WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. 98-684) on March 16, 2026, by senior research librarian Carla Y. Davis-Castro. Here are excerpts: * * * Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections This report provides the results of recent presidential elections in Latin America and the Caribbean. Below are three tables, organized by region, that include the date of each country's independence, the name of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, issued the following opening statement on March 17, 2026, at a hearing entitled "FY27 Strategic Forces Posture": * * * Thank you, Chairman DesJarlais. I also want to welcome our witnesses and thank you for your continued service to our country during this difficult time with a new war every few weeks. Before we begin, I wanted to take a moment to welcome Admi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * U.S. Will Release 172 Million Barrels of Oil From the Strategic Petroleum Reserve * Key Takeaways 1 Member states of the IEA have agreed to release 400 million barrels of strategic reserves in the wake of Iran's closure and mining of the Strait of Hormuz. 2 The U.S. share will be 172 million barrels over four months, beginning next week in conjunction with other members more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen Schiff Recaps Trump's Broken Promises to Not Start New Wars, Lower Costs on MS NOW's Morning Joe * Schiff: "We're at war right now, and I think it is important for us to push back on what the president is doing, because it is raising the costs on the American people and putting our soldiers and our Marines now in harm's way." Washington D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif more PR