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By T. J. Graves | Jan 22, 2026
A Plano man and woman have been convicted of federal sex trafficking offenses in the Eastern District of Texas, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 22, 2026
Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil has expanded an investigation into the registration of noncitizens to vote.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 22, 2026
Edward G. Winn, a 47-year-old inmate at Okaloosa Correctional Institution in Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 22, 2026
The House Committee on Natural Resources has advanced eight bills, including legislation to remove the Mexican wolf from the list of threatened and endangered species.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
A Lufkin man has been sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms violations, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs of the Eastern District of Texas.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
President Trump's recent proclamation seeks to address national security risks by reducing reliance on Chinese suppliers for critical minerals essential in electric vehicle battery production.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 22, 2026
Elmer Bonilla, a 23-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for his involvement in a violent carjacking conspiracy that took place across the District and Maryland.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
A Spokane resident has been sentenced to 200 months in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearm offenses, according to U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 22, 2026
The House of Representatives has passed two key appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2026: H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, and H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 22, 2026
Trang Pharmacy, located in Worcester, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for medications it did not have in stock.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 22, 2026
Bryce White, a 42-year-old resident of Dow City, Iowa, pleaded guilty on January 21, 2026, in federal court in Sioux City to charges of sexual exploitation of a child and receipt of child pornography.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
A resident of Pray, Montana, has pleaded guilty to possessing unregistered destructive devices, according to U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 22, 2026
Senator Richard Blumenthal, the Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has released a report outlining the effects of recent policies on veterans and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 22, 2026
A Nashua, New Hampshire man has pleaded guilty in federal court to trafficking nine firearms, including two semiautomatic rifles, into Massachusetts over a period of just over one month.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 22, 2026
The National Restaurant Association and its Educational Foundation have announced their board officers, directors, and trustees for 2026.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 22, 2026
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in coordination with the Department of State, has designated the Egyptian and Jordanian branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
Last week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a series of measures aimed at addressing widespread government benefits fraud in Minnesota, particularly schemes linked to Somali organized crime in Minneapolis.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent met with South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Koo Yun Cheol, on January 12 in Washington.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 22, 2026
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent met with Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom, on January 12 in Washington.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 22, 2026
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent met with France’s Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty Roland Lescure on January 12 in Washington.
