News from January 2026
By Federal Newswire | Jan 21, 2026
Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS), chairman of the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, has announced a hearing scheduled for next Thursday to examine U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) use of non-intrusive inspection (NII) technology...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 21, 2026
Spring & Mulberry has announced a voluntary recall of its Mint Leaf Date Sweetened Chocolate Bar, lot #025255, due to possible Salmonella contamination.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 21, 2026
Spring & Mulberry has expanded its voluntary recall of certain chocolate bars due to possible Salmonella contamination.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 21, 2026
Superfoods Inc., operating as Live it Up and based in New York, has announced a nationwide recall of its Live it Up Super Greens products due to potential Salmonella contamination.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 21, 2026
Abbott has announced a medical device correction for certain FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors in the United States.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 21, 2026
Olympus Corporation has expanded its global recall of the ViziShot 2 FLEX (19G) EBUS-TBNA needles after reports of device components ejecting or detaching during procedures.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 21, 2026
Earlier today, Carlos Alberto Guerrero Mercado and Guillermo Isaias Perez Parra, both citizens of Mexico, appeared in federal court in Brooklyn.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 21, 2026
A Cambridge man has been charged with sex trafficking after authorities allege he forced a woman to engage in commercial sex across several states, including Massachusetts, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maine.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 21, 2026
A federal jury has convicted former Connecticut State Senator Dennis A. Bradley Jr. for defrauding the state's public election fund during his 2018 campaign. The case involved misrepresentations about compliance with election finance rules leading to undeserved grants totaling over $84,000.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 21, 2026
A Harlingen resident has been convicted for his role in a drug trafficking operation linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 21, 2026
A 19-year-old man from Penitas, Texas, has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for interfering with federal officers during an enforcement operation.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 21, 2026
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has announced recent prosecutions related to the Department of Justice’s Operation Take Back America, a national initiative aimed at addressing illegal immigration and combating transnational...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 21, 2026
Federal authorities in Wyoming have announced several recent sentences for federal crimes, including firearms offenses, drug trafficking, and illegal re-entry cases.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 21, 2026
The House Foreign Affairs Committee has approved the Artificial Intelligence Oversight of Verified Exports and Restrictions on Weaponizable Advanced Technology to Covered High-Risk Actors (AI OVERWATCH) Act.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 21, 2026
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) addressed the House Committee on Rules in Washington, D.C., to discuss two key funding bills for Fiscal Year 2026: H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, and H.R. 7147, the...
By T. J. Graves | Jan 21, 2026
Todd Burkhalter, founder and CEO of Drive Planning LLC, a Georgia-based financial advisory firm, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that resulted in losses of hundreds of millions of dollars for thousands of...
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 21, 2026
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has voted in favor of advancing two resolutions that recommend holding former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 21, 2026
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has expressed its support for the prompt approval of the Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Defense appropriations bill.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 21, 2026
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman has released updated legislative text for a bill that would expand the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) authority to regulate digital commodities.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 21, 2026
U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant has joined with Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division to file a brief supporting Tennessee’s appeal in a case regarding the deployment of the Tennessee...
