WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41129) on Oct. 2, 2023, entitled "Navy Columbia Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress" by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary The Navy's Columbia (SSBN-826) class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) program is a program to design and build a class of 12 new SSBNs to replace the Navy's current force of 14 aging Ohio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following transcript of a press conference on Oct. 24, 2023, by Administrator Samantha Power: * * * ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER: Thank you so much. Thank you all for joining us. It's a true pleasure to be here in Samarkand. When I was much, much younger, my parents actually traveled to this great city, and they came back to the United States raving about the vibrant tiled domes of the mosques, the atlas scarves an  more