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America Needs Permitting Reform—With No Gimmicks

America has forgotten how to build, courtesy of a Byzantine permitting process that delays projects for years and often kills them altogether. A new bill could change that, though, and let the U.S. st...

2026-10-13

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People, Place, Principles: This Is America

IntroductionWhat does it mean to be an American? Many citizens seem uncertain about what our country stands for, even amid celebrations of its 250th anniversary. Answers often point to a singular elem...

2026-10-13

Claremont Institute CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

Fightin’ Words

Associate Editor Spencer Klavan reads his piece, “Fightin’ Words,” featured in the Claremont Review of Books’ Fall 2026 issue.

2026-10-13

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Consolation

Why “Nothing equals Macbeth”

2026-10-12

EveryCRSReport CRS & CBO Analysis 7/10 ?

The Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation

April 1, 2025 – October 14, 2026IF12953 The federal government divided up tribal lands in the Southwest during the 19thand 20thcenturies, triggering long-standing land disputes between the Navajo ...

2026-10-14

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Stop Writing Blank Checks to Campuses That Protect Hate

Ken Griffin just made thelargest single giftin the history of American higher education: $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University, most of it to launch a new campus in Miami. If the school’s only prob...

2026-10-09

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Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Federal Civil Service Annuities

October 19, 2004 – October 14, 202694-834 Cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) are based on the rate...

2026-10-14

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H-1B Executive Actions in 2026

TheH-1B programallows U.S. employers to hire temporary foreign workers forspecialty occupationpositions (i.e., positions that require specialized knowledge and a college degree). To date in 2026 the T...

2026-10-14

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Russia’s Arctic Military Posture: Considerations for Congress

The Arctic is a key strategic region for Russia with significant military and economic implications. Russia is the largest of the Arctic states in terms of territory, stretching over 24,000 kilometers...

2026-10-14

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Clean Water Act Permitting: Overview and Policy Issues

The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act (CWA), is the principal federal law in the United States governing water pollution. To help achieve its goals, the ...

2026-10-14

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Members’ Representational Allowance: History and Usage

December 1, 2009 – October 13, 2026R40962 Members of the House of Representatives have one consolidated allowance, the Members' Representational Allowance (MRA), with which to operate their office...

2026-10-13

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Disabled Adult Child (DAC) Passalong of Medicaid Coverage

Disabled adult child (DAC) benefits are a type of Social Securityauxiliary benefitthat is paid to eligible adults aged 18 or older who have qualifying disabilities that began before they turned age 22...

2026-10-09

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2026 Ebola Outbreak: Frequently Asked Questions

First reported in May 2026, the current Ebola disease outbreak, caused by Bundibugyo virus and concentrated in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has rapidly become the second-largest Eb...

2026-10-09