Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Alan Kaplinsky’s “Fireside Chat” with Matthew J. Platkin, New Jersey Attorney General
#WorkforceWednesday®: Federal Agencies Begin Compliance Efforts Under Trump Administration - Employment Law This Week®
NYS Gov. Hochul’s 2025 State of the State – Legislative Recap
#WorkforceWednesday®: Employment Law Changes Under President Trump - Employment Law This Week®
AGG Talks: Women in Tech Law Podcast - Episode 5: How the Tech Industry Can Monitor Regulatory Changes Under the Trump Administration
Early Returns Podcast: FEC Commissioner Trey Trainor – Understanding and Respecting the Federal Election Commission
Behind the Scenes: The Role of Senior Staff in AG Offices — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
#WorkforceWednesday®: Employment Law in 2025: A Look Ahead - Employment Law This Week®
Early Returns Podcast with Jan Baran - AG Jason Miyares: Addressing Virginia’s Legal Issues
Post-Election Analysis and Its Impact on the Debt Settlement Industry
12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 10 - Understanding Local Government Dynamics — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
DOGE Part 2: What will it do?
DOGE: What exactly is it and how will it work?
Insights on the Trump Administration's Agriculture and Food Policy Priorities
What Financial Services Companies Need to Know in a Second Trump Administration — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Podcast - Defense Dynamics: Navigating the Post-Election Landscape for the National Security Sector, Part 2
12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 1 - The Impact of the 2024 State AG Elections — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
The Congressional Review Act – A Critical Tool for the New Administration
AI Post-Election – Initial Government Insights
#WorkforceWednesday®: Biden’s Final Labor Moves - Employment Law This Week®
On 10 February 2025, President Trump announced that he was increasing tariffs on US imports of aluminum from 10% to 25% and ending various exemptions and exclusions to the US tariffs of 25% on imports of steel. The tariffs...more
Both the CFTC and SEC have new Acting Chairs, who are known to be crypto advocates, with Mark Uyeda being appointed Acting Chair of the SEC, taking over from Gary Gensler, while Caroline D. Pham has assumed the role of Acting...more
This regular alert covers key policy and regulatory developments related to EU geopolitical risks, including in particular, economic security, Russia’s war against Ukraine, health threats, and cyber threats. It does not...more
As of March 12, 2025, this order: Terminates the alternative arrangements under Section 232 for exempt countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, EU countries, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and...more
On January 20, 2025, the Trump administration issued the Securing Our Borders executive order, citing national security, crime prevention, and the protection of American interests as justification for terminating categorical...more
The heads of agencies shall take all appropriate action to eliminate the procurement of paper straws and otherwise ensure that paper straws are no longer provided within agency buildings....more
Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. and Josh Hawley, R-Mo. have introduced bipartisan legislation that could cap credit card interest rates at 10%....more
The Director of the OMB Director shall submit a plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government, requiring that agencies may hire no more than one employee for every four employees that depart. Agency heads must adhere to...more
On January 31, 2025, the White House unveiled Executive Order 14192, titled “Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation,” an ambitious directive aimed at reshaping the regulatory landscape by requiring agencies to repeal 10...more
Advocates and stakeholders in the medical cannabis world of Alabama are desperate. And as it is so often when we are faced with a desperate situation, we make well-intentioned but ultimately flawed decisions....more
“President Trump has given Elon Musk unprecedented power and room to run to remake the executive branch. But to the extent that Musk deviates from remaking it in Trump’s image, the former runs the risk of becoming more of a...more
What an amazing turn of events? — Who would have predicted that the Trump Administration would take such a bold action in the name of advancing “American Competitiveness.” I admit I did not see this coming — the Trump...more
On February 7, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced that he will appoint Rodney E. Hood as a Deputy Comptroller and designate him as the First Deputy Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...more
On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14173: “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which Dechert discussed in a previous OnPoint....more
The United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted out on February 5th legislation styled: Strategies to Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act (“STEWARD Act”). The legislation...more
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump revoked former President Joe Biden’s executive order related to the utilization of artificial intelligence (“AI”). The now-revoked executive order was originally issued on October...more
Today’s podcast show is a repurposing of the second half of a webinar we produced on January 17, 2025. That webinar was Part 3 of our webinar series entitled “The Impact of the Election on the CFPB and Others.” In Part 3, we...more
On February 10, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) directing Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) until new enforcement guidelines and...more
On January 31, President Trump removed Rohit Chopra as director of the CFPB and announced that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as Acting Director. In Chopra’s termination announcement, posted on social media, he...more
Judge declines to extend ‘swipe fee’ injunction to credit unions, applies it to out-of-state banks - “A federal judge on Thursday declined to issue an injunction to stop an Illinois law that bans certain credit card fees...more
Recently, the new administration issued this executive order mandating that federal agencies identify at least 10 regulations to be repealed if that agency proposes or adopts a new regulation, per Section 3 of the order....more
On January 31, President Trump announced that he signed Executive Order 14192 focusing on deregulation efforts such as requiring federal agencies to repeal at least ten existing rules or regulations for every new one...more
Gov. Shapiro’s Prison Closure Plan Sparks Debate Over Savings, Community Impact - Governor Josh Shapiro's proposal to close two Pennsylvania prisons and two community corrections centers aims to save $110 million annually,...more
The second Trump presidency has arrived. With it – and particularly the Trump Administration’s push back on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programming at many levels – many organizations are under increased pressure...more
This week, we’re highlighting notable employment law updates from federal agencies and the courts, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the U.S. Court of Appeals for...more