WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43743) on Oct. 2, 2024, entitled "Monuments and Memorials Authorized and Completed Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia" by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary Since the enactment of the Commemorative Works Act (CWA) in 1986, Congress has authorized 48 commemorative works to be placed in the District of Columbia or its environs. Twen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43743) on Oct. 2, 2024, entitled "Monuments and Memorials Authorized and Completed Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Japanese American Patriotism in World War II In 1992, Congress authorized the Go for Broke National Veterans Association Foundation to create a memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia "to honor Japan  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued the following joint statement on Oct. 25, 2024, with the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Russia: * * * "The IC assesses that Russian actors manufactured and amplified a recent video that falsely depicted an individual ripping up ballots in Pennsylvania, judging from information available to the IC and prior activities of other Russian influence actors, including videos and other di  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: * * * Governor Shapiro united Pittsburgh's private sector, corporate leaders, local nonprofits, and county and city government behind a concrete 10-year plan to build more housing, revitalize public spaces, and improve cleanliness, safety, and affordability Downtown. The Commonwealth is investing more than $62 million behind these local efforts in the first four years --  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 26 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2024, on behalf of State Rep. Bryan Cutler, R-Peach Bottom: * * * House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Peach Bottom) issued the following statement in response to the Lancaster County voter registration fraud investigation: "Pennsylvanians have demanded our elections be secure, safe and accurate, and I applaud the work by the Lancaster County Board of Elections and the distric  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by Maya M. Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute, from a Sept. 17, 2024, hearing entitled "A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes in America": * * * Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today about hate crime in the United States, including since October 7, 2023, and the federal gove  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by Kenneth S. Stern, director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, from a Sept. 17, 2024, hearing entitled "A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes in America": * * * Dear Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and the other honorable members of the Committee: My name is Kenneth Stern. I am the director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate1, which works to increase  more