WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11400) on July 31, 2024, by Christopher A. Casey, international trade and finance analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * Presidential Authority to Address Tariff Barriers in Trade Agreements The U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to regulate trade with foreign nations and to lay and collect duties. Since the 1930s, Congress has periodically authorized the President to negotiate trade  more

ZURICH, Switzerland, July 30 -- The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) issued the following news on July 29, 2024: Every Monday, FIFA spotlights a World Cup record. This recalls Norman Whiteside grabbing one from Pele at Spain 1982. Norman Whiteside grew up hearing his dad wax lyrical about two men. One was George Best, 'the fifth Beatle', the intoxicating jinker. The other was Pele, 'The King', football's consummate conqueror. One was God on the streets of Belfast. The o  more

ABERDEEN, Maryland, July 30 -- Aberdeen Proving Ground issued the following news: By Rachel Ponder As athletes from around the world gather in Paris for the Olympic Games, we are looking back in history to see how the U.S. Army Communications- Electronics Command's predecessor organization, the Communications and Electronics Materiel Readiness Command, played a role in ensuring security during the 1980 Winter Games, held from February 13-24, in Lake Placid, New York. The 1980 Lake Placid Game  more