LONDON, England, July 4 -- The Association for Financial Markets in Europe issued the following news release: * * * AFME welcomes adoption of revised ESRS Delegated Act AFME welcomes the European Commission's adoption of the simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) as a Delegated Act, marking an important step towards a more proportionate and decision-useful EU sustainability reporting framework. We support the efforts of the Commission and EFRAG to reduce unnecessary datapoints, improve the application of materiality, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture released the following written testimony by Travis Joseph, president and CEO of the American Forest Resource Council, Portland, Oregon, from a July 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest System": * * * Chairman Newhouse and Ranking Member Salinas, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity. On behalf of the forest products industry and those that steward our federal lands, it is an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49019) on July 2, 2026, entitled "Democracy and Human Rights Promotion in the Trump Administration's Foreign Policy: In Brief" by foreign affairs specialist Michael A. Weber: * * * Contents Background ... 1 Change in Prioritization of Democracy and Human Rights Promotion Abroad ... 2 Emphasis on Ideological and Political Priorities ... 6 Congressional Response ... 9 Options for Congress ... 10 Contacts Author Information ... 12 * * *  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49020) entitled "Marriage Penalties and Bonuses in the Federal Tax Code." The report is written by economic policy senior specialist Jane G. Gravelle and public finance analysts Nicholas E. Buffie and Brendan McDermott. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY When a couple marries, their federal income tax payments are likely to be impacted. Marriage may cause a couple's tax payments to increase, resulting in a marriage tax penalty, or decrease,  more PR