WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the design of U.S. paper currency (No. IF11414) on Feb. 13, 2023, by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus and emergency management and homeland security policy analyst Shawn Reese. Here are excerpts: * * * Design of United States Paper Currency Paper money has officially been part of United States currency since the Continental Congress authorized a $2 note in June 1776. These first notes we  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on Taiwan's political and security issues (No. IF10275) on Feb. 17, 2023, by Asian affairs specialist Susan V. Lawrence and Asian affairs analyst Caitlin Campbell. Here are excerpts: * * * Taiwan: Political and Security Issues Taiwan, which officially calls itself the Republic of China (ROC), is a self-governing democracy of 23 million people located across the Taiwan Strait from mainland Chin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL34619) on Feb. 2, 2023, entitled "Use of the Capitol Rotunda, Capitol Grounds and Emancipation Hall: Concurrent Resolutions, 101st to 117th Congresses" by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Capitol Rotunda and the Capitol Grounds have been used as the setting for a variety of events, ranging from memorial ceremonies and the reception of foreign dignitaries to th  more

MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) attended the 2023 Munich Security Conference, participating joining the conference's international townhall on migration titled "Resetting Migration: Moving Toward Opportunities." Congresswoman Escobar participated alongside Kyriakos Mitotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic and Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs. The discussion   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on Feb. 17, 2023: * * * A Tribute To Jim Abdnor February 13 would have been former U.S. Sen. Jim Abdnor's 100th birthday. Known as "the People's Senator," Jim represented South Dakota values in Washington for almost two decades. Jim Abdnor was the real deal. He treated everyone like a close friend, expressing genuine interest in people's lives wherever he went. He was a public servant driven by a sense of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (TNSconf) -- The Institute of World Politics issued the following news release: Dr. Marek Jan Chodakiewicz, IWP Kosciuszko Chair of Polish Studies, and Dr. John Lenczowski, IWP Founder, President Emeritus, and Chancellor, will speak at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation's annual Polish Studies Conference on March 23, 2023. The event, entitled "Knights of Liberty: Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, Pope John Paul II, and President Ronald Reagan," will take place at the Vi  more