WASHINGTON, June 20 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. R44865) on June 14, 2022, regarding Juneteenth by reference and instruction librarian Erin M. Smith. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. It is also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, and Black Independence Day. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, TX, a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44692) on June 23, 2022, entitled "Five-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program: Status and Issues in Brief" by natural resources policy specialist Laura B. Comay. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Leasing Program Status ... 2 Selected Issues for Congress ... 3 Timing Considerations for the Upcoming Five-Year Program ... 3 Regional Leasing Decisions ... 4 Gulf of Mexico Region ... 6 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSper) -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: Secretary Blinken announced his selections for the U.S. Department of State's Foreign Affairs Policy Board. Since its establishment in 2011, the Board has provided independent advice on the conduct of U.S. foreign policy and diplomacy, consistent with each Secretary of State and administration's evolving priorities for it. Secretary Blinken has sought to build a diverse board that could advance the De more PR