WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration issued the following news release: Operation OD Justice is a DEA initiative born out of a critical need to investigate drug poisoning and overdose deaths across the U.S. The initiative, launched in 2021 by DEA's Los Angeles and San Diego Field Divisions, offers training, resources, and poisoning response coordinators to assist State and Local law enforcement as they investigate drug poisonings and overdose d more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Safeguards put in place to help prevent Child Tax Credit (CTC) benefits from flowing to illegal immigrants, that Republicans passed as part of the 2017 Trump tax cuts, will be eliminated if Congress fails to act. Throughout the 25-year history of the CTC, there was no meaningful safeguard with respect to illegal immigration until the 2017 Trump tax cuts, when C more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: An Osage Beach, Mo., nurse pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally obtaining fentanyl from a hospital for his own use. Charles Welch Jr., 65, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark to a federal information that charges him with one count of obtaining a controlled substan more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Dec. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: A Springfield, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing more than a kilogram of fentanyl and 14 firearms. Proevine Lennox Robins, 51, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to one count possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute and one count of possessing firearms in furtherance of a d more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Today, the House passed Congressman Burlison's bill the Federal Improvement in Technology (FIT) Procurement Act. The bill streamlines and modernizes federal technology procurement. This legislation is set to save taxpayers millions while promoting innovation and efficiency in government operations. The FIT Procurement Act introduces several reforms: * Raising the Micro-Purchase Thresho more PR