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Trump Revokes Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Antitrust & Competition but other Biden Administration Antitrust Policy...

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On August 13, 2025, President Trump revoked the Biden Administration’s 2021 Executive Order (Promoting Competition in the American Economy). ...more

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DOJ Consumer Branch's End Leaves FDA Litigation Questions

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With the dissolution of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Branch set to occur by Sept. 30, a vital question that remains to be fully answered is who will be responsible for litigation matters typically...more

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Does Trump’s AI Action Plan Handcuff the FTC and Antitrust Enforcement? — AI: The Washington Report

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With its existing authority, the Federal Trade Commission was considered a likely situs for federal regulatory and antitrust enforcement vis-à-vis AI. However, instead President Trump’s AI Action Plan directs the FTC to...more

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Executive Order Briefing: Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans

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President Donald Trump on Aug. 7, 2025, signed an executive order (EO or order) titled "Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans," which declares that no American should be denied access to financial services based on...more

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DOJ Settles Challenge to UnitedHealth/Amedisys Merger: Three Key Takeaways for M&A Antitrust Under Trump

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On August 7, the DOJ and four state attorneys general announced a settlement to resolve their challenge to the $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys, Inc. (“Amedisys”) by UnitedHealth Group Inc. (“UnitedHealth”), as well as...more

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Trump May Ease Federal Restrictions by Rescheduling Marijuana

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President Trump has indicated he may ease federal restrictions on marijuana, specifically by rescheduling cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This would be the first move his...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Executive Order Calls for More Access to Retirement Plan Alternative Asset Investment Options

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President Donald Trump on Aug. 7, 2025, signed an executive order (EO), "Democratizing Access for 401(k) Investors," and published a related fact sheet. The EO expresses the policy of the Trump Administration that "every...more

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Executive Order Seeks to Expand Access to Crypto and Private Investments in Defined-Contribution Plans

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On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (the Order) instructing federal agencies to expand access to alternative asset investments for participants in defined-contribution retirement plans such as 401(k)...more

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Trump Administration Executive Order Aims to Expand 401(k) Access to Private Markets, Alternative Investments

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Our Investment Funds Team breaks down a new Executive Order signed by President Trump intended to expand access for 401(k) plans to invest in private equity, cryptocurrency, and other alternative assets....more

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Birthright Citizenship at a Crossroads

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On July 24, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed that President Trump’s Executive Order 14160 aimed at ending birthright citizenship, violates the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and is...more

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H-1B Visa Rule Moves Closer to Release: Wage-Based Selection Likely

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The Trump administration is one step closer to unveiling a major change in how H-1B visas are allocated. On August 8, the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) signed off on a proposed rule that...more

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FDA’s Proposed Ranking Tool Gives Public Opinion a Seat at the Food Safety Table

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With food policy remaining a top priority for the Trump Administration, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), acting under Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has swiftly advanced a number...more

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Trump Executive Order Attacks "De-banking" Practices

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On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order targeting the practice of de-banking--as described in the executive order, actions to “restrict law-abiding individuals' and business' access to financial services...more

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Tariff Update: Reciprocal Tariffs and Other Recent Changes

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On August 7, 2025, President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs fully came into effect. The overall U.S. effective tariff rate has now risen to an estimated 18.6%, which is the highest rate since 1934. Several countries continue to...more

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CMS Issues Final Rule for FY 2026 Inpatient and Long-Term Care Hospital Payments

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 31, 2025, issued the final rule to update Medicare payment policies and rates for fiscal year 2026 under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and the...more

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President Trump Signs Three Executive Orders Relating to Artificial Intelligence

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On July 23, 2025, just hours after releasing the AI Action Plan, President Donald Trump signed three executive orders aimed at accelerating data center construction, expanding the global reach of U.S. AI technology and...more

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A Closer Look at the Trump Administration’s Comprehensive Report on Digital Assets

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- What is new: The Trump administration’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets released a comprehensive report outlining some 100 policy and legislative recommendations to position the U.S. as a global leader in digital...more

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The BR Privacy & Security Download: August 2025

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Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security, & Data Protection practice....more

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New U.S. Tariff Rates Set to Take Effect on August 7, as Negotiations Continue

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In recent weeks, the Trump Administration has taken a range of actions intended to significantly alter the U.S. trade landscape. Specifically, during the course of July, President Trump unveiled a series of letters to U.S....more

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DOJ Targeting Healthcare for False Claims Act Enforcement

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An article in the August issue of Healthcare Risk Management, “DOJ Targeting Healthcare for False Claims Act Enforcement,” discussed recent enforcement activity by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under the False Claims...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Foley Automotive Update - August 2025

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Foley & Lardner partners Gregory Husisian and David Simon detailed the rise and risks of tariff evasion in the POLITICO article, “As Trump raises tariffs, companies find ways to cheat — and risk getting caught.”...more

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How Trump’s AI Action Plan and Executive Orders Will Impact U.S. Technology and Federal Procurement

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On July 23, 2025, President Trump announced a sweeping new AI strategy, releasing the highly anticipated "Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan" and signing three executive orders regarding federal procurement,...more

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Trump Increases Tariffs on Dozens of Countries

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In a series of Executive Orders issued during the last week of July 2025, President Trump ordered the increase of tariff rates for imports originating from dozens of countries, effective August 7, 2025. ...more

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Hot Topics in International Trade - August 2025 - The U.S. Effort to Keep AI Out of China’s Hands

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It comes as no surprise China has been a major focus point of the second Trump administration. One of the key reasons for this focus is the increasing national security concerns over technology. In particular, the smuggling...more

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Tariff Surge: Trade Deals Announced, US Increases Canadian Tariffs and Amends Reciprocal Tariffs

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On July 31, 2025, President Trump issued two executive orders that further refine U.S. trade policy. The first executive order, “Further Modifying the Reciprocal Tariff Rates” (the RT Order), adjusts tariff rates for various...more

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