News from November 2025
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
A Honduran national living in Fall River, Massachusetts, was sentenced in federal court for unlawfully reentering the United States after previously being deported.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
The House of Representatives has passed two pieces of legislation aimed at strengthening the United States’ cybersecurity defenses, particularly against threats from China.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
A man from Eagle Butte, South Dakota, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a prohibited person. U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte handed down the sentence to Cecil Addison, 27, on October 8, 2025.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
Alex Eduardo Turcios-Brizuela, a 42-year-old Honduran national, has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for unlawful reentry into the United States.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
An Altoona, Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for possessing and distributing images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
A federal jury in Bangor has convicted Eric Ericson, 73, of Howland, Maine, for making false statements on a U.S. passport application.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
House Republicans, led by Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.), Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), and Subcommittee on...
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson has responded to the recent proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS).
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
Stephen Herring, a 26-year-old resident of Southeast Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty to the stabbing death of Marcus Thurman in August 2023.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell have asked Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred for information regarding recent allegations of gambling-related...
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
A Bath resident, Noah Sibole-Little, was sentenced on October 2, 2025, in U.S. District Court in Portland for illegally possessing firearms as a convicted felon. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen imposed a sentence of 21 months in federal prison...
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
An Illinois resident has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for sending threatening messages to public officials in Maine.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
A Clarkston man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after being convicted on charges related to drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
A Forsyth County man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to an announcement from United States Attorney Dan Bishop of the Middle District of North Carolina.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
A federal jury in San Francisco has convicted Ruthia He, founder and CEO of the digital health company Done, and David Brody, its clinical president, for their roles in a scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet and commit health...
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
Jorge J. Jimenez, a former U.S. Border Patrol agent from Nogales, Arizona, has been sentenced to 78 months in prison and fined $15,000 after being convicted of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
The House Committee on Education and Workforce, led by Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), is scheduled to hold a hearing on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 10:15 a.m. The session, titled “The Future of College: Harnessing Innovation to Improve Outcomes...
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
In Washington, D.C., House Republicans have highlighted provisions in President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts that they say are designed to protect federal health care programs for the traditional Medicaid population.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
The Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, Emil Michael, has announced six Critical Technology Areas (CTAs) intended to shape the future capabilities of the United States military.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 17, 2025
A man from Rochester, New York, has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for selling counterfeit Xanax on the dark web.