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Considerations from America’s AI Action Plan

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On July 23, the White House released “America’s AI Action Plan” (the Plan), a comprehensive federal strategy aimed at ensuring the United States achieves and maintains global leadership in artificial intelligence (AI)....more

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Federal Judge Rules NCUA board members were fired illegally, but Appeals Court puts FTC reinstatement on hold

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A Federal Judge has ruled that two NCUA board members were illegally fired by President Trump and has restored their positions on the board. ...more

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White House Releases AI Action Plan: "Winning the Race: America's AI Action Plan"

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On July 23, the White House released its strategic action plan on AI, “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan” (the AI Action Plan), which is designed to secure U.S. global leadership in AI with a strategic focus on...more

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The Trump Administration Continues Focus on Drug Pricing with “Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing” Executive Order

On Monday, May 12, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) titled, “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to Americans,” aimed at reducing prescription drug prices by implementing a...more

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Trump 2.0 Tech Policy Rundown: 100 Days in, Federal Agencies Shift AI, Privacy, and Governance Priorities

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One hundred days into the new administration, recent developments across multiple US federal agencies reflect a quickly evolving approach to digital governance, with notable shifts in regulatory priorities related to AI, data...more

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Federal Trade Commission Launches Public Inquiry as It Prepares to Lead President Trump’s Effort to Modify and Rescind...

Recognizing that “regulations that reduce competition, entrepreneurship, and innovation” are harmful to the U.S. economy, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment from the public on federal regulations that “exclude...more

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Implementing Executive Order, FTC Calls on Public and Regulated Community to Identify Anticompetitive Regulations for Potential...

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The second Trump administration has issued a slew of deregulatory measures aimed at turbocharging the reduction of regulatory bloat (EO 14192, requiring the repeal of 10 regulations for every new one issued), ensuring...more

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Executive Order Continues Focuses on Anticompetitive Regulations

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On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order, titled “Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers” (the EO), directing federal agencies to identify and rescind or modify anticompetitive regulations. The EO...more

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Calling All De-Regulators: FTC Issues Request for Public Comment on Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers

Following President Trump’s Executive Order on Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers, the FTC—led by Chairman Andrew Ferguson—launched a public inquiry this week into “how federal regulations can harm competition in...more

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Executive Order Targets Regulatory Barriers to Competition Across US Economy

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President Donald Trump signed the executive order “Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers” on April 9, 2025, directing federal agencies to identify and reform regulations that unnecessarily restrict market competition....more

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Trump Administration Removes Two Federal Trade Commissioners

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The move furthers the administration’s agenda to challenge the status of independent agencies. On March 18, 2025, President Trump removed two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission). A...more

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Trump Fires Democratic FTC Commissioners, Setting Up a Direct Challenge to Humphrey’s Executor

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On March 18, President Trump fired the two Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The removals of Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter are the latest in a series of executive actions that will...more

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Executive Order on Federal Agencies

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On February 18, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order (EO), entitled, “Restoring Democracy and Accountability in Government,” which asserts greater authority over all federal agencies, including those...more

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Trump Administration Asserts Control Over Independent Agencies

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The Trump administration has taken two actions that will dramatically increase White House control over federal commissions, boards, and officials that were previously considered independent. These actions are likely to...more

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What Trump’s Broad Deregulatory EO Means for Telecom, Media, and Technology

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On February 19, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Deregulatory Initiative.” As Wiley has...more

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Decoding the Independent Agency Executive Order: Implications for the Activities of Federal Agencies and Business Interests

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The Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies Executive Order (the “Independent Agency EO”), signed by President Trump on February 18, extends unprecedented direct Administration control over independent regulatory agencies,...more

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Trump Executive Order Requires Independent Agencies to Submit Regulations for Presidential Review

On February 19, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (the “Order”) mandating that independent agencies, including the SEC, the FCC, and the FTC, submit proposed regulations for presidential review before...more

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Executive Order on Independent Regulatory Agencies

On February 18, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a new Executive Order, entitled “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” that seeks to increase presidential oversight and control of independent regulatory agencies. ...more

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New Executive Orders Declare “So-Called” Independent Agencies No Longer Independent

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Last week, President Trump issued two executive orders aimed squarely at upending the long-accepted authority and independence of certain federal agencies. The first order, Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies, derides...more

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Executive Order Expands Presidential Oversight of Independent Agencies

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President Donald Trump recently signed a new executive order that confirms the administration’s legal position that so-called independent regulatory agencies operate under the control of the White House. Executive Order...more

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Executive Order deletes “independent” from “independent regulatory agencies”

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On Tuesday, the President signed a new Executive Order claiming that “independent” federal regulatory agencies, such as the SEC, shouldn’t really be so independent after all. Rather, the Order contends, they all should be...more

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Week in Review – EEOC and NLRB Start Enacting Trump’s Executive Orders, Challenges to Federal Agencies’ Independence, and New...

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Each week as the new presidential administration takes shape, we get a clearer picture of how its priorities will affect federal agencies, and how those changes will affect the employers and educational institutions that...more

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10-for-1 Rule: EO Mandates Agencies Repeal 10 Regulations for Every New One, Signaling Supercharged Deregulatory Philosophy

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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

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Taking Stock of the Trump Administration’s Regulatory Freeze

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On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential memorandum entitled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review (Freeze Order). This action is unsurprising, as previous Presidents have consistently issued similar memoranda at...more

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Ending The Weaponization Of The Federal Government

This EO sets forth a process to seek accountability for the previous administration’s perceived weaponization of the federal government’s powers, focusing on the use of the Intelligence Community, Department of Justice,...more

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