News from January 2026
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the results of Operation Metro Surge, which led to the arrest of several individuals described as criminal illegal aliens in Minneapolis.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has introduced an interim final rule aimed at reducing wait times for religious workers abroad who seek to return to the United States.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has criticized Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for their refusal to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding the detention of undocumented...
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 14, 2026
The House of Representatives has passed H.R. 7006, the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
The American Financial Services Association suggests potential Federal Reserve rate cuts due to stable inflation and cooling labor conditions observed in recent reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
Marquise Maxey, a 39-year-old resident of Haledon, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 151 months in prison and a term of supervised release for distributing fentanyl.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
The White House has announced new measures to address concerns over the importation of semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and related products into the United States.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
A Schenectady man has been sentenced to a total of 330 months in federal prison for drug trafficking, firearms offenses, and violating conditions of supervised release.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
Existing-home sales in the United States rose by 5.1% in December, reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.35 million, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Existing-Home Sales Report released on January 14, 2026.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 14, 2026
A Buckingham County resident has admitted guilt in federal court to charges related to drug distribution and illegal firearm possession.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
Two men have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in the March 2025 robbery of a Montgomery dry cleaning business, according to an announcement from Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson and FBI Special Agent in Charge Sara Jones.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 14, 2026
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) have introduced the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act, a bipartisan bill designed to modernize the Federal Communications Commission’s...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
A Mexican national has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States, marking his fifth known return after removal.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
Malcolm Jewell Williams, a 39-year-old resident of Jacksonville, has been sentenced to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and for possessing cocaine.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 14, 2026
Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, addressed concerns about the vetting process for Afghan parolees during a joint subcommittee hearing.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 14, 2026
Jacob Snow, a 39-year-old resident of Jamestown, New York, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for his involvement in a narcotics conspiracy.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
Senator Ted Cruz, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement following the Trump administration's decision to designate branches of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 14, 2026
A former surgical assistant at a Littleton oral surgery practice, Amber June Hyatt, has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized an order with General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar following allegations that the companies collected, used, and sold precise geolocation and driving behavior data from millions of vehicles...
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 14, 2026
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 7006, the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act for fiscal...
