A Look Ahead at the Biden Administration’s Regulatory and Enforcement Priorities
Nota Bene Episode 44: Executive Branch Forecast Q3: Mueller’s Testimony, the Fiscal Cliff, and Gerrymandering with Jonathan Meyer
Republicans currently control the White House and both chambers of Congress. As the majority power controlling both the House and Senate, the GOP holds the reins of the congressional oversight and investigations agenda....more
The political environment in D.C. is heating up, putting green banks and other renewable energy companies under increased scrutiny. Both the Trump Administration and the Congressional majority have been advocating to roll...more
The early days of the Trump Administration have featured a wide range of actions related to federal spending. This has included payment pauses, contract and grant terminations or reevaluations, lease terminations, changes in...more
With an impending Republican leadership trifecta under President-elect Donald Trump, the GOP will be the primary drivers of defense policy and spending until at least fiscal year 2027 (FY27). This is projected to result in a...more
The 119th United States Congress will begin on Jan. 3, 2025, with Republicans in control of both the House of Representatives and Senate. In the Senate, Republicans will hold 53 seats, while in the House the Republicans will...more
During his 2024 presidential campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised to impose a variety of new tariffs, even without congressional approval, including a 25%-75% tariff rate on Mexican imports, a 60% tariff rate on...more
As the dust settles on the 2024 election, the legislative and oversight agendas of the 119th Congress are coming into sharper focus, and companies are evaluating the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Originally...more
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released documents showing President Trump’s political appointees discussing their efforts to exert influence over the CDC’s COVID-19 guidelines and reports to more...more
As part of its ongoing investigation into pandemic-related government contracts entered into by the Trump Administration, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released documents that offer a real-time look...more
On March 15, the SBA Office of the Inspector General published a report identifying $692 million in duplicate PPP loans. This confirmed earlier findings made by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis in...more
When members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate were sworn into office in January 2019, Democrats took control of the House and its oversight agenda for the first time in eight years, 235-200 seats, and...more
Under this new evaluation process, Commerce can prohibit companies from engaging in a wide variety of transactions and order them to cease using the information technology or telecommunication system in question even if it is...more
Health care issues will remain a central focus in Washington throughout 2019. Having gained control of the House following the 2018 mid-term elections, Democrats now have the ability to block President Trump's legislative...more