WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Gallup, a research-based, global performance-management consulting company, issued the following news: * * * - 27% Identify Immigration As The Most Important U.S. Problem - Surpasses Record 23% Naming The Issue In June * * * After hitting a new high last month, mentions of immigration as the most important problem facing the U.S. increased further to 27% in July. Since Gallup began regularly recording mentions of the issue in 1993, immigration has been cited by an ave  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- , a research-based, global performance-management consulting company, issued the following news: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met with U.S. President Donald Trump this week in Washington, where the two leaders attempted to mend the increasingly strained relations between the two countries. However, a purely political "reset" may be a somewhat tough sell for Khan at home in Pakistan, where approval of U.S. leadership -- while never very popular over the past decade   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 25 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Harvard Law School issued the following news: * * * - The U.S. is falling behind in fiber optic technology, but cities and localities are leading the way. * * * Imagine an internet connection so fast and clear that all the musicians in an orchestra can play their instruments from their own homes in perfect time with colleagues scattered across the country. Imagine students in a tiny rural school taking high-level science classes taugh  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 116-157) on legislation (H.R. 1941) to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the secretary of the Interior including in any leasing program certain planning areas. The report was advanced by Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, on July 16. Excerpts of the report follow: Purpose of the Bill The purpose of H.R. 1941 is to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior including in any leasing program certai  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 116-156) on legislation (H.R. 205) to amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to permanently extend the moratorium on leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico. The report was advanced by Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, on July 16. Excerpts of the report follow: Purpose of the Bill The purpose of H.R. 205 is to amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to permanently extend the mor  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 23 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers University President Robert L. Barchi today told the Board of Governors the 2019-2020 academic year will be his last as university president. "It has been my privilege and pleasure to lead this community during the past seven years, and this will continue to be the case during my eighth and final year," said Barchi, who was named Rutgers' 20th president in 2012. Barchi, who also holds the title of Unive  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed a resolution honoring the life of Justice John Paul Stevens, who passed away last week at the age of 99. The resolution was introduced by U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL). Justice Stevens served on the Supreme Court for nearly 35 years. "Justice Stevens was committed to safeguarding the rights and liberties protected by the Constituti  more