News from January 2026
By T. J. Graves | Jan 28, 2026
Javan King, a 42-year-old resident of Laurel, Maryland, has been charged with mail fraud in connection with the theft of thousands of government cell phones while employed as an information technology contractor for the Department of Justice (DOJ).
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 28, 2026
Congressman Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Richard Hudson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, have announced an upcoming hearing titled "Evaluating FirstNet:...
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 28, 2026
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has informed Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, that the deployment of National Guard personnel to U.S. cities under President Donald Trump has cost taxpayers more than $589...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 28, 2026
U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Calais Station apprehended four individuals for immigration violations on January 24 after responding to a report of suspicious activity at an ATM located at Machias Savings Bank in Calais, Maine.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 28, 2026
A group of 23 U.S. Senators, led by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the...
By T. J. Graves | Jan 28, 2026
A couple from Mexico has been sentenced in federal court for producing and selling thousands of counterfeit identification documents across the United States, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 28, 2026
A Shiprock resident, Brian Adam Archuleta, 41, has been charged with assault resulting in serious bodily injury following an incident that took place on September 18, 2025.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 28, 2026
Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has sent a letter to Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Farley regarding Ford's plans to use technology from Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), a...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 28, 2026
A Milwaukee woman has pleaded guilty to aiding in the preparation of false tax returns, according to an announcement by Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 28, 2026
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), who serves as Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, addressed the recent killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse at a VA hospital in Minneapolis, by federal agents.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 28, 2026
The U.S. House has unveiled a bipartisan plan known as the SECURE Minerals Act aimed at reducing reliance on China for critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries by establishing a $2.5 billion reserve fund
By F. E. Simons | Jan 28, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Philadelphia International Airport have announced the implementation of Enhanced Passenger Processing (EPP) technology at the airport.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 28, 2026
A Brooklyn man, Carlisle Rivera, also known as “Pop,” has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his involvement in a murder-for-hire plot and conspiracy to stalk Masih Alinejad, a journalist and outspoken critic of the Iranian government.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 28, 2026
Adam Benjamin Hall was arrested and appeared in federal court on a charge of traveling in interstate commerce with the intent to kill then-President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., according to the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia....
By T. J. Graves | Jan 28, 2026
A Tulsa man previously convicted of raping a minor has been sentenced for failing to register as a sex offender, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 28, 2026
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement at a committee hearing focused on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and executive...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 28, 2026
A man from Tucson, Arizona, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston for his involvement in distributing large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine and laundering the proceeds.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 28, 2026
Florida's tort reforms under Governor Ron DeSantis are reportedly showing positive impacts on the state's insurance market.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 28, 2026
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led a hearing in Washington, D.C., to examine the effects of federal environmental review and permitting processes on businesses, workers, consumers,...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 28, 2026
A former labor union president from Corpus Christi has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud and embezzlement. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that Robert Cirilo, 42, received a sentence of 21...
