WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48126) on April 18, 2025, entitled "Department of Homeland Security Appropriations - FY2025 Provisions:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Research, Development, Training, and Services Administrative Provisions (Title IV) Title IV of annual DHS appropriations measures currently covers appropriations for * U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; * Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLET  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0490) on April 18, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - March 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in March in 3 states, lower in 1 state, and stable in 46 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-eight states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 1 state had a   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Introduces Bills to Establish Smithsonian Museums Recognizing Accomplishments of Women and Latinos Las Vegas, Nev. - U.S. Senator Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), a member of the Smithsonian Board of Regents, helped introduce bipartisan legislation to build two new Smithsonian museums on the National Mall that recognize the accomplishments of women and Latinos. "Women and Latinos have   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11271) on April 18, 2025, by legislative attorney Joanna R. Lampe: * * * Enforcement of Court Orders Against the Executive Branch Months into the second Trump Administration, a number of executive branch policies have been challenged in court, and several federal district courts have enjoined enforcement of some of the challenged policies. As one example, on January 31, 2025, a ju  more