News from February 2026
By T. J. Graves | Feb 26, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced the arrest of several individuals described as criminal illegal aliens, convicted of serious offenses including murder, sexual crimes against children, incest, and other violent acts in...
By T. J. Graves | Feb 26, 2026
Over the past twenty years, India’s approach toward China has shifted from viewing its neighbor as a possible partner to seeing it as an obstacle to Indian goals.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 26, 2026
Eight individuals associated with the MS-13 clique “Los Ghettos Criminales Salvatruchas” (LGCS) have been indicted on federal racketeering conspiracy charges in Baltimore, Maryland.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 26, 2026
A federal jury in Greenbelt, Maryland has convicted Thomas C. Goldstein, a well-known appellate attorney and co-founder of SCOTUSblog, on charges including tax evasion, preparing false tax returns, failing to pay taxes, and making false statements...
By T. J. Graves | Feb 26, 2026
A Mexican national has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses in the Eastern District of Texas, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 26, 2026
Eduardo Valenzuela Lopez, 33, of Cajeme, Sonora, Mexico, and Jael Gonzalez Banuelos, 22, of Phoenix, Arizona, were arrested on February 24, 2026 by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents.
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 26, 2026
The Senate Judiciary Committee convened on February 26, 2026, to address a series of legislative items, with a primary focus on child safety measures.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 26, 2026
A Lucas County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly pointing a laser pointer at an aircraft in flight.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 26, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued an arrest detainer for Jesus Ruben Lopez Gonzalez, a member of the Tren de Aragua gang, following his recent arrest in Oregon by the U.S. Marshals Service.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 26, 2026
An Essex County resident, Mookadean Cheeseboro, was found guilty of drug distribution and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition after a three-day federal trial in Newark.
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 26, 2026
Members of the House Committee on Homeland Security have expressed concern over the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which they attribute to Senate Democrats’ refusal to approve a bipartisan, full-year DHS funding...
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 26, 2026
The Subcommittee on Government Operations, led by Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas), has scheduled a hearing to address ongoing challenges with the Department of Defense’s National Background Investigation Services (NBIS).
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 26, 2026
A bipartisan group of leaders from the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House Armed Services Committee has introduced new legislation aimed at improving aviation safety in response to the 2025 midair collision at Ronald...
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 26, 2026
The Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee will hold a hearing to discuss the Administration’s priorities for the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026.
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 26, 2026
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced the Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act of 2026 in response to the 2025 midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
By Federal Newswire | Feb 25, 2026
For decades, policymakers assumed that economic integration with China would liberalize its politics and embed it in a stable, interdependent global order. Few companies embodied that optimism more than Apple. Patrick McGee, author of the popular book Apple in China, argues that Apple’s rise in China helped accelerate the development of the very industrial ecosystem that now underpins Beijing’s technological and geopolitical power.
By Federal Newswire | Feb 25, 2026
Thirty years after Congress passed Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the law is still debated by stakeholders in social media, artificial intelligence, and technology platforms. The statute shields companies from liability for content posted by consumers, which supporters contend is important to free expression and innovation. Jennifer Huddleston, a senior fellow in technology policy at the Cato Institute, argues that Section 230 remains a foundational guardrail for speech and competition in the digital age.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 25, 2026
A federal grand jury in Wichita has indicted a United States Postal Service employee on charges of embezzlement.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 25, 2026
A St. Louis man has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for orchestrating a scheme that defrauded Kohl’s out of nearly $300,000 in merchandise.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 25, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar during the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
