WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41129) entitled "Navy Columbia Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress". Here are excerpts of the report issued on Sept. 2 and written by Ronald O'Rourke, specialist in naval affairs: The Columbia (SSBN-826) class program is a program to design and build a class of 12 new ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy's current force of 14 aging Ohio-class  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41129) entitled "Navy Columbia Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress". Here are excerpts of the report issued on Sept. 8 and written by Ronald O'Rourke, specialist in naval affairs: The Columbia (SSBN-826) class program is a program to design and build a class of 12 new ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy's current force of 14 aging Ohio-class  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement by spokesperson Chris Hayden on President Trump attacking those who sacrificed for the nation: "Donald Trump's comments about veterans are beyond disgusting--they're un-American. "Not only does Trump have no idea what it means to sacrifice for our country, he has made it clear he has no respect for those who have. "The men and women who have given everything to protect our freedoms deserve to be celebrated more PR

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Embassy in Hungary issued the following joint news release on Sept. 6: The Government of Hungary and the U.S. Embassy in Budapest announce that a statue will be erected in honor of George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, in Liberty Square in Budapest on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe. The statue pays tribute to President George H. W. Bush, who was the first more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee; U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee; U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-10), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee; and U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19), Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, pressed the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-10), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee; U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19), Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee; U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee; and U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, pressed th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-10), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee; U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19), Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee;U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee; and U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Ranking Member of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSJou) -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release on Sept. 9: New research published today indicates that, despite declining crop prices, the United States is losing an average of more than 1 million acres per year to cropland conversion. This habitat loss of grasslands and habitat, devastating for wildlife and water quality, is detailed in new research and data visualization from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The study documents how t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee; U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee; U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-10), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee; and U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19), Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, pressed more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following news release: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) joined Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) to call on the Trump administration to restore our nation's long-standing bipartisan tradition of providing safety to the world's most vulnerable refugees and to immediately engage in meaningful consultations with Congress, as required by law, before setting t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Ambassador Ric Grenell, National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, Senior Advisor Jared Kushner and Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany: MS. MCENANY: Hello, everyone. It's another historic day here at the White House. And I have with me Ambassador Ric Grenell, National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, and Senior Advisor Jared Kushner to talk to you about the history that was made here at the White House tod more PR