WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 15, 2026, by nonresident senior fellow David J. Kostelancik and communications intern Andrew Raynus: * * * Europe Can Coax Albanian Reform Protests in Albania have reignited arguments about endemic corruption. Can Europe help provide a remedy? * Albanian Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku and other senior officials have been charged with corruption, leaving the country split on how best to tackle a culture of bribes and backhanders. With more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48948) entitled "Suspension of the Federal Gas Tax: In Brief" by transportation policy analyst Ali E. Lohman. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Introduction ... 1 The Federal Gas Tax ... 1 Composition of Fuel Prices ... 4 Highway Trust Fund Insolvency ... 4 Potential Suspension of the Federal Gas Tax ... 5 Considerations for Congress ... 5 Possible Effect on Prices at the Pump ... 6 Possible Effects on the Highway Trust Fund .. more PR