News from March 2026
By F. E. Simons | Mar 3, 2026
Jose Melgar-Rivas, a 35-year-old Honduran national, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for assaulting, resisting, or impeding a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, resulting in bodily injury.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
Tim Jackson, also known as "T-Maf" and "Maf," was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy, drug trafficking, and firearms offenses.
By R. C. Jamison | Mar 3, 2026
The House of Representatives has approved H.R. 6392, the Home School Graduation Recognition Act, a bill that aims to provide equal recognition for homeschooled graduates in the college application process.
By T. P. Broyles | Mar 3, 2026
The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, led by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing tomorrow at 10:15 a.m. to discuss employer-led training in the context of artificial intelligence.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
Timothy Abercrombie, 43, from Dover, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for bank fraud.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 3, 2026
Michael Dennis Miller, 46, and Sarah Jo Miller, 34, both of Oklahoma City, have been sentenced to a total of 16 years in federal prison after being stopped by police and found with firearms and drugs.
By R. C. Jamison | Mar 3, 2026
Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, opened an oversight hearing on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on March 3, 2026.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 3, 2026
Kimani Brennen Fletcher, a 26-year-old resident of Covington, Georgia, has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for his role in a wire fraud conspiracy involving a bail bondsman scheme. U.S. District Judge John L. Badalamenti issued the...
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 3, 2026
A Mexican citizen has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl, according to an announcement from United States Attorney Troy Rivetti.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
Steven James Perkinson, a 21-year-old from Plainfield, Indiana, was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to damaging religious property and making a false statement to a U.S. agency.
By H. B. Edwards | Mar 3, 2026
U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) have introduced the bipartisan NSF AI Education Act of 2026, aiming to expand educational and professional development opportunities in artificial intelligence with support from the...
By F. E. Simons | Mar 3, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Hidalgo Port of Entry, along with Special Response Team operators, apprehended five individuals found to be unlawfully present in the United States over a 24-hour period.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
Eduardo Javier Ordonez-Godoy, a 36-year-old Honduran national, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for illegal reentry into the United States and for being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
David Pena, a 49-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 14 and a half years in prison for the fatal shooting of Maurice Robinson on June 12, 2023.
By T. P. Broyles | Mar 3, 2026
Senate Republicans have blocked two attempts by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, to advance the Major Richard Star Act.
By R. C. Jamison | Mar 3, 2026
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer has announced that Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick will voluntarily participate in a transcribed interview.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 3, 2026
A Mobile resident, Russell Lee Stanley, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender, a violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
By F. E. Simons | Mar 2, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a funding opportunity totaling $171.5 million aimed at advancing geothermal energy in the United States.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 2, 2026
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has issued an emergency order to address ongoing grid reliability concerns in the Mid-Atlantic region.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 2, 2026
Federal authorities have filed a civil forfeiture action seeking recovery of over $3 million in cryptocurrency tied to an alleged online investment fraud scheme targeting multiple states. The U.S. Attorney's Office says this move aims to return stolen funds back to victims.
