SEC Starts Shifting Agency’s Focus as Job Cut Threat Spooks Staff February 10, 2025 By Chris Prentice, Douglas Gillison and Lawrence Delevingne A day after the Trump administration sent a missive to all federal employees inviting them to resign, the U.S. Securities...
Bessent to Be Acting CFPB Head, Pauses Rules and Litigation February 4, 2025 By Saleha Mohsin and Paige Smith Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now the acting head of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, signaling a potential shift...
SEC’s Republican-Led Commission Tightens Oversight of Probes, Sources Say February 3, 2025 By Chris Prentice Lawyers at the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) have been told they need to seek permission from the politically appointed...
Trump Fires Biden’s Consumer Protection Watchdog Rohit Chopra February 3, 2025 By Paige Smith and Katanga Johnson Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under President Joe Biden, was fired by the Trump administration,...
Trump Administration Halts Environmental Litigation, Sidelines Lawyers: Sources January 27, 2025 By Sarah N. Lynch U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has halted all pending environmental litigation and reassigned four career Justice Department attorneys focused on...
Trump Administration Reviewing US Automatic Emergency Braking Rule January 24, 2025 By David Shepardson A U.S. auto safety agency said on Friday it is reconsidering a landmark rule from the administration of former President...
Trump Puts Federal DEI Staff on Paid Leave as Cuts Take Shape January 22, 2025 By Janine Phakdeetham Federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles will be placed on paid leave Wednesday as their offices related to...
White House Aims to Bolster Cybersecurity With Last-Minute Order January 16, 2025 By Jake Bleiberg President Joe Biden on Thursday is set to issue an executive order aimed at strengthening the federal government’s cybersecurity and...
Viewpoint: Giving Thanks and Making a Wish List for US Insurance Regulation December 18, 2024 By Michael Byrne The state of U.S. insurance regulation is almost certainly not a topic for most families this holiday season. Yet there...
US House Task Force Releases ‘Blueprint’ for Federal AI Responsibility December 18, 2024 By Chad Hemenway A U.S. House of Representatives task force on artificial intelligence on Tuesday released a report of more than 250 pages...