WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Capt. Daniel A. Laliberte, U. S. Coast Guard retired Part I: The First 30 years With a seizure of opium near the entrance to San Francisco Bay in November 1886, cutters of the Revenue Marine Service began a fight against maritime drug smuggling that continues to this day. The smuggling of opium into the west coast prompted the entry of the Coast Guard -- at earlier times called the Revenue Marine and the Revenue Cutter Service--into m more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48303) on Dec. 11, 2024, entitled "Argentina: Overview and U.S. Relations" by foreign affairs analyst Joshua Klein. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Located on the Atlantic coast of South America, Argentina is the third-largest economy (after Brazil and Mexico) and has the fourth-largest population (after Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia) in Latin America. The country has maintained a robust democratic tradition since its return to democracy in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, the New York Times published an article highlighting Senator Gillibrand's efforts to persuade President Biden to direct the national archivist to certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would enshrine equality and reproductive rights in the Constitution. Senator Gillibrand has led the fight for the certification of the ERA, which was approved by both houses of Congress in the 1970s and ratified by the last o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Suffolk County), released the following statement after being appointed to the powerful House Appropriations Committee by his colleagues for the 119th Congress. "I am deeply honored to have been selected to serve on the influential House Appropriations Committee and grateful for the support of my colleagues throughout this process. This new role is an incredible opportunity to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly and transparen more PR