News from January 2026
By Federal Newswire | Jan 5, 2026
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, who chairs the Senate Small Business Committee, has announced Sister’s Home Style Entrees of Humboldt County as her Small Business of the Week.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 5, 2026
Anthony Dattilo, a 34-year-old resident of Littleton, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple charges related to an alleged scheme involving false tax returns.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 5, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged arrest detainers for two Indian nationals accused of smuggling over 300 pounds of cocaine in Putnam County, Indiana.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 5, 2026
The House Appropriations Committee has released the conferenced versions of the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 5, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement posted updates on January 5, 2026 about the arrest of Angleo Sisalema-Yancha in Massachusetts, expressed criticism of sanctuary policies, and questioned Hilton Hotels about canceled reservations for...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 5, 2026
A La Motte, Iowa man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sending threatening text messages and possessing an unregistered short-barreled rifle and silencer.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 5, 2026
A Dallas man has received a federal prison sentence for his involvement in a series of violent robberies, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs for the Eastern District of Texas.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 5, 2026
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dick Durbin issued a joint statement following the Trump administration’s decision to exclude their committee from a Capitol Hill briefing on the arrest of Nicolás Maduro.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 5, 2026
The Senate Appropriations Committee has released the final versions of three major funding bills for fiscal year 2026.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 5, 2026
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) has sent letters to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison, seeking answers about allegations of fraud in the state’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP).
By T. J. Graves | Jan 5, 2026
During the week of December 27, 2025, through January 2, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 135 individuals with immigration-related crimes.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 4, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement posted several updates in early January about enforcement actions involving removal operations in New Orleans, workplace investigations in Atlanta, and commemorating Officer William Hayes who died in the...
By Federal Newswire | Jan 4, 2026
This morning, Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared on several news programs to discuss the Trump Administration’s recent operation that led to the capture of Nicolás Maduro, who has been indicted as a narcoterrorist and is described as the...
By Federal Newswire | Jan 4, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed U.S. policy on Venezuela in an interview with Margaret Brennan of CBS’s Face the Nation, addressing recent developments and ongoing American actions regarding the country.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 4, 2026
Amir Zaidi has been appointed as Chief of Staff at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), according to an announcement from Chairman Michael S. Selig.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 4, 2026
The United States government has imposed sanctions on four entities accused of illegally operating in Venezuela’s oil sector.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 4, 2026
The United States has entered into a five-year, $937 million health cooperation agreement with Côte d’Ivoire as part of the America First Global Health Strategy.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 4, 2026
A federal judge has approved an order that requires Disney to pay $10 million to resolve allegations by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding violations of children’s privacy laws.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 4, 2026
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it awarded more than $77 million in grants during fiscal year 2025 for the expansion and improvement of 20 state Veterans cemeteries across the United States, as well as a grant to establish...
By Federal Newswire | Jan 4, 2026
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced new sanctions targeting 10 individuals and entities in Venezuela and Iran, including a Venezuelan company involved in the trade of Iranian unmanned aerial...
