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U.S.-Japan Critical Minerals Agreement: Background and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-03 · Reports · 10,301 words · PDF available
Amid growing global demand for critical minerals, Congress has been deliberating how to secure U.S. access to such goods. The United States has become highly reliant on foreign imports of critical min...
Federal Research and Development (R&D) Funding: FY2026
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-03 · Reports · 18,115 words · PDF available
The U.S. government supports a broad range of scientific and engineering research and development (R&D). The purposes of this R&D include addressing national defense, public health, public safety, the...
Technology Regulation: CRS Legal Products for the 119th Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-03 · Posts · 2,096 words · PDF available
In recent years, some Members of Congress have considered policy options related to social media platforms and other information and telecommunications technologies. These deliberations may continue t...
Campaign Finance: Supreme Court Scheduled to Consider Constitutionality of Coordinated Party Expenditure Limits
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-03 · Posts · 2,528 words · PDF available
The Supreme Court is scheduled to once again consider the constitutionality of a federal campaign finance law. In National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) v. Federal Election Commission (FEC), ...
The August 2025 U.S.-South Korea Summit
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-03 · Posts · 1,042 words · PDF available
Introduction On August 25, 2025, President Donald Trump hosted President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea, or ROK) for a summit at the White House. It was their first mee...