News from February 2026
By T. J. Graves | Feb 25, 2026
A Mobile County woman, Heather Ashley Stringfellow, has been sentenced to 77 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 25, 2026
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole has released new guidance for Fiscal Year 2027 regarding programmatic, language, and Community Project Funding requests.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 25, 2026
National Farmers Union (NFU) has welcomed the passage of a congressional resolution that acknowledges the important contributions of women in agriculture.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 25, 2026
Senator Joni Ernst, chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has called for greater accountability in response to widespread fraud in the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) COVID relief programs.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 25, 2026
A Tulsa man, Raymond Thomas McCrary, 51, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. U.S. District Judge John D. Russell also ordered three years of supervised release after McCrary serves his...
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 25, 2026
Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil recently led a roundtable with election integrity experts to discuss the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 25, 2026
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has outlined its legislative priorities for 2026 in a letter sent to congressional leaders.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 25, 2026
The National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Subcommittee, led by Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), recently held a hearing with Damon Wilson, President and CEO of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 25, 2026
Charles McKinley Griffin, Tika Michelle Griffin, and Kirk Nathan Evans, all residents of Lancaster, South Carolina, have been sentenced for their roles in a health care fraud conspiracy involving Medicaid funds.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 25, 2026
A bill aimed at increasing transparency in college costs is gaining support from major education organizations. U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 25, 2026
Executive Assistant Commissioner Diane J. Sabatino posted on social media about CBP’s efforts against invasive species during National Invasive Species Awareness Week in late February 2026.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 25, 2026
An investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Charlotte has resulted in lengthy prison sentences for two leaders of the MS-13 gang.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 25, 2026
Farmers are receiving a small portion of the consumer dollar for traditional Thanksgiving foods, according to the National Farmers Union (NFU) in its annual “Farmer’s Share of the Food Dollar” report.
By Federal Newswire reports | Feb 25, 2026
A proposed federal student loan rule could reduce the number of nurse practitioners entering the workforce and limit patient access to care, said the president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
By F. E. Simons | Feb 25, 2026
A Portsmouth resident, Saah Kinte Mills, 43, has been sentenced to five years in prison following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 25, 2026
Allan Ricardo Medina-Morales, a 39-year-old citizen of Honduras residing illegally in Judsonia, Arkansas, has been sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 25, 2026
A federal jury in Lexington convicted Joel Sanchez-Mendoza, a 39-year-old Mexican national residing illegally in Kentucky, on charges of making false statements about citizenship and aggravated identity theft.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 25, 2026
Anthony Brown, a 28-year-old resident of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced to 132 months in federal prison on February 23, 2026.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 25, 2026
Stern Therapy Consultants, a provider of long-term care therapy based in New York, has agreed to pay $315,000 to settle allegations that it played a role in the submission of false Medicare claims for unnecessary skilled nursing facility (SNF)...
By T. J. Graves | Feb 25, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed an arrest detainer on Yordan Basilio Diaz Vera, a Cuban national accused of sexually assaulting a Lyft passenger in Louisville, Kentucky.
