News from January 2026
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 24, 2026
Under Secretary of State Allison Hooker is set to visit Abuja, Nigeria; Muscat, Oman; Manama, Bahrain; and Rome, Italy from January 21 to 29.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 24, 2026
The United States has expressed support for the Iraqi government's recent efforts to detain ISIS terrorists in secure facilities within Iraq.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 24, 2026
The U.S. Secret Service shared updates from January 22-24, 2026 about its protection efforts during President Trump's trip to Davos, collaboration with General Motors on new fleet vehicles, and specialized gas mask training for agents.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 24, 2026
CBP AMO posted updates between January 22-24, 2026 about joint law enforcement operations targeting illegal activity on Florida waterways.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 24, 2026
At the start of fiscal year 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported 91,603 nationwide encounters from October through December 2025.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 24, 2026
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced his intention to vote against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 23, 2026
A man from Lakeland, Georgia, has been sentenced to over ten years in federal prison after being found with a stolen firearm during a traffic stop that led to a car crash.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 23, 2026
A Brazilian national has pleaded guilty to assaulting federal officers during his arrest in Hartford, Connecticut.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 23, 2026
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, who serves as Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, has initiated an inquiry into the declining preparedness of students for college-level math courses.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 23, 2026
Earlier today in Brooklyn federal court, Pushpesh Kumar Baid, also known as “PK Jain,” was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his involvement in schemes that defrauded investors of millions of dollars.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 23, 2026
The House Committee on Homeland Security held a hearing this week to review the roles of several Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies in addressing new and changing threats.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 23, 2026
A Shiprock resident has been sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a loaded shotgun.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 23, 2026
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan has announced its observance of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, joining the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) in efforts to combat human...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 23, 2026
Cylus Miller Alvarado, a 25-year-old resident of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for abusive sexual contact of a child.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 23, 2026
President Donald J. Trump and his administration have emphasized their support for anti-abortion policies as Americans gather in Washington, D.C., for the annual March for Life event.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 23, 2026
An Albuquerque man has been sentenced to 19 and a half years in federal prison for coercing a 15-year-old girl into producing sexually explicit images over several years and for sexually exploiting a second victim, who was 12 years old.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 23, 2026
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada announced plans to seek further legal action after a federal court ordered the release of a man convicted of murder and identified by the Department of Homeland Security as an MS-13...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 23, 2026
Phillip Timothy Howard, a 64-year-old attorney from Tallahassee, Florida, will continue serving his 14-year federal prison sentence after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld his conviction and sentence on January 7, 2026.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 23, 2026
U.S. Senator Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on Uganda’s recent elections, describing them as lacking genuine democratic value.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 23, 2026
A federal jury in Corpus Christi has convicted Anthony Porche, a 26-year-old man formerly of Corpus Christi and now residing in Virginia, for possessing more than 500 images and videos of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
