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Congressional Court Watcher: Circuit Splits from January 2025
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-10 · Posts · 1,226 words · PDF available
The U.S. Courts of Appeals for the thirteen “circuits” issue thousands of precedential decisions each year. Because relatively few of these decisions are ultimately reviewed by the Supreme Court, the ...
Recent White House Actions on Immigration
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-10 · Posts · 4,453 words · PDF available
Since taking office on January 20, 2025, President Trump and his Administration have issued numerous executive actions and initiatives related to the enforcement of federal immigration laws. These act...
Impacts of Federal Grants and Other Funds on State and Local Budgets
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-10 · Posts · 1,037 words · PDF available
Together, state and local governments received more than $1 trillion in federal grants and other funds each fiscal year from FY2021 to FY2023 the most recent years for which final data is available. T...
Federal Workforce Downsizing: Voluntary and Involuntary Mechanisms
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-10 · Posts · 1,048 words · PDF available
The second Trump Administration has stated plans to downsize the federal workforce, which it has indicated may involve actions in which individuals’ employment with federal agencies is ended (referred...
Federal Assessments and Warnings of Potential Post-Fire Debris Flows: Examples from the January 2025 Los Angeles County Wildfires
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-10 · Posts · 1,057 words · PDF available
Starting on January 7, 2025, a series of damaging wildfires impacted Los Angeles (LA) County, CA. As the fires are extinguished and weather conditions change, state and local officials are increasingl...
Maybe Big Ain’t So Bad
Third Way · 2025-02-10 · Blog · 670 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,...
7 Implications from the DeepSeek AI Release
Third Way · 2025-02-10 · Blog · 488 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,...