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U.S. District Court Nominees Confirmed During the Biden Presidency: Overview and Comparative Statistics
Congressional Research Service · 2025-01-28 · Posts · 1,004 words · PDF available
This Insight provides statistics related to the nomination and confirmation of U.S. district court nominees during the Biden presidency. This Insight also compares these statistics with those for dist...
Fire Weather: Background and Forecasting
Congressional Research Service · 2025-01-28 · Resources · 1,522 words · PDF available
Fire weather refers to conditions that influence whether a fire ignites, how it behaves, and how it can be contained. Record-breaking wildfires, especially in the western United States, continue to ca...
Conflict Surge in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2025-01-28 · Posts · 1,166 words · PDF available
A regional conflict and humanitarian emergency are escalating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the M23 rebel group has reportedly taken Goma (Figure 1), eastern DRC’s largest city ...
Malaysia
Congressional Research Service · 2025-01-28 · Resources · 1,584 words · PDF available
Overview The Federation of Malaysia is a majority Muslim parliamentary democracy in Southeast Asia. It has an ethnically and religiously diverse population of 32.7 million, with a Malay majority and l...
Limits on TRICARE for Reservists: Frequently Asked Questions
Congressional Research Service · 2025-01-28 · Reports · 5,729 words · PDF available
While on active duty, reservists and their family members have access to a wide range of health care services administered by the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Military Health System (MHS). Prior to 2...