News from March 2026
By H. B. Edwards | Mar 3, 2026
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement at an oversight hearing with U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
The Select Committee on the CCP released a report detailing gaps in Department of Energy safeguards for taxpayer-funded research involving Chinese entities such as CATL.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
The Department of the Interior has released a report detailing progress over the past five years in efforts to prevent, detect, and control invasive species on public lands and waters across the United States.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 3, 2026
The Department of the Interior has released a report detailing progress over the past five years in efforts to prevent, detect, and control invasive species on public lands and waters across the United States.
By T. P. Broyles | Mar 3, 2026
At a House Rules Committee meeting, Ranking Member Jim McGovern (D-MA) criticized the Republican majority’s legislative agenda and addressed concerns about the United States’ international standing under President Donald Trump.
By H. B. Edwards | Mar 3, 2026
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas addressed the Senate on March 3, 2026, emphasizing the need for Congress to advance the Major Richard Star Act.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 3, 2026
A Springfield, Oregon man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for a hate crime after attacking a victim because of their sexual orientation.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 3, 2026
A Savannah man has admitted guilt in federal court to illegally possessing a machine gun after a shooting incident at Oglethorpe Mall in July 2025.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 3, 2026
Ariel Humberto Diaz, a Guatemalan national residing in Framingham, was sentenced for unlawfully reentering the United States after multiple prior deportations and convictions for illegal re-entry. He received a prison term followed by supervised release and faces deportation upon completion of his sentence.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
Takeshi Ebisawa, a Japanese national, was sentenced to 20 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon for his involvement in a conspiracy to traffic nuclear materials, narcotics, and firearms.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 3, 2026
Roy Jordan, a 23-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for the shooting death of Gary Love III on November 20, 2023.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
A 26-year-old Canadian woman, Grace Kirkness, has been arrested and charged with forcibly assaulting a federal officer at the Houston Contract Detention Facility.
By T. P. Broyles | Mar 3, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has entered its third week without funding, a situation that has resulted in many frontline workers continuing their duties without assurance of timely payment.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 3, 2026
A federal jury in Miami has convicted Earl Richard Clouser, 55, of Burnham, Pennsylvania, for attempting to produce child sexual abuse material involving a minor living overseas.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
A Worcester resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to drug charges related to methamphetamine distribution and the possession of pill-making equipment.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
A Japanese national, Takeshi Ebisawa, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy involving the trafficking of nuclear materials, narcotics, and firearms.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
Jonathan Garcia, a 37-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for trafficking narcotics into Connecticut. U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill handed down the sentence in Bridgeport, and Garcia...
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 3, 2026
Jonathan Andrew Felkel, a 34-year-old resident of Columbia, South Carolina, has agreed to plead guilty to a federal hate crime for violating the housing rights of his Black neighbor, identified as J.M. The indictment was returned by a federal...
By R. C. Jamison | Mar 3, 2026
Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) led a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness to examine how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to improve the workforce, healthcare, and industry in the United States.
By R. C. Jamison | Mar 3, 2026
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin has voiced his support for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ (AIAA) proposal to host a future International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in the United States.
