News from February 2026
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 23, 2026
Bryan Cornwell, a 42-year-old formerly from Norwood, Colorado, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after being convicted by a jury on two counts of transmitting threats in interstate commerce.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 23, 2026
Secretary Rubio held a conversation with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on February 23, 2026.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 23, 2026
Eugene Campbell IV, a 35-year-old resident of Jacksonville, has pleaded guilty to charges related to two armed robberies at pizza restaurants in Jacksonville.
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 23, 2026
Following President Trump's call to action and the redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), members of the House Appropriations Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee have delivered a joint report on Christian...
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 23, 2026
Ranking Member Edward J. Markey, along with Senators Ron Wyden and Jeanne Shaheen, introduced legislation that would require the federal government to refund tariffs collected under former President Donald Trump’s administration.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 23, 2026
Shawn Conway, a 50-year-old resident of Oxon Hill, Maryland, has been charged with second degree murder while armed in connection to a fatal stabbing that occurred in Washington, D.C. The charge was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 23, 2026
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) spoke on the House floor to oppose S.2503, known as the ROTOR Act.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 23, 2026
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies has opened the window for written public testimony submissions starting February 23, 2026.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 23, 2026
Erin Nicole Hodge, a 30-year-old resident of Wewoka, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 23, 2026
The House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman, Tim Walberg (R-MI), has sent a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz regarding the state's handling of fraud in two federal nutrition programs.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 23, 2026
A Baltimore man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to child sex trafficking.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 23, 2026
James Toney, a 20-year-old from Jacksonville, has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization and a drive-by shooting on Interstate 95. U.S. District Judge Harvey Schlesinger handed down the...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 23, 2026
A Richmond man, Jarviontae Tykee McLaurine, 26, was sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in prison for robbery and using a firearm during a crime of violence.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 23, 2026
Abelardo Avila Gomez, a Mexican national who was previously deported from the United States, appeared in federal court on charges related to the alleged trafficking of 37 pounds of fentanyl from an apartment in Brookhaven, Georgia. “Avila Gomez...
By T. J. Graves | Feb 23, 2026
A former resident of Fort Worth, Texas, Mark Alan Valles, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain unemployment benefits from the U.S. Department of Labor.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 23, 2026
President Donald J. Trump has issued a proclamation designating February 22, 2026, as National Angel Family Day.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 23, 2026
A soldier stationed at Fort Eustis has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for coercion and enticement of a child.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 23, 2026
Jess Moore has joined the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) as Vice President of Legislative Affairs, according to an announcement from the organization.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 23, 2026
Ronald Pate Newman, III, a 27-year-old resident of Youngstown, Ohio, has pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of producing child pornography.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 23, 2026
A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has indicted Kevin Damont Scott, a 26-year-old resident of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, on a charge of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon.
