News from February 2026
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 4, 2026
Federal authorities have unsealed two indictments charging 19 individuals in connection with a drug trafficking operation based in Jefferson County, Alabama.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
Brandon Chanell Joyner, a 29-year-old resident of Columbia, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm following an incident that occurred on July 18, 2023.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 4, 2026
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has released a new white paper titled "Accelerating and Improving Decision Making: A Vision for Agentic AI in U.S. Defense‑Industrial Collaboration."
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
A Baltimore man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for his involvement in an armed carjacking and kidnapping case. U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson delivered the sentence to Donte Davon Stanley, 35, who will also serve five...
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 4, 2026
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on fraud in Minnesota.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 4, 2026
Kyle Caton, a 38-year-old registered sex offender from Albany, New York, has been sentenced to 18 to 24 months in prison for failing to register an email address with the New York State Sex Offender Registry.
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 4, 2026
President Trump has signed into law a set of measures led by Senator Bill Cassidy, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 4, 2026
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved H.R. 4090, known as the Critical Mineral Dominance Act.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 4, 2026
A Pittsburgh resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to firearms and narcotics offenses, according to an announcement from United States Attorney Troy Rivetti.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
A federal grand jury has indicted a Duxbury resident, Justin Tatum, also known as “JD,” on charges related to the distribution of fentanyl and cocaine in several Massachusetts communities, including Duxbury, Kingston, Middleborough, and Plymouth.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 4, 2026
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), who serves as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued a statement regarding the American Society of Plastic Surgeons' (ASPS) recent public acknowledgment of risks...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 4, 2026
A Methuen resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to sending drugs into a federal prison.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
A Buffalo man has pleaded guilty to possession of a machinegun, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 4, 2026
Senators Amy Klobuchar, Martin Heinrich, and Jeff Merkley have joined 19 colleagues in requesting further information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service regarding concerns raised in a December 2025 internal report on the...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 4, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Bolivian Foreign Minister Fernando Aramayo to discuss expanding cooperation between the United States and Bolivia.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a settlement with Express Scripts, Inc. and its affiliated entities, one of the country’s largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 4, 2026
At a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing titled “Hit the Road, Mac: The Future of Self-Driving Cars,” Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) emphasized the need for Congress to establish clear federal guidelines for autonomous...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced new sanctions against Iranian officials and entities involved in violent repression and corruption.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 4, 2026
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury hosted the Trump Accounts Summit in Washington, D.C., with President Donald J. Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivering keynote addresses.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 4, 2026
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released its semiannual report to Congress on the macroeconomic and foreign exchange policies of major trading partners, covering about 78 percent of U.S. foreign trade in goods and services for the four...
