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U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Considerations for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-18 · Reports · 6,029 words · PDF available
Special Operations Forces (SOF) play a significant role in U.S. military operations. In 1986, Congress, concerned about the status of SOF within overall U.S. defense planning, passed legislation (P.L....
Pakistan’s New Long-Range Missile Development
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-18 · Resources · 1,703 words · PDF available
On December 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of State announced the imposition of sanctions on Pakistan’s National Development Complex (NDC), which “has worked to acquire items in furtherance of Pakistan...
The Department of Homeland Security’s Authority to Expand Expedited Removal
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-18 · Posts · 3,450 words · PDF available
An alien apprehended by immigration authorities when attempting to unlawfully enter the United States is generally subject to an expedited removal process if an official of the Department of Homeland ...
Executive Order 14248: Action by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Voting System Testing and Certification Provisions
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-18 · Posts · 1,084 words · PDF available
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 25, 2025, Executive Order (E.O.) 14248, that addresses federal guidelines, testing, and certification for voting systems, among other topics. ...
Afro-descendants of Latin America: Selected Resources
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-18 · Posts · 1,149 words · PDF available
The United Nations (UN) estimates that approximately “200 million people identifying themselves as being of African descent live in the Americas.” Congress has long demonstrated interest in the status...
U.S.-EU Tariffs and Trade Framework Agreement
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-18 · Resources · 1,941 words · PDF available
In July 2025, the world’s two largest economies—the United States and the 27-member European Union (EU)—announced a bilateral framework agreement to address some tariff and trade issues. The deal is o...
The Utilizing Space Efficiently and Improving Technologies Act: Summary and Analysis
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-18 · Reports · 10,893 words · PDF available
The federal government owns or leases 2.7 billion square feet in nearly 266,000 buildings that serve various purposes, including courthouses, laboratories, warehouses, and office space. Federal regula...
House leaders okay extra money for lawmaker security
Substack Newsletters · 2025-09-18 · Newsletter Article · 2,268 words
A 'man-bites-dog' kind of day on Capitol Hill
From Chicago to Philly—and Beyond: Scaling Smarter Small Business Certification
Third Way · 2025-09-18 · Report · 1,105 words
This report examines a groundbreaking partnership between transit agencies in Chicago and Philadelphia that shows exactly how to unlock small business contracting opportunities, creating a model that ...
Immigration Parole
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-18 · Reports · 12,396 words · PDF available
The parole provision in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) gives the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) discretionary authority to “parole into the United States temporarily...
Critical Mineral Resources: National Policy and Critical Minerals List
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-18 · Reports · 12,349 words · PDF available
According to a 2008 National Research Council report, a critical mineral is a nonfuel mineral that is essential for use and faces considerable supply chain vulnerabilities. For example, silicon is ess...
Mortgage Servicing and Selected Policy Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2025-09-18 · Reports · 11,374 words · PDF available
A mortgage servicer is an institution that works on behalf of either a lienholder (i.e., an entity that owns the future streams of principal and interest repayments of the loan and absorbs the financi...