WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS21372) on Jan. 26, 2024, entitled "The European Union: Questions and Answers" by European affairs specialist Kristin Archick. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The European Union (EU) is a political and economic partnership that represents a unique form of cooperation among sovereign countries. The EU is the latest stage in a process of integration begun after World War II, initially by six W  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The public has more time to have a say on the proposed threatened listing and 4(d) rule on the coal darter. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the comment period for 30 days until May 8, 2024. The reopened comment period is in response to requests for more time to provide input on the proposal. The original comment period started December 21, 2023, and end  more