WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12488) on Feb. 3, 2025, by energy policy specialist Phillip Brown and international trade and finance analyst Christopher A. Casey. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S. Petroleum Trade: Crude Oil Imports from Canada and Mexico and Potential Tariffs The United States engages in petroleum trade with Canada and Mexico, including imports and exports of crude oil and petroleum products (e.g.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 3, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Syracuse, New York, is awarded a $551,012,019 cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price incentive (firm-target), and firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering and technical support and production of the submarine AN/BLQ-10 electronic warfare systems on new-construction and in-service submarines.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch, Daines Lead Bill to Defend Firearm Businesses and the Second Amendment Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Steve Daines (R-Montana) introduced the Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination (FIND) Act to prohibit the federal government from entering into contracts with groups that discriminate unfairly against firearm associations or businesses. "Taxpaye  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 4 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond defends religious organization's authority to hire based on beliefs OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 4, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond is standing up for religious organizations' rights to make their own employment decisions. He joined 19 other state attorneys general to file an amicus brief that could impact how religious organizations hire employees. The case invol  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Mullin, Whitehouse Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing National Mentoring Month Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing January 2025 as "National Mentoring Month" to celebrate the positive influence mentors can have on children and young adults. Sens. Mullin and Whitehouse are joined by   more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Feb. 4 -- The Oklahoma Policy Institute, a policy think-tank, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: * * * Who really wins from tax cuts? (Hint: It's probably not you) During today's State of the State address, the governor is very likely going to renew his call for cutting taxes in Oklahoma. As he does so, OK Policy would like to remind our fellow Oklahomans of some key points: * Across-the-board tax cuts mostly benefit the richest 1%. The governor's latest pro  more