News from January 2026
By Federal Newswire | Jan 7, 2026
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on January 14 to address concerns about the safety of chemical abortion drugs.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 7, 2026
Two men from the Rio Grande Valley have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 7, 2026
The House Committee on Education and Workforce, led by Chairman Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold the first hearing in a series focused on artificial intelligence.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 7, 2026
Darwin Francisco Quituizaca-Duchitanga, a 40-year-old Ecuadorian national also known as Darwin Duchitanga-Quituizaca and Juan Mendez-Gutierrez, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for illegally reentering the United States after...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 7, 2026
Two healthcare executives were convicted by a federal jury in Miami on December 22, 2025, for their involvement in a scheme that led to approximately $34 million in false and fraudulent claims submitted to Medicare Advantage plans.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 7, 2026
A Bronx resident, Hassan Hubbard, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking firearms, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 7, 2026
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform convened a hearing titled “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I” to examine allegations of large-scale fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 7, 2026
The U.S. Secret Service used its official Twitter account on January 6-7, 2026 to share updates about recruitment improvements, anti-financial crime successes in the previous year, and outreach to military personnel seeking new roles after service.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 7, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to continue efforts in bilateral cooperation.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 7, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge in Laredo, Texas, recently stopped an alleged attempt to smuggle three live parrots into the United States.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 7, 2026
The United States Attorney’s Office in Boston has initiated a civil forfeiture action to recover more than 200,000 USDT (Tether), which is believed to be the proceeds of an online cryptocurrency investment fraud.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 7, 2026
A former paramedic and firefighter from St. Louis County, David S. Becker, 70, has been sentenced to 151 months in prison on charges related to child sexual abuse material.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 7, 2026
A Detroit resident has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for his role in trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 7, 2026
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) commented on the release of the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 7, 2026
Maurice Felder, a 54-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for stabbing a tourist in November 2024.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 7, 2026
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Will Chamberlain, senior counsel at the Article III Project, during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal...
By Federal Newswire | Jan 7, 2026
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins have released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030, in what they describe as a...
By Federal Newswire | Jan 7, 2026
A 35-year-old man from Laredo, Texas, has received a prison sentence for his involvement in a conspiracy to smuggle more than 1,900 undocumented individuals for profit.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 7, 2026
President Donald J. Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum ordering the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organizations.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 7, 2026
A White Mountain Apache Tribal Police officer, Karl Eugene Leslie, was arrested in Canyon Day on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation following a federal indictment.
