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U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-18 · Resources · 1,740 words · PDF available
The United States has observed a voluntary moratorium on nuclear explosive testing since 1992, although it has maintained the ability to resume these tests at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS)....
Ecuador: Country Overview and U.S. Relations
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-18 · Resources · 1,664 words · PDF available
Ecuador is an ethnically and geographically diverse country of 18.1 million people, encompassing parts of South America’s Pacific coast, Amazon Basin, and Andean highlands (see Figure 1). Ecuador face...
The Consumer Price Index: Data Quality
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-18 · Posts · 1,012 words · PDF available
Questions have recently arisen surrounding the reliability and usefulness of certain federally produced data, including the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The President’s recent removal of the head of th...
Health Provisions in P.L. 119-21, the FY2025 Reconciliation Law
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-18 · Reports · 20,626 words · PDF available
The budget reconciliation law commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21), enacted on July 4, 2025, includes a number of health provisions that impact Medicaid, the State Children’s...
The U.S. “One-China” Policy and Taiwan
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-18 · Resources · 1,762 words · PDF available
Introduction Since establishing diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1979, the U.S. government has recognized the PRC as “the sole legal Government of China” and maintaine...
U.S.-Taiwan Trade and Economic Relations
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-18 · Resources · 1,833 words · PDF available
Taiwan is a top U.S. trade partner and a key link in global technology and manufacturing supply chains. Taiwan’s economy is highly dependent on global trade; exports account for about 70% of its gross...
Counterproliferation in U.S. Policy
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-18 · Posts · 1,002 words · PDF available
The United States uses diplomatic, military, law enforcement, intelligence, and financial means to disrupt, preempt, or respond to the acquisition or use of nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons, a...
Overview of FY2026 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS)
Congressional Research Service · 2025-08-18 · Reports · 7,908 words · PDF available
This report describes actions to provide FY2026 appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) accounts. The annual CJS appropriations act provides funding for the Departmen...
The way forward for Ukraine after the Putin summit
Brookings Institution · 2025-08-18 · Article · 890 words
The obstacles to peace between Russia and Ukraine are daunting, and no one should expect major progress anytime soon.