News from February 2026
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 4, 2026
The House of Representatives has passed H.J.Res. 142, a resolution that blocks the District of Columbia Council’s legislation to decouple parts of its local tax code from federal provisions under the Working Families Tax Cuts Act (WFTCA).
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 4, 2026
Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party voted in favor of the Critical Minerals Dominance Act, a bill that would make permanent President Donald Trump’s executive orders on mining.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 4, 2026
A Tulsa man, Devin James Woodis, 34, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for receiving and distributing child pornography. U.S. District Judge John D. Russell handed down the sentence, which also includes lifetime supervised release...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
Quannah Fields Harris, a 53-year-old resident of Memphis, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) out of more than $2.9 million.
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 4, 2026
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered opening remarks at a hearing focused on the future of self-driving vehicles.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 4, 2026
Two members of the Mescalero Apache Tribe have been charged with federal offenses following an alleged assault on September 11, 2025, within the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
Ciara Gay, a 36-year-old resident of Austell, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in federal court.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
A Houston, Texas man has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to a major cocaine distribution conspiracy, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo for the Western District of New York.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 4, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi in Washington to review the implementation of the U.S.-DRC Strategic Partnership Agreement, which was signed on December 4, 2025.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
A Mexican citizen residing in Arvada, Colorado, has been sentenced for distributing cocaine.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
Morris Anthony Campbell, 43, of North Little Rock, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 4, 2026
CoinFlip appoints Jed Roffers as its first Law Enforcement Relations Director to strengthen collaboration with various agencies amid growing cryptocurrency adoption.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 4, 2026
A Casper business owner has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of tax violations related to his drywall company, Drywall Perfections, Inc. (DPI).
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
A Lake Oswego man was sentenced to federal prison for trafficking cocaine and laundering money through a business account to purchase cryptocurrency.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 4, 2026
More than 4,000 individuals described as criminal illegal aliens have been arrested in Minnesota as part of Operation Metro Surge.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 4, 2026
Senate Budget Committee Democrats, led by Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR), have called on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to explain the Department of Defense’s (DOD) decision to fully classify its budget reconciliation spending plan.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 4, 2026
Tyree Irving, a 29-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed in connection with the fatal shooting of Davane Williams.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 4, 2026
Women and girls across the United States have played important roles in athletics at all levels, from youth leagues to professional sports.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 4, 2026
A federal grand jury has indicted Scott D. Oranje, 52, of Mary Ester, Florida, on charges including possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and possession of a firearm by...
By T. J. Graves | Feb 4, 2026
Jose Emilio Ba-Ruiz, a 51-year-old Mexican citizen, was arrested and appeared in federal court after being charged with assaulting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Deportation Officer.
