Congress.gov: Senate Floor Today Update

11/18/2025

Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act (11/18/2025 legislative day)

Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

11/18/2025

H.J.Res.133

Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during the period beginning on December 31, 2025, and ending on January 5, 2026. (11/18/2025 legislative day)

Today in History - November 19

11/19/2025

Today in History - November 19

On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a short speech at the close of ceremonies dedicating the battlefield cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Continue reading.

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Poetry 180: Poem 049 - "Because You Left Me a Handful of Daffodils"

11/19/2025

Poem 049 - "Because You Left Me a Handful of Daffodils"

A poem by Max Garland from the Library's Poetry 180 Project.

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The Law Library of Congress Invites Applications for the 2026 Guggenheim Scholars Program

11/19/2025

The Law Library of Congress Invites Applications for the 2026 Guggenheim Scholars Program

11/19/2025 08:00 AM EST

Today's blog post encourages applicants to apply for the 2026 Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Scholars Program.

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Jobs and Internship Opportunities OPEN NOW|Staff Assistant (VAR003180)

11/19/2025

Staff Assistant (VAR003180)

Opening Date: November 18, 2025
Closing Date: December 3, 2025
OPM Control Number: 850308100
Vacancy Number: VAR003180
LC Organization Unit: Congressional Research Service
Grade: GS-09
Series: 0301
Minimum Salary: $69,923.00 per year
Maximum Salary: $90,898.00 per year
Availability: U.S. Citizens Only
Telework Eligibility: On-Site

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) American Law Division (ALD) is seeking a Staff Assistant to provide administrative support to the division's management team, to support a number of the division's projects and initiatives, and to support organizational planning efforts and other division-level management initiatives and studies.

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Isaiah Thomas: Revolutionary Printer

11/19/2025

Isaiah Thomas: Revolutionary Printer

11/19/2025 10:46 AM EST

As a young man, Isaiah Thomas printed and published a Boston newspaper that stoked the fires of Revolution. After the war, Thomas enjoyed a consequential career in printing, illustrating, publishing, papermaking, bookselling, collecting, and historical writing.

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Congress.gov: Senate Floor Today Update

11/19/2025

H.R.4405

Epstein Files Transparency Act (11/19/2025 legislative day)

United States: Appeals Court Rules Appellants’ Complaint Adequately Alleged Statements Made by CEO were Misleading

11/19/2025

United States: Appeals Court Rules Appellants’ Complaint Adequately Alleged Statements Made by CEO were Misleading

11/19/2025 12:11 PM EST

On August 15, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that a class action lawsuit against Charles River Laboratories International Inc. (“Charles River”) for securities fraud could proceed after surviving a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. (State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio v. Charles River Laboratories International, …

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Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

11/19/2025

H.R.1736

Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act (11/19/2025 legislative day)

H.Res.581

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to advance responsible policies. (11/19/2025 legislative day)

Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

11/19/2025

H.R.4071

Combatting International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2025 (11/19/2025 legislative day)

H.R.4070

Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act (11/19/2025 legislative day)

H.R.3965

PEARL Act (11/19/2025 legislative day)

Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

11/19/2025

H.R.6019

To repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes. (11/19/2025 legislative day)

H.R.4058

Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act (11/19/2025 legislative day)

A Sampling of Cookbooks and Recipes: Caldo de Albóndigas (Meatball Soup)

11/19/2025

A Sampling of Cookbooks and Recipes: Caldo de Albóndigas (Meatball Soup)

11/19/2025 01:55 PM EST

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, a series of blog posts will discuss the efforts of Hispanic Reading Room staff to follow recipes taken from cookbooks in the Library of Congress’ collections. The third recipe is Steve Colyer’s recipe for caldo de albóndigas (meatball soup), taken from Buen Provecho: 500 Years of Hispanic Cuisine, a publication by the New Jersey Chapter of the Hispanic Association of AT&T Employees (HISPA).

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Poetry & Literature: News & Events: Arthur Sze to Launch Laureateship with Inaugural Reading, Translation Programs

11/19/2025

Arthur Sze to Launch Laureateship with Inaugural Reading, Translation Programs

Just announced: details on Arthur Sze's historic laureate launch at the Library of Congress, as well as in his former hometown of Queens, NY and his current hometown of Santa Fe, NM.

Click here to learn more about Sze's updated Inaugural Reading on Thursday, December 11 at the Library of Congress, and here to register for tickets
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Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

11/19/2025

H.R.5107

Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act of 2025 (11/19/2025 legislative day)

U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze to Launch Laureateship with Inaugural Reading, Translation Programs

11/19/2025

U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze to Launch Laureateship with Inaugural Reading, Translation Programs

U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze will open his tenure in December with a workshop and reading focused on poetry translation at Queens College of the City University of New York, in the borough where he grew up, followed by his inaugural reading at the Library of Congress on Dec. 11 (rescheduled from October) and two poetry translation workshops in Sze’s hometown of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in early January.

Sze plans to engage with students and the public in a series of readings and workshops focused on translating poetry originally written in other languages during his laureateship. Translation is an important way Sze learned to write poetry, he has said. Queens College, located where poet Walt Whitman once taught in a one-room school house, offers an MFA in creative writing and literary translation. The borough is also known as one of the most linguistically diverse places in the world.

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Congress.gov: Senate Floor Today Update

11/19/2025

S.J.Res.89

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment". (11/19/2025 legislative day)