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Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

White House OSTP Issues Agency Guidance for Gold Standard Science 

On June 23, 2025, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced that it issued agency guidance for implementing Gold Standard Science in the conduct and management of scientific activities. As...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

“Knowledge itself is power”: Foley Hoag Tracking President Trump’s Unprecedented Use of Executive Orders

In the first six months of his second term, President Donald Trump has set a new benchmark for the use of executive orders, proclamations and emergency declarations, surpassing all previous presidents since Franklin D....more

McGlinchey Stafford

DOJ Overhauls Corporate Enforcement, Disclosure Policy, Offering Clearer Path to Leniency

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The decision for a company to self-disclose potential criminal misconduct to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is always complex. This is particularly true during periods of administration transitions when DOJ policies and...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

President Signs EO to Restore Gold Standard for Science, Calls for Reevaluation of Biden Administration’s Scientific Integrity...

On May 27, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on “Restoring Gold Standard Science.” 90 Fed. Reg. 22601. The EO states that the Trump Administration “is committed to restoring a gold standard for science to...more

Carlton Fields

“Restoring Gold Standard Science” Executive Order Steps Away From Biden Administration’s “Equitable” Approach

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Both President Trump’s and President Biden’s administrations have emphasized in executive orders and presidential memoranda the need for objective, science-based decision-making. However, Trump’s May 23, 2025, Executive Order...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance Summit 2025 Recap

Health Policy Fireside Chat: What to Expect from the New Administration - Bill Mathias, Member at Bass, Berry & Sims, engaged in a fireside chat with Colin Roskey, Principal at FHP Strategies, former Deputy Assistant...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities (Trump EO Tracker)

The Order requires the Secretary of Education to take all appropriate actions to ensure complete and timely disclosure by higher education institutions of foreign funding. The Secretary will take appropriate steps to reverse...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

US Administration’s Executive Orders and Actions’ Impact on Group Health Plans

Since taking office, President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders (EOs) and actions that may have an impact on group health plans. These EOs provide insight into the US administration’s policies and outline...more

Vedder Price

Trump Administration Issues Executive Order Mandating Implementation and Enforcement of Health Care Pricing Transparency

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On February 25, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order titled “Making America Healthy Again by Empowering Patients with Clear, Accurate, and Actionable Healthcare Pricing Information” (the “2025 Order”)...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

More Executive Orders Addressing the Size and Authority of the Federal Government

Executive Order Directing Deregulation and Termination of Certain Regulatory Enforcement Actions - On February 19, 2025, in an executive order titled Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President’s “Department...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

White House Directs Public Disclosure of Terminated Federally Funded Programs

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In an executive memorandum, President Trump has instructed executive agencies to make public the details of every terminated program, contract, grant, or other obligation that used federal funds....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Q&A: What Will the CFPB Look Like Under McKernan?

On February 11, the White House announced Jonathan McKernan’s nomination as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). McKernan was previously confirmed to the Board of the FDIC by the Senate on a voice...more

McDermott+

McDermott+ Check-Up: January 31, 2025

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Senate Finance, HELP Committees Hold RFK Jr. Nomination Hearings. RFK Jr., nominated for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), testified before the Senate Finance Committee on January 29 and before the Senate Health,...more

NAVEX

Compliance Program Response to the Incoming Trump Administration

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How should my compliance program prepare for the Trump administration? This is a question I have been asked a lot over the past few weeks. And as we start a new year and a second Trump administration that promises to be a...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Eight Enforcement Trends That Likely Will End Under a Trump SEC

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The Voting Record and Public Statements of the Commissioners Provide a Roadmap - There has been much speculation on what SEC enforcement will look like under a new administration, especially now that President-elect Donald...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Anticipated Changes at the EEOC Under the Incoming Trump Administration

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The second Trump administration will undoubtedly bring changes to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). However, significant changes are not likely to occur immediately given that the EEOC will have a Democratic...more

King & Spalding

The Trifecta: What to Expect from a Second Trump Administration and a Republican Congress

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Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

CMS Proposes Beneficiary Protection and Marketing Updates for Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans in 2026

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On November 26, 2024, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a proposed rule revising the Medicare Advantage (“MA”) Program (Part C), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program (Part D), Medicare Cost Plan...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

"Operation Chokepoint 2.0": De-banking policies and the adverse use of reputational risk in bank supervision

As we have previously noted, we expect that the second Trump Administration will be significantly more favorable to crypto than the Biden Administration, especially with the recent appointment of David Sacks as the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Post-Election Outlook: Issues to Watch for Pharmacy Industry Stakeholders

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The 2024 election results will create significant tailwinds for Republican legislative and regulatory priorities in US Congress, federal agencies, and state houses across the country. This On the Subject considers the outlook...more

McGlinchey Stafford

How a Second Trump Presidency Could Impact Brownfield Redevelopment: Policy, Economics, and Environmental Considerations

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A second Trump presidency may bring a renewed focus on deregulation and a reduction in federal oversight, which could have profound implications for brownfield redevelopment. Brownfields are previously developed sites, often...more

Epstein Becker & Green

HHS Proposes to Repeal Rules on Guidance Documents

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On October 20, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule that would repeal regulations issued in the twilight of the Trump administration that limited HHS’s use of guidance...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Federal “No Surprises Act” Brings National Oversight Of Unexpected Billing For Healthcare Services

In the waning days of Donald Trump’s administration, the federal government passed the “No Surprises Act,” which becomes effective January 1, 2022. Like many recent state laws, the legislation is aimed at protecting patients...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Secret Rules and Hidden Penalties: Biden Executive Order Takes Aim at the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Limit HHS’s Use of...

Executive Orders and the Biden Administration’s promises to postpone or withdraw certain last-minute, so-called “midnight rules” promulgated by the Trump Administration are currently grabbing everyone’s attention, especially...more

Perkins Coie

What to Expect From Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s FCC

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Shortly after his inauguration, President Biden appointed Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel as acting chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel is expected to pursue the...more

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