WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42853) on March 26, 2025, entitled "Nuclear Energy - Overview of Congressional Issues:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * CRS Reports CRS Report R45706, Advanced Nuclear Reactors: Technology Overview and Current Issues, by Mark Holt. CRS Report R48364, Considerations for Reprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuel, by Lance N. Larson and Mark Holt. CRS Report R48362, ITER - An International Nuclear Fusion R more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42853) on March 26, 2025, entitled "Nuclear Energy - Overview of Congressional Issues:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Safety and Regulation The 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant disaster in Japan, triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and 45-foot tsunami, greatly increased concerns about safety in the nuclear policy debate. The incident clearly demonstrated the potential consequences of a t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * Adaptation Under Fire: Mass, Speed, and Accuracy Transform Russia's Kill Chain In Ukraine The Russian invasion of Ukraine highlights the critical importance of an agile, cross-domain, and joint targeting cycle to quickly prosecute enemy targets and retain a decisive advantage in a sensor-saturated and increasingly transparent battlefield. While Russian forces struggled to implement and exploit a dy more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia released the following testimony by American Sunlight Project CEO Nina Jankowicz from an April 1, 2025, hearing entitled "Censorship-Industrial Complex: The Need for First Amendment Safeguards at the State Department": * * * Chairman Huizenga and Ranking Member Kamlager-Dove, I appreciate the invitation to share my expertise and personal experience with you today. I believe it is my patriotic duty as an Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12094) on April 2, 2025, by military ground forces specialist Andrew Feickert. Here are excerpts: * * * The Army's XM-30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle (Formerly Known as the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle [OMFV]) Background The Army's Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) is being designed to replace the M-2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) (see Figure 1 for a notio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Bipartisan Group of Colleagues Urge Trump to Permit the Year-Round Sale of E15 Fuel, Lower Price at the Pump WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues in urging President Trump to permit the year-round sale of E15 fuel through the summer of 2025 to lower fuel costs for Wisconsinites and boost Wisconsin's agricultural sector. "To mee more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Michael Baumgartner, R-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Baumgartner leads bipartisan letter asking President Trump to continue protections for Ukrainian Refugees WASHINGTON- Congressman Michael Baumgartner (R-WA) issued the following statement after leading a bipartisan letter asking President Trump to continue protections for Ukrainians currently residing in the United States under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), humanitarian parole, and othe more PR

LONDON, England, April 8 -- The British Ministry of Defence issued the following news: * * * Coalition of the Willing Military Chiefs in Ukraine ahead of crucial meetings next week As part of the UK's leading efforts to build a Coalition of the Willing to secure a lasting peace in Ukraine, the Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin met with Ukrainian and French counterparts in Kyiv. * UK continues to lead international efforts to secure a lasting peace in Ukraine. * Defence chi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Norman Roule, a non-resident senior advisor of the Warfare, Irregular Threats and Terrorism Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, from an April 1, 2025, hearing entitled "A Return to Maximum Pressure: Comprehensively Countering the Iranian Regime's Malign Activities": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the oppo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10676) on March 11, 2025, by Rebecca M. Nelson, international trade and finance specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * The International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF, the Fund) is an international organization that works to ensure the stability of the international monetary system. Founded in 1945, its membership has grown from 30 countries to more than 191. The Unit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia released the following testimony by Benjamin Weingarten, an investigative journalist for RealClearInvestigations, from an April 1, 2025, hearing entitled "Censorship-Industrial Complex: The Need for First Amendment Safeguards at the State Department": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Huizenga, Ranking Member Kamlager-Dove, and esteemed members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify.1  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 7 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * MEPs travel to Washington DC to discuss transatlantic relations with US counterparts The European Parliament's delegation for relations with the United States will travel to the US capital from Wednesday to Friday for talks with representatives of the US Congress. The visit by MEPs takes place against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump's recent announcement of sweeping tariffs on global tra more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 6 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * MEPs travel to Washington DC to discuss transatlantic relations with US counterparts The European Parliament's delegation for relations with the United States will travel to the US capital from Wednesday to Friday for talks with representatives of the US Congress. The visit by MEPs takes place against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump's recent announcement of sweeping tariffs on global tra more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement released the following written testimony by Jerry H. Hendrix, executive director of the Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center at the University of Alabama-Huntsville, from an April 1, 2025, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology entitled "Exploring the Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Across the DHS Enterprise." DHS is the Homeland Security Departm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * Russia's Increasingly Bellicose Elite The economic, military, and cultural elites of wartime Russia are undergoing a transformation, and their influence on the country's leadership does not augur a quick end to the fighting. Even though the established leaders of pro-Kremlin parties appear to be sabotaging Vladimir Putin's call to make war veterans "a new Russian elite," a number of processes und more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * Sea-Sick: the Not-So-Secret War Stockpile bottled water, tinned food, a Swiss Army knife, and anything else you might need for a 72-hour interruption in utilities and essential public services. That is the government-recommended survival kit for British households, echoing similar advice from the European Union's crisis management commissioner, Hadja Lahbib. News ? Hardly. It is not only a Russia more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * The F-35 Should Have Been NATO's Fighter -- What's Gone Wrong? For an alliance built on cooperation, NATO airpower often seems like a competition. With a dozen types of combat jets, from cutting-edge stealth fighters to old Soviet designs, the alliance has lacked a standard combat aircraft. If any weapon had a chance to be called "NATO's jet," it was the F-35. Following Russia's all-out invasion  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12523) on March 11, 2025, by foreign affairs specialist Michael A. Weber: * * * U.S. Democracy and Human Rights Assistance: Recent Administration Actions On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order imposing a 90-day "pause" on nearly all U.S. foreign assistance. Secretary of State Marco Rubio later announced a pause and review of Department of State (DOS) and U.S. Agenc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10199) on March 11, 2025. The white paper is written by Asian affairs specialist Mark E. Manyin, foreign affairs analyst Daniel J. Longo and international trade and finance specialists Cathleen D. Cimino-Isaacs and Kyla H. Kitamura. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-Japan Relations Overview Japan, a U.S. treaty ally since 1952, is an important U.S. partner in several areas, particularly  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Claire Jungman, chief of staff at United Against Nuclear Iran, from an April 1, 2025, hearing entitled "A Return to Maximum Pressure: Comprehensively Countering the Iranian Regime's Malign Activities": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. The topic of this hearing could not be more urgent: identifying and disrupting I more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: * * * Welcoming More Natural State Leadership on the Global Stage In an increasingly dangerous world, American leadership is frequently being questioned and tested. The United States' influence, as well as our resolve, is under pressure from volatility or outright conflict in many regions around the globe. Russia's war against Ukraine continues to cost lives and prolong suffering. China further exerts i more PR