WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the Presidential Authority to address tariff barriers in trade agreements (No. IF11400) on Feb. 28, 2023, by legislative attorney Brandon J. Murrill and international trade and finance analyst Christopher A. Casey: * * * Presidential Authority to Address Tariff Barriers in Trade Agreements The U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to regulate trade with foreign nations and to lay and c more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43429) on Feb. 24, 2023, entitled "Federal Lands and Related Resources - Overview and Selected Issues for the 118th Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Climate Policy and Federal Land Management Scientific evidence shows that the United States' climate has been changing in recent decades./54 This poses several interrelated and complex issues for the management of federal lands and their res more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 (TNSres) -- Gallup, a research-based and performance-management consulting company, issued the following news on March 3, 2023: Sixty-five percent of Americans prefer the U.S. to take the leading (20%) or a major role (45%) in world affairs. This is down from 69% in 2019 and 72% as recently as 2017. The current figure is one percentage point below the prior low from 2011. In almost all years since Gallup first asked the question in 2001, more than seven in 10 Americans have  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 (TNSper) -- Democrats for Education Reform issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) announced today that Garry Jones has been appointed Executive Director of Democrats for Education Reform Texas (DFER TX) and its affiliate think tank Education Reform Now Texas (ERN TX). Jones, who most recently served as Political Director of DFER TX, brings more than a decade of experience as a strategist working in Texas Democratic politics more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Robert A. Sherman, senior counsel at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP and former U.S. ambassador to Portugal, spoke at the University of Massachusetts Lowell Feb. 23 as part of the Dean's Speaker Series. Sherman's lecture, "America's Security Challenges in 2023: The War in Ukraine, China and Beyond," provided insight to students on the current security climate in the United States and what more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 (TNSper) -- The Food Research and Action Center issued the following news release: The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) announced Mayra E. Alvarez, president of The Children's Partnership (TCP), has been named the new chair of its board of directors. She succeeds Judith H. Whittlesey, executive vice president of Susan Davis International, who served seven years in the role for the national anti-hunger organization. "As vice chair, Mayra has already been a tremendous ben more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 (TNSper) -- The White House issued the following news release: President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: * Peter S. Cooke, Member, Adams Memorial Commission * Richard A. Houghton, Member, Adams Memorial Commission * Stephanie L. Enyart, Member, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Access Board * Carmen Daniel Jones, Member, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Access Board * Tina Guen more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Feb. 28, 2023: * * * RUSSIA'S EXPANDED TERRORIST WAR AGAINST UKRAINE Madam Speaker, today I rise to mark more than 1 year of Russia's expanded terrorist war against Ukraine after its initial unprovoked invasion in 2014. The words of Ukraine's poet laureate Taras Shevchenko ring especially true today as when he penned them nearly two centuries ago: " . . . rise more ST

SYRACUSE, New York, March 1 (TNSpp) -- Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications issued the following news: U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah will be the keynote speaker at the award ceremony for the Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting on Monday, March 27, in Washington, D.C. The Toner Prizes, sponsored by Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, honor the life and work of late alumna Robin Toner '76, the first woman to be national po more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, March 1 (TNSpp) -- Syracuse University issued the following news: U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah will be the keynote speaker at the award ceremony for the Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting on Monday, March 27, in Washington, D.C. The Toner Prizes, sponsored by Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, honor the life and work of late alumna Robin Toner '76, the first woman to be national political correspondent for The New York Time more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 28 (TNSper) -- The Volcker Alliance issued the following news release: The Volcker Alliance is excited to announce that Michael Piwowar recently joined our Board of Directors. Dr. Piwowar currently serves as executive vice president of the Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets and has previously held roles as a commissioner of the US Securities and Exchange Commission under President Barack Obama and acting chairman of the commission under President Donald Trump. Prior to more PR