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Hearing scheduled for CHOICE Act’s attack on Dodd-Frank Act
The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing next week on the Financial CHOICE Act, a legislative package, sponsored by Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) as a means to repeal and replace a large swath of the Dodd-Frank Act.
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Reform initiatives underway at the FTC
The Federal Trade Commission is committing to the Trump Administration’s efforts to streamline government agencies. It has announced a new, in-house review.
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State AGs defend White House's regulatory reductions
A coalition of Republican attorneys general is supporting the Trump Administration’s regulatory rollbacks amid a lawsuit that challenges the legality of an Executive Order directing agencies to repeal two regulations for every new rule issued.
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'Buy American, hire American,' is focus of White House order
The latest Executive Order issued by the Trump Administration targets trade deals and immigration policies it says "unfairly place American companies and workers at a disadvantage." Among the matters specifically targeted, H-1B visas.
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Trump Administration’s regulatory rollback attracts lawsuits
In response to its plans for a massive regulatory rollback, the Trump Administration is defending itself against a growing number of lawsuits from both activist groups and state officials.
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Latest batch of Trump nominations includes new ‘regulatory czar’
The latest nominations announced by President Trump include a pick to be the administration’s new “regulatory czar,” the administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
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Government signals H-1B visa crackdown
Tech companies that rely on a specialized visa program to fill highly skilled jobs can expect to face more intense scrutiny from government agencies.
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Labor Department extends fiduciary rule applicability date
To comply with a Presidential Memorandum, the Labor Department has announced a 60-day extension of the applicability dates of its fiduciary rule and related exemptions, including the Best Interest Contract Exemption.
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Trump nominates M&A expert for Justice Department
President Trump has found his M&A guru and announced his intention to nominate Makan Delrahim to the Department of Justice. If confirmed, he will serve as an assistant attorney general in the Anti-Trust Division.
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Burn, baby, burn: Executive Order torches Obama’s climate rules
President Donald J. Trump, through an Executive Order, has directed the Environmental Protection Agency to dismantle the Obama Administration’s controversial, anti-coal Clean Power Plan.
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ArticleClayton quizzed on potential role as SEC chairman
President Trump’s nominee to head the SEC, Jay Clayton, was grilled about conflicts, recusals, and his views on enforcement during a Senate Banking Committee hearing.
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Trump blacklists ‘blacklisting' rule for federal contractors
With an Executive Order this week, President Trump has made good on a promise to repeal the Obama Administration’s so-called “blacklisting rule” for federal contractors.
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Trump Administration deals another blow to transparency initiative
The Department of the Interior has halted its participation in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, a global anti-corruption effort for the oil, gas, and mining industries.
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SEC nominee faces conflict of interest questions
As he prepares to testify before the Senate Banking Committee on March 23, President Trump’s pick to serve as SEC chairman is facing questions about potential conflicts of interest he may face.
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Another Goldman Sachs alumni nominated for top Treasury post
With Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin now in place, the Trump Administration is looking to add another Goldman Sachs executive to a top post at the Treasury Department. James Donovan, a managing director at Goldman Sachs, has been nominated as deputy secretary.
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Glass-Steagall talk persists as Trump meets with community banks
Even as President Trump was promising community bank executives regulatory relief, talk of a new Glass-Steagall Act sent bank stocks tumbling on Thursday.
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Sen. Brown asks Treasury to probe President’s business ties
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has asked the Treasury Department to review President Trump’s investment partners and business associates to assess whether there are violations of anti-terrorist financing, sanctions, or money laundering laws.
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President Trump poised to kill 'blacklisting rule'
President Trump is expected to finalize Congressional action that kills the Obama Administration’s so-called “blacklisting rule” for federal contractors, a requirement that they disclose labor law, civil rights, and wage violations.
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Trump targets controversial 'waters of the U.S. rule'
President Donald J. Trump has issued an Executive Order demanding that the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers publish for notice and comment a proposal that rescinds or revises the controversial "Waters of the United States" rule.
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President orders agencies to create regulatory task forces
President Trump has signed an Executive Order requiring that government agencies establish a Regulatory Reform Task Force to evaluate existing regulations and identify those that should be repealed or modified.