WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11364) on Sept. 12, 2025, by legislative attorney Andreas Kuersten: * * * Are State Tort Claims Against Military Contractors Preempted? High Court Weighs Combatant-Activities Exception On November 3, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case Hencely v. Fluor Corp. This case concerns a former servicemember bringing state tort claims agai  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12840) on Sept. 12, 2025, by defense policy analyst Jennifer DiMascio. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM or SPACECOM) is one of 11 unified combatant commands (CCMDs) within the Department of Defense (DOD) and is responsible for U.S. military operations in space. The term unified combatant command refers to "a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on behalf of the Florida Department of Transportation has completed a development and environmental study for a project that will reconstruct a portion of Canoe Creek Road. The project will reconstruct the roadway from Deer Run Road to U.S. 192 in Osceola County, Florida. The planned improvements involve transforming the existing two-lane road into a four-lane divided roadway, along with other u  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking comments on a habitat conservation plan application from the City of Davenport, Iowa. The city is requesting an incidental take permit under the Endangered Species Act to expand its utility infrastructure in Polk County, Florida. The project could affect the threatened sand skink and blue-tailed mole skink. The city's plan proposes a 10-year incidental take permit that would impact roughly 4  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 663) on August 12, 2025: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The outlook for 2025/26 U.S. wheat is for slightly tighter supplies, reduced domestic use, higher exports, and smaller ending stocks. Supplies are reduced on lower production, down 2 million bushels to 1,927 million on smaller harvested area only partly offset by a higher yield. The all wh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 664) on September 12, 2025: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The outlook for 2025/26 U.S. wheat this month is for unchanged supplies and domestic use, higher exports, and lower ending stocks. Exports are raised by 25 million bushels to 900 million on a continued strong pace of sales and shipments of Hard Red Winter wheat. Projected 2025/26 ending   more