New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Administration’s Syria Policy Envisions Continued U.S. Presence, CRS Insight, January 26, 2018
TPP Countries Conclude Agreement Without U.S. Participation, CRS Insight, January 29, 2018
Mexico: Background and U.S. Relations, updated January 29, 2018
2017 Disaster Supplemental Appropriations: Overview, January 25, 2018
Shining a Light on the Solar Trade: Investigation Leads to Tariffs on Solar Energy-Related Imports (Part I), CRS Legal Sidebar, January 26, 2018
Addressing Sexual Harassment by Modifying the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995: A Look at Key Provisions in H.R. 4822, CRS Legal Sidebar, January 29, 2018
A Survey of House and Senate Committee Rules on Subpoenas, updated January 29, 2018
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We came out of the longest shutdown in history and we are all worse for it. Who won the shutdown fight? It doesn’t matter – Americans lost. And there is a chance we run it all back again in a few short months.
Promising examples of progress are emerging from the Boston metropolitan area that show the power of partnership between researchers, government officials, practitioners, and community-based organizations.
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