WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13038) on June 23, 2025, by legislative attorney Dave S. Sidhu: * * * Affirmative Action at Military Service Academies Under the Trump Administration In 2023, in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard, the Supreme Court held that the race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard College and the University of North Carolina (UNC) were unconstitutional. The Court reasoned  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Introduces FAFO Act to Crack Down on Espionage by Foreign Adversaries * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) introduced the Foreign Adversary Federal Offense (FAFO) Act (link is external), a bill that imposes tough penalties on individuals who commit economic or defense espionage for America's top enemies: C  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Statement on Ceasefire Ending the 12-Day War * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) released the following statement in response to President Trump's announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran, formally concluding the 12-Day War: "This moment marks a turning point in the history of the Middle E  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Colleagues Lead Effort to Strengthen Review of Foreign Land Purchases Near Sensitive U.S. Military Sites * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and 10 of his Republican Senate colleagues introduced the Protect Our Bases Act, legislation that strengthens national security by ensuring the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) can effectively review foreign  more