Congressional Research Service provides "timely, objective, and authoritative research and analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate."
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CRS indexes thousands of reports. CRS reports "provide Congress with both anticipatory and on-demand research and analysis to support their legislative, oversight, and representational duties. All reports adhere to the core values of CRS; they are authoritative, objective and nonpartisan.” Below are recent examples:
- Kelley M. Sayler, Hypersonic Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress (Aug. 27, 2025)
- Anya L. Fink, Defense Primer: Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) (Aug. 15, 2025)
- Daniel M. Gettinger, In Focus: U.S. Army Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Programs (Aug. 15, 2025)
- Anya L. Fink, Authority to Launch Nuclear Forces (Aug. 7, 2025)
- Hannah D. Dennis & Daniel M. Gettinger, Golden Dome: Proposed Funding in H.R. 1 (July 10, 2025) + Anya L. Fink, Golden Dome: Potential Strategic Stability Considerations for Congress (June 20, 2025)
- Paul Belkin, NATO's June 2025 Summit in The Hague (July 3, 2025)
- Clayton Thomas & Jim Zanotti, Israel-Iran Conflict, U.S. Strikes, and Ceasefire (June 26, 2025)
- Laurie Harris, Regulating Artificial Intelligence: U.S. and International Approaches and Considerations for Congress (June 4, 2025).
- Karen Sokol, Congress and the Scope of the President’s Article II Foreign Policy Authorities (May 2, 2025)
- Anya L. Fink, U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control: Overview and Potential Considerations for Congress (May 1, 2025)
- Rena S. Miller & Liana W. Rosen, U.S. Efforts to Combat Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Other Illicit Financial Threats (Updated Feb. 4, 2025)
- Michael E. DeVine, Defense Primer: National and Defense Intelligence (Jan. 6, 2025)
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