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Free Exercise of Religion at School: The Supreme Court’s Mahmoud v. Taylor Ruling
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-05 · Posts · 3,381 words · PDF available
On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case addressing the application of the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause in public schools. In Mahmoud, parents chal...
Syria: Transition and U.S. Policy
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-05 · Reports · 21,895 words · PDF available
Since the December 2024 collapse of the government of Bashar Al Asad, Syrians have pursued political and economic opportunities created by the end of the country’s twelve-year civil war. Internal tens...
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2026 Budget Request and Appropriations
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-05 · Resources · 1,361 words · PDF available
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is an agency in the Department of Commerce. NOAA’s mission, as defined by the agency, is to understand and predict changes in climate, weathe...
U.S. Agency for International Development: An Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-05 · Resources · 1,646 words · PDF available
Background The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) served as the lead international humanitarian and development arm of the U.S. government. It was established in 1961, pursuant to Execu...
Russia’s War Against Ukraine: Diplomatic Talks and U.S. Policy
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-05 · Posts · 1,056 words · PDF available
Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. More than three-and-a-half years later, Russia and Ukraine remain engaged in Europe’s largest war in scope and scale since World War ...
Section 232 Automotive Tariffs: Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-05 · Posts · 1,044 words · PDF available
In 2025, President Donald Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on U.S. imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. §1862, as amended). ...
Glacial Lake Outburst Floods: Mendenhall Glacier Case Study and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-05 · Posts · 1,065 words · PDF available
On August, 13, 2025, a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgage on the Mendenhall River north of Juneau, AK, passed its 2024 record level of 15.99 feet, cresting at 16.65 feet. The river’s rise was du...
Understanding the FY2026 DHS Budget Request
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-05 · Reports · 7,867 words · PDF available
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the third largest agency in the federal government in terms of civilian personnel. In FY2024, the annual appropriations bill that funded it was the si...
Ahead of the Pack: Explaining Top Earning Non-College Workers
Third Way · 2025-09-05 · Report · 1,216 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,...