NEW YORK, Aug. 5 -- Basic Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, will publish the following book on Nov. 24, 2020 titled "Operation Moonglow - A Political History of Project Apollo" by Teasel Muir-Harmony: The publisher provided this outline of the work: Since July 1969, Neil Armstrong's first step on the Moon has represented the pinnacle of American space exploration and a grand scientific achievement. Yet, as Smithsonian curator Teasel Muir-Harmony argues in Operation Moonglow, its primary purp more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS20643) entitled "Navy Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress". Here are excerpts of the report issued on July 28 and written by Ronald O'Rourke, specialist in naval affairs: Summary: The aircraft carriers CVN-78, CVN-79, CVN-80, and CVN-81 are the first four ships in the Navy's new Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs). The Navy's prop more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Harley Rouda, D-California, subcommittee chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following opening statement in a virtual hearing entitled "The Devastating Health Impacts of Climate Change" on Aug. 5: Thank you, Chairwoman Maloney, for the opportunity to give an opening statement, and thank you for holding this important hearing. As Chair of the Subcommittee on Environment, climate change has been front and center among my priorities. Over th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 4464) to amend the Federal Reserve Act "to add additional demographic reporting requirements, to modify the goals of the Federal Reserve System." The bill was introduced on Aug. 6 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., S more ST