according to an announcement from U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon.


Duluth airport receives $20 million federal grant for new air traffic control tower

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has announced an additional $20 million in federal funding to replace the air traffic control tower at Duluth International Airport.


Interior Department seizes over 37,000 fentanyl pills on Pueblo of Isleta Reservation

The Department of the Interior has reported a major fentanyl seizure following a coordinated operation on the Pueblo of Isleta Reservation in New Mexico.


U.S. imposes visa restrictions on Nicaraguan individuals linked to illegal immigration

The U.S. Department of State has announced the revocation and restriction of visas for certain individuals in Nicaragua who have been identified as aiding illegal immigration to the United States.


Maryland man pleads guilty to sending threats against Jewish institutions

A Maryland man has pleaded guilty to sending threatening letters and postcards to Jewish organizations across several states, according to the Department of Justice.