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Ukrainian Military Performance and Outlook

Congressional Research Service · 2025-06-13 · Resources · 1,626 words · PDF available

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) have been increasingly challenged to defend against Russian advances, given ongoing disadvan...

Medicare Coverage: Background and Resources

Congressional Research Service · 2025-06-13 · Resources · 1,595 words · PDF available

This In Focus provides an overview of Medicare coverage of services and items, coverage determination processes, and core resources on these topics for beneficiaries, health care providers, and policy...

Technical Challenges with Private Health Insurance Price Transparency Data

Congressional Research Service · 2025-06-13 · Reports · 10,192 words · PDF available

According to the 2024 U.S. Census Current Population Survey Annual and Social Economic Supplement, over 216 million people in the United States had private health insurance in 2023. That year, private...

Health Coverage Provisions in One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1)

Congressional Research Service · 2025-06-13 · Reports · 14,415 words · PDF available

On May 22, 2025, the House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA; H.R. 1), which provides for budget reconciliation pursuant to Title II of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY2025 (H...

Russia-North Korea Relations

Congressional Research Service · 2025-06-13 · Resources · 1,600 words · PDF available

Overview Since 2022, the Russian Federation (Russia) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) have taken steps to formally strengthen their bilateral relationship. Russian ...

Immigration Arrests in the Interior of the United States: A Primer

Congressional Research Service · 2025-06-13 · Posts · 3,422 words · PDF available

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is primarily responsible for immigration enforcement in the interior of the United States. ICE...

Defense Primer: Reserve Forces

Congressional Research Service · 2025-06-13 · Resources · 1,249 words · PDF available

The term reserve component (RC) refers collectively to the seven individual reserve components of the Armed Forces. Congress exercises authority over the reserve components under its constitutional au...