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Golden Dome: Potential Strategic Stability Considerations for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2025-06-20 · Posts · 1,048 words · PDF available
The second Trump Administration has proposed to develop a “next-generation missile defense shield” against nuclear and conventional attacks that it has called a “Golden Dome for America.” Since the 19...
The Trump Administration’s Foreign Assistance Review: Nuts and Bolts Issues and Congress’s Role
Congressional Research Service · 2025-06-20 · Posts · 1,049 words · PDF available
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14169, “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid,” directing a review of all U.S. foreign development assistance alon...
FY2025 Defense Appropriations: Summary of Funding
Congressional Research Service · 2025-06-20 · Posts · 1,963 words · PDF available
Introduction Congress enacted FY2025 appropriations for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) through two short-term continuing resolutions (CRs; P.L. 118-83; P.L. 118-158 Division A), one supplemental...
Kousisis v. United States and the Reach of Federal Fraud Statutes
Congressional Research Service · 2025-06-20 · Posts · 2,929 words · PDF available
In May 2025, the Supreme Court held in Kousisis v. United States that the federal wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, prohibits schemes to defraud even where the scheme is not intended to and does n...
Federal Prosecutorial Discretion: A Brief Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2025-06-20 · Posts · 2,577 words · PDF available
The exercise of prosecutorial discretion has frequently been a matter of congressional interest. For example, on February 15, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed a pending criminal case ag...