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Venezuela: Political Crisis and U.S. Policy
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-08 · Resources · 1,804 words · PDF available
Over the past several Congresses, some Members have expressed concerns about authoritarian rule under Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (2013-present). Maduro took office after a narrow electoral vi...
Marginal Effective Tax Rates: Changes in P.L. 119-21, the 2025 Reconciliation Act
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-08 · Reports · 5,524 words · PDF available
The 2025 reconciliation act, P.L. 119-21, commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), made a number of changes that affect marginal effective tax rates (METRs) on investment. These chang...
China Primer: China’s Global Development Initiative
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-08 · Resources · 1,649 words · PDF available
Shifts in the U.S. approach to foreign assistance under the Trump Administration have prompted increased interest from Congress in the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’s, or China’s) overseas develop...
Asia must prioritize regional cooperation for economic resilience amid tariff uncertainty
Brookings Institution · 2025-09-08 · Article · 1,787 words
This shift in U.S. trade policy has crucial implications for the resilience of East Asian economies, especially Japan and Taiwan.
National Park Service: Fee Increases for International Visitors
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-08 · Resources · 1,817 words · PDF available
Congress has debated various measures to generate additional funds for the National Park System in light of a large backlog of deferred maintenance on system lands. One option under discussion has bee...
Public Broadcasting: Background Information and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-08 · Reports · 11,459 words · PDF available
Discussion of public interest in educational or noncommercial programming dates to the early days of broadcasting. In 1938, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set aside a portion of available...
The Islamic State and Its Affiliates
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-08 · Resources · 1,892 words · PDF available
The Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS, ISIL, or Da’esh) is a transnational Sunni Islamist insurgent and terrorist group. At its 2015 height, the group controlled large areas of Iraq and Syria from...
U.S. Tariff Actions and U.S.-South Korea Trade
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-08 · Posts · 1,052 words · PDF available
Since January 2025, the Trump Administration has imposed tariffs affecting most exports from South Korea. In 2024, South Korea was the sixth-largest U.S. goods trading partner, with bilateral trade in...
Department of Veterans Affairs FY2025 Appropriations
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-08 · Reports · 23,969 words · PDF available
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) administers numerous programs that provide benefits and services to eligible veterans and their families. These benefits include medical care, disability compen...
Defense Primer: U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM)
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-08 · Resources · 1,524 words · PDF available
U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM or STRATCOM) is a Department of Defense (DOD) functional (as opposed to geographic) combatant command (CCMD) responsible for deterring “strategic attack through a sa...