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Two presidential documents extend the H-1B entry restriction and tighten interagency adjudication, while CMS freezes new ACA broker registrations and Commerce defines zero-tariff carve-outs from the Section 232 pharmaceutical duty.
Senate reconvenes with S. 4668 pending, Hawley calls four surveillance CEOs to testify Wednesday, and FY2027 funding runs out December 11.
The FDIC proposes a 136-page rewrite of bank merger review with a new deemed-approval track, alongside two executive orders, an SEC tokenized-stock order and a proposed $100 million FTC consent…
GAO estimated federal agencies spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave salary costs in 2025, a sixfold increase since 2023. That finding led an unusually dense week of public records…
Congress cleared the Graham Russia-Iran sanctions act 262-159, passed an Iran war powers resolution 220-204, and held Leon Black in contempt 41-0.
Monday's Federal Register: the SEC proposes to rescind Rule 14a-8 and leave shareholder proposals to state law, a memorandum stripping Canadian goods from federal procurement, EO 14428 revoking the 2009…
Seven Republicans crossed party lines on an Iran war powers measure; the House held Leon Black in contempt; and the Senate cleared a path for the Protect College Sports Act.
A 48-page antitrust decree over RealPage revenue-management software, 274 pages of FAR overhaul, an FTC firearms interlock case and the FY2027 drug-transit determination lead Friday's Federal Register.
Daily congressional digest: WRDA 2026 passes 415-9, DOJ fraud division bill clears the House, the Senate stalls the crypto market bill 49-50, war-powers votes line up, and the Sept. 30…
EPA finalizes a partial repeal of the 2024 power plant carbon standards and proposes ending all GHG rules for the sector; FDA denies a radiology-AI exemption petition; BIS renews export…