SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 12 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 11: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the appointment of Dee Dee Myers to serve as Senior Advisor to the Governor and Director of the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), a cabinet-level position. "California is the world's fifth-largest economy and the gateway to the rest of the world," said Governor Newsom. "While the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46514) entitled "U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: FY2021 Appropriations" by Peter J. Meyer, specialist in Latin American and Canadian Affairs and research assistant Rachel L. Martin on Dec. 4: SUMMARY The United States provides foreign assistance to Latin American and Caribbean countries to support development and other U.S. objectives. U.S. policymakers have emphasized differe more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations issued the following testimony by Partnership for Public Service President and CEO Max Stier in a hybrid hearing entitled "The Elements of Presidential Transitions" on Dec. 10: * * * Good morning, Chairman Connolly, Ranking Member Hice, and members of the subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in today's important hearing on presidential transitions. I am Max Stier, President and CEO more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- President-elect Joe Biden issued the following news release on Dec. 10: Today, President-elect Joe Biden announced key members of his administration: Secretary Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture; Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative; and Ambassador Susan Rice, Director of the Domestic Policy Council. This diverse and accomplished team wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following op-ed: * * * The stakes in the Georgia U.S. Senate races on Jan. 5, 2021, between Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and their respective challengers, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, are very high for a host of reasons. One that has not received enough attention is the readiness of our military. The U.S. faces rising threats from China, Russia and Iran, and continued robust funding of our military is clearly at stake in more PR