WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. 95-1013) on April 11, 2025, entitled "Bahrain: Issues for U.S. Policy" by Middle Eastern affairs specialist Jeremy M. Sharp. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary The Kingdom of Bahrain is an island nation connected by a causeway to Saudi Arabia (15.5 miles away) and once claimed by Iran (124 miles away). Though small geographically and wedged between these two larger regional powers, Bahrain has outsized  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46360) on April 10, 2025, entitled "The Credit Union System - Lending Activities and Selected Regulatory Developments:" (Continued from part 1 of 2) * * * Prudential Risk Management Developments Prudential safety and soundness regulation, which includes interest rate management and holding sufficient capital reserves, may reduce the financial institutions' insolvency (failure) risk and promote publi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11278) on March 11, 2025, by legislative attorney Jennifer K. Elsea: * * * Diverting Military Construction Funds During a National Emergency: Legal Framework On January 20, 2025, President Trump declared a national emergency pursuant to the National Emergency Act (NEA) with respect to the U.S. southern border and declared a national energy emergency under the same authority. In bo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Leger Fernandez Lead New Mexico Delegation in Reintroduction of Legislation to Permanently Protect Chaco Canyon New Mexico Delegation Moves to Protect Sacred Site for Years and Generations to Come Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasq more PR