ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 11 -- The Association of the U.S. Army issued the following news: Seventy-eight years after they stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, Army Rangers are being honored for their service and valor during World War II. Members of the all-volunteer World War II Ranger battalions will soon receive the Congressional Gold Medal, Congress' "highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions," according to a House of Representatives website on the medal. The U.S. Army Rangers Veter more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS21534) updated on June 1, 2022, entitled "Oman: Politics, Security and U.S. Policy" by Middle Eastern affairs specialist Kenneth Katzman. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Oman: Politics, Security, and U.S. Policy In January 2020, the Sultanate of Oman's long-time leader, Sultan Qaboos bin Sa'id Al Said, passed away and was succeeded by Haythim bin Tariq Al Said, a cousin selected by Oman's royal family immediately upon Qaboos's death. Sulta more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs has approved its annual agreement with the Ninth Judicial Circuit to provide legal training and oversight responsibilities for the judiciaries in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Republic of Palau. OIA is providing $428,967 in fiscal year (FY) 2022 Technical Assistance Program (TAP) funds to continue this judicial pr more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, June 8 (TNSawa) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is pleased to announce that Lawrence W. Reed, President Emeritus of the Mackinac Center, will be presented with the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland. This is the highest honor awarded by Poland to a foreigner. Previous recipients include President Ronald Reagan and British intellectual Sir Roger Scruton. Reed served as the Center's president from December 1987 until Sep more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Kaiali'i Kahele, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: U.S. Representative Kaiali'i Kahele (HI-02) joined U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and other members of Congress at the White House for the signing of S.1760 by President Joe Biden, legislation to designate the veterans out-patient clinic in Leeward O'ahu, as the Daniel Kahikina Akaka Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic.The bill honors Senator Akaka's legacy as a champion for military veterans, and Congressman  more PR