News from February 2026
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 20, 2026
President Donald J. Trump and his administration have reiterated their stance that the 43-day government shutdown attributed to Democrats in late 2025 negatively impacted the United States economy.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 20, 2026
Carlos Sacanell, a 59-year-old resident of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to two years in prison and fined $5,000 for insider trading related to CVS Health Corporation's acquisition of Oak Street Health in 2023.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 20, 2026
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington responded to the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s report on gross domestic product (GDP) for the fourth quarter of 2025, attributing slowed economic growth to the recent government shutdown.
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 20, 2026
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, has launched an investigation into former Assistant Secretary for Health Levine and other officials from the Biden administration.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 20, 2026
A Salem man has been sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for ordering live-streamed child sexual abuse material from traffickers in the Philippines.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 20, 2026
A woman from Waterloo, Iowa, has been sentenced to one year in federal prison for making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 20, 2026
Garber Management Group, Inc., a company affiliated with the Garber Automotive Group in Michigan, has agreed to pay $1,513,281 to settle allegations that it made false statements to obtain a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for which it was...
By T. J. Graves | Feb 20, 2026
After two days of deliberation, a federal jury in Pittsburgh found John O’Brien of Masury, Ohio, guilty on three counts of wire fraud.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 20, 2026
Amy Hunter, a member of Families of Flight 5342, has called for the House of Representatives to pass the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act.
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 20, 2026
Small businesses in the United States have paid over $70 billion in tariffs from March to December 2025, with Massachusetts small businesses contributing an estimated $734 million during that period.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
The Department of the Interior has amended its cooperative agreement with West Virginia, expanding the state's authority to oversee coal mining and reclamation on federal lands within its borders.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced the appointment of six new members to the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC), a federal advisory body.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
Three Mississippi residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly conspiring to rig bids on sports equipment sold to public schools in the state.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
Larry Johnson, 26, was sentenced to 50 months in prison for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition after firing a pistol inside an apartment in southeast Washington, D.C. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized a consent order related to Boeing's acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. The order was initially accepted by the FTC on December 2, 2025, pending final approval.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
A Tucson couple has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to an alleged scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of War of millions of dollars over several years.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
Five residents of Miami Gardens have pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to a scheme involving stolen U.S. Postal Service mail keys, counterfeit checks, and drug trafficking.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
A 50-year-old Honduran national living in Houston has pleaded guilty to unlawfully reentering the United States, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
A jury in Cedar Rapids has found Joshua James Cannady, a 51-year-old resident of Yucca Valley, California, guilty of eight drug-related charges.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
A Tulsa man, Jamalo Keon Bruner, Jr., 25, was arrested following a federal indictment for First Degree Felony Murder in Indian Country.
