News from March 2026
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
A Waterloo man with a lengthy criminal record has been sentenced to over four years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon.
By R. C. Jamison | Mar 4, 2026
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has unanimously approved the NASA Authorization Act of 2026.
By R. C. Jamison | Mar 4, 2026
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has unanimously advanced two bipartisan bills: the NASA Authorization Act of 2026 and the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
A Chicago man has been sentenced to four years in prison for orchestrating a scheme to defraud the federal Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
A Bethlehem, Pennsylvania man was found guilty of election fraud related to the 2020 presidential election.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 4, 2026
A man from Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after admitting to posting threats online against President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
Tavaris Marvidis Johnson, a 43-year-old resident of Tampa, has been indicted on charges related to the attempted production and receipt of child sexual abuse material, as well as transferring obscene material to a minor.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 4, 2026
A Tampa man was found guilty by a federal jury for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and intending to distribute marijuana. Shannon Pernell Brown faces at least 15 years in prison under the Armed Career Criminal Act. His sentencing is set for September.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 4, 2026
A Honduran national, Javier Marin-Gonzales, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after being extradited to the United States on fentanyl trafficking charges.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
The U.S. Department of State has announced a new interagency partnership with the Department of Education aimed at improving the transparency of foreign funding in American higher education institutions.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
The U.S. Department of State has announced the designation of one individual and two entities under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act (PAIPA) in relation to the theft of trade secrets from U.S. persons.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
On February 25, 2026, the United States extended congratulations to Kuwait on its National Day and Liberation Day.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 4, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government in Saint Kitts and Nevis, emphasizing the importance of partnership between the United States and Caribbean nations.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 4, 2026
The United States and Panama have entered into a three-year agreement to enhance health cooperation, marking the first bilateral global health Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the Western Hemisphere under the America First Global Health Strategy.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 4, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Israel from March 2 to March 3, 2026.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 4, 2026
On February 27, the United States recognized the Dominican Republic's 182nd anniversary of independence.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 4, 2026
The United States has formalized new health cooperation agreements with Guatemala, Guinea, and El Salvador.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
The United States, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates have issued a joint statement condemning recent missile and drone attacks carried out by Iran across several countries in the region.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 4, 2026
The Palau National Communications Corporation has chosen three U.S. companies to implement Open Radio Access Network (RAN) technologies across the country.
By R. C. Jamison | Mar 4, 2026
For the first time since May 2020, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has reduced its backlog of disability compensation and pension benefit claims to under 100,000.
