RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the August 2025 Economic Brief, 'Why Predicted and Actual Tariff Rates Diverged in May 2025,' written by Marina Azzimonti and published as Economic Brief No. 25-29. The report examines the gap between economists' forecasts for effective US tariffs and the outcome observed in official data, focusing on the month of May 2025. According to the document released by the Richmond Fed, forecasters had projected a sharp more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44692) on July 17, 2025, 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 ... 1 Selected Issues for Congress ... 4 Number of Sales in the 2024-2029 Program ... 4 Timing Considerations for the Five-Year Program ... 5 Regional Leasing Decisions more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), Arlington, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in support of its efforts to reform the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures. Representing nearly 900 not-for-profit electric cooperatives, NRECA emphasized the importance of these changes in enhancing efficiency and reliability for electric projects that serve communities across the nation. In its let more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine React to NTSB Hearing Regarding Deadly DCA Crash: Congress Must Act to Reduce Flights, Improve Safety * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement regarding this week's National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearing about the fatal January 29 crash near DCA. Yesterday, Potomac radar facility manager Bryan Lehman  more PR