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Law Firm Bends in Face of Trump Demands
Last week, a federal judge in Washington ruled that a subsequent executive order Mr. Trump signed targeting the law firm Perkins Coie,…
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What Happens to Student Loans if the Education Dept. Closes?
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday in an attempt to shut down the Education Department. “We are sending education back…
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Trump Tests Fed’s Independence With Order Expanding Authority Over Agencies
The Federal Reserve’s independence from the White House has long been enshrined in the law. But an executive order that President Trump…
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Trump Announces ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs Across the Globe
President Trump on Thursday set in motion a plan for new tariffs on other countries globally, an ambitious move that could shatter the…
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How Trump Is Gutting Regulatory Agencies Like the SEC, CFPB and EEOC
The Trump administration is rapidly delivering wins to American companies by rolling back regulations, pausing investigations and…
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AP Accuses White House of Violating First Amendment
The Associated Press on Wednesday accused the White House of violating the First Amendment and called on the Trump administration to stop…
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A.P. Accuses White House of Violating First Amendment
The Associated Press on Wednesday accused the White House of violating the First Amendment and called on the Trump administration to stop…
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What to Know About the Anti-Bribery Law Trump Is Targeting
President Trump has paused enforcement of a federal law he has long bemoaned: the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits companies…
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Fed Chair Faces Lawmakers at a Critical Juncture
When Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, last testified in front of Congress in July, he hailed the “considerable progress”…
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After Trump’s DEI Order, Companies Navigate a Legal Minefield
Companies that just one year ago celebrated Black History Month and stocked Pride products on their shelves are in a new phase — what some…
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Trump Administration Move to Freeze E.V. Charger Funding Confounds States
A new federal order that freezes a Biden-era program to build a national network of electric vehicle charging stations has confounded…
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Trump’s Executive Orders Leave Imprint on the Fed
President Trump has so far restrained himself from trying to meddle with the Federal Reserve on matters related to monetary policy during…
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Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order
Asanda Zondi received a startling phone call last Thursday, with orders to make her way to a health clinic in Vulindlela, South Africa,…
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Leaving the W.H.O. Could Hurt Americans on a Range of Health Matters
President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization could have harsh consequences for countries…
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Federal Spending Freeze Does Not Apply to Student Loans and Pell Grants
The U.S. Department of Education said in a statement on Tuesday morning that the memo sent to government agencies the day before calling…
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How Google Maps Plans to Handle the ‘Gulf of America’
The Trump administration declared on Friday that the Gulf of Mexico had been renamed the Gulf of America, but popular mapping services…
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Oil Companies Embrace Trump, but Not ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’
President Trump is swinging American energy policy sharply in favor of fossil fuels, but oil and gas companies say those changes won’t…
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The Cheat Sheet on Trump’s First Week
During his first week in office, President Trump issued a barrage of executive orders, signing sweeping directives on immigration, D.E.I.,…
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What Is the H-1B Visa Program and Why Are Trump Backers Feuding Over It?
As President Trump embarked on a sweeping crackdown on immigration upon his return to office this week, he left unresolved a rift that…
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TikTok Ban and Trump Executive Order Lead to Tech Company Dilemma
For more than six years, Amazon Web Services, the world’s largest cloud computing company, provided technical support to deliver TikTok…
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Trump Issues Executive Order to Boost Cryptocurrency Industry
President Trump on Thursday issued an executive order to support the growth of the cryptocurrency industry, calling for a new plan to…
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Trump's Energy and Border Emergencies Advance His Own Interests
President Trump’s return to the Oval Office came with emergency declarations for the country’s energy sector and the southern border,…
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Trump Wants to Unleash Energy, as Long as It’s Not Wind or Solar
President Trump is moving to restructure the nation’s energy future to block any transition away from fossil fuels. And he is testing the…
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CapCut, a Video-Editing App From ByteDance, Returns for U.S. Users
TikTok is not the only app owned by the Chinese internet giant ByteDance that is flickering back to life. CapCut, a popular video-editing…