WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11432) by legislative attorney Todd Garvey: * * * Congressional Authority to Regulate Presidential Recordkeeping When Richard Nixon stepped from the White House lawn onto Marine One after resigning the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal, he could well have assumed that some of the most familiar remnants of his administration - hundreds of audio tape recordings  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IN12693) by income security specialists John J. Topoleski and Elizabeth A. Myers: * * * Department of Labor's Proposed Regulation on Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives Introduction The fiduciary standards in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA; P.L. 93-406) require that individuals (referred to as fiduciaries) who make decision  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Join Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Backing Resolution Affirming Abortion Pill as Safe, Effective * FDA approved mifepristone for use over two decades ago "Law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer- reviewed evidence-based science." Washi  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Join Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Backing Resolution Affirming Abortion Pill as Safe, Effective * FDA approved mifepristone for use over two decades ago "Law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer- reviewed evidence-based science." Washi  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on May 15, 2026, by journalist and geopolitical analyst Matthew Fulco in its China Brief Notes: * * * Beijing Reacts To Panama Setbacks Executive Summary: * Since 2025, Panama has pushed back against the People's Republic of China's (PRC) influence in its region by leaving the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative and cancelling Hong Kong firm CK Hutchinson's port concessions on the Panama Canal. In the meantime, Pa  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 16 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following statement on May 15, 2026, on the U.S. Supreme Court denial of Va.'s peition for emergency relief in Scott vs. McDougle: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Statement Following the Supreme Court of the United States' Denial of Virginia's Petition for Emergency Relief in Scott v. McDougle "Today's one-sentence denial from the Supreme Court of the United States is yet another profoundly troubling example of the   more