WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48287) on May 30, 2025, entitled "Colombia - Background and U.S. Relations:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Foreign Policy President Gustavo Petro has sought to establish a foreign policy that is less closely aligned with that of the United States and the European Union - Colombia's first- and third-ranked trade partners and largest foreign aid donors - than in the past. According to som more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on May 30, 2025, to the Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Russian Opposition and Russian Resistance: The Landscape Before the Battle for Power By llya Ponomarev Executive Summary: * The Russian opposition is currently fractured, dominated by ideologically diverse groups that lack a coherent strategy, shared goals, or political legitimacy. Many function more as protest movements than viable alternatives to Russian Pres more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11780) on May 29, 2025, by international relations specialist Luisa Blanchfield. Here are excerpts: * * * United Nations Issues: Overview of the United Nations System The United Nations (UN) system comprises interconnected entities including the United Nations, specialized agencies, peacekeeping operations, funds and programs, and other entities. Congress has generally supporte more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray on President Trump's Budget Request * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the release of President Trump's fiscal year 2026 budget request, which proposes slashing critical investments in non-defense programs that matter immensely to families and our country's competitiveness more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Human Rights First issued the following news: * * * Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Circumvent District Court's Ruling and Strip Lawful Immigration Status from Nearly 500,000 People WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump Administration's request to stay a district court order in Svitlana Doe v. Noem, stripping the legal status and work permits of an estimated half a million people en masse who came to the U.S. through the humanitarian par more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, May 31 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * U.S. Announces 25% Tariffs on All Steel and Aluminum Imports; Updated to 50% Tariff * Update-Saturday, May 31, 2025: On May 30, President Trump announced that he will increase the steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% from 25%, effective Wednesday, June 4. Information has been updated throughout according to the two, newly released Executive Orders: 1. Order on Steel 2\. Order o more PR