The Presidential Nominating Process, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have been withheld from online public distribution include the following.
The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions, updated December 30, 2015
Need-Tested Benefits: Estimated Eligibility and Benefit Receipt by Families and Individuals, December 30, 2015
Federal Reserve: Oversight and Disclosure Issues, updated January 4, 2016
Analysis of the Tax Exclusion for Canceled Mortgage Debt Income, updated December 30, 2015
Iraq: Politics and Governance, updated December 31, 2015
Israel: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief, updated December 30, 2015
Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy, updated December 30, 2015
The WTO Nairobi Ministerial, CRS Insight, January 4, 2016
Satellite imagery of RAF Lakenheath reveals new construction of a security perimeter around ten protective aircraft shelters in the designated nuclear area, the latest measure in a series of upgrades as the base prepares for the ability to store U.S. nuclear weapons.
It will take consistent leadership and action to navigate the complex dangers in the region and to avoid what many analysts considered to be an increasingly possible outcome, a nuclear conflict in East Asia.
Getting into a shutdown is the easy part, getting out is much harder. Both sides will be looking to pin responsibility on each other, and the court of public opinion will have a major role to play as to who has the most leverage for getting us out.
How the United States responds to China’s nuclear buildup will shape the global nuclear balance for the rest of the century.