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The Most Telling Moment of Poilievre’s Joe Rogan Interview

On the surface, Pierre Poilievre’s recent appearance on the Joe Roganpodcasthad more good than bad. The Conservative leader came across as likable, down-to-earth, and clear. He stressed the need to un...

2026-04-06

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How the White House Can Cut Prices at the Pump—and Elsewhere

Gas and diesel prices have soared since the start of the Iran war, but the situation could get even worse later this year because of ethanol requirements and problems with fertilizer supply chains.To ...

2026-04-02

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4.9 GHz Public Safety Band: Competing Views on Use

September 17, 2024 – April 7, 2026IF12766 During the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, public safety agencies could not communicate effectively with one another, partly because high call vo...

2026-04-07

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Good News for the U.S. on Economic Freedom

A year ago,I notedwith some alarm that the United States was losing ground in the Global Economic Freedom rankings, as measured by my employer, The Heritage Foundation, in its annual Index. “Runaway g...

2026-04-01

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U.S. Regional Fishery Management Councils

August 4, 2023 – April 7, 2026R47645 Eight U.S. Regional Fishery Management Councils (FMCs) jointly manage federal marine fisheries (i.e., those occurring in waters up to 200 nautical miles offsho...

2026-04-07

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Reviving the Nation’s Maritime Industry

If you don’t know what the U.S. Merchant Marine does, you should. Although not part of the military, this civilian organization is responsible for a fleet of U.S.-registered commercial ships that tran...

2026-03-31

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The U.S. Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)

August 25, 2025 – April 6, 2026IF13092 The ISV (Figure 1) is a lightweight, unarmored ground transport vehicle developed by GM Defense (headquartered in Detroit, MI)intendedto enhance the mobility...

2026-04-06

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Surface Transportation Reauthorization: Federal Highway Programs

February 5, 2026 – April 6, 2026R48845 Federal funding for public roads is provided primarily through highway programs administered by the Department of Transportation's (DOT's) Federal Highway Ad...

2026-04-06

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Child Welfare: Purposes, Federal Programs, and Funding

February 19, 2019 – April 6, 2026IF10590 Children depend on adults—usually their parents—to protect and support them. The broadest mission of public child welfare agencies is to strengthen fam...

2026-04-06

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Farm Support for Tobacco and the 2026 Farm Bill

Historically, Congress has provided five categories of farm support: theFederal Crop Insurance Program(FCIP), farm bill-authorizedcommodity supportprograms, farm bill-authorizeddisaster assistance pro...

2026-04-03