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Iran-Supported Groups in the Middle East and U.S. Policy
Congressional Research Service · 2024-09-26 · Resources · 1,524 words · PDF available
Iran has long backed a network of armed groups in the Middle East to advance its regional interests. These groups, which include U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and which someti...
Intelligence Community Spending Trends
Congressional Research Service · 2024-09-26 · Reports · 6,221 words · PDF available
The intelligence budget, as considered separate and distinct from the defense budget, dates to reforms initiated in the 1970s to improve oversight and accountability of the intelligence community. The...
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) Oil and Gas Program: Provisions in P.L. 11597, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Congressional Research Service · 2024-09-26 · Resources · 1,354 words
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97), enacted in December 2017, included provisions establishing an oil and gas program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR or the Refuge). Under this progr...
Envisioning a more equitable and inclusive Farm Bill
Brookings Institution · 2024-09-26 · Article · 195,620 words · PDF available
TheFarm Billis a critical piece of legislation that reauthorizes the country’s agricultural and nutrition programs about every five years—and the 2024 version is now on legislators’ desks, with some m...
What are AI Agents?
Third Way · 2024-09-26 · Memo · 2,266 words
Third Way is a center-left think tank that champions modern solutions to the most challenging problems in US public policy, including the economy, climate and energy, national security, social policy,...