Recent Updates
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Lawsuit against abortion accommodations in the workplace can proceed
Court Watch 02/28/2025A lawsuit filed by 17 states challenging federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions may proceed, a federal appeals court ruled.The Eighth Circuit Court’s decision on Thursday reverses Eastern District of ...
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Trump administration says it’s cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts
Legal Business 02/27/2025The Trump administration said it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall U.S. assistance around the world, putting numbers on its plans to eliminate the ma...
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US strikes a deal with Ukraine that includes access to its rare earth minerals
International 02/26/2025Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, three senior Ukrainian officials said Tuesday.The officials, who were familiar with the matter, ...
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Musk gives all federal workers 48 hours to explain what they did last week
Legal Business 02/22/2025Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been given little more than 48 hours to explain what they accomplished over the last week, sparking confusion across key agencies as billionaire Elon Musk expands his crusade to slash the size of federal ...
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Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice announces she is stepping down
Legal Business 02/21/2025The chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court announced Wednesday that she is stepping down from the court by the end of April, opening the door for the court to have a 6-1 majority of Democratic-backed justices.Elizabeth Clement did not give a rea...
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Trump’s tariffs expose Ukraine’s steel industry to another war
International 02/17/2025The steel mill in a partially occupied region of Ukraine is a dystopian maze of flames, chutes and tentacled pipes, vast enough to be a small city. Thunderous blazes of sparks flash above the open furnaces where workers smelt iron ore into streams of...
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What changes to the CHIPS act could mean for AI growth and consumers
Business Law 02/15/2025Even as he’s vowed to push the United States ahead in artificial intelligence research, President Donald Trump’s threats to alter federal government contracts with chipmakers and slap new tariffs on the semiconductor industry may put new ...
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Senate pushes toward confirmation of Kash Patel as FBI director
Business Law 02/14/2025The Senate was set to vote Thursday on whether to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, a decision that could place him atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite concerns from Democrats over his qualifications and the prosp...
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Elon Musk dodges DOGE scrutiny while expanding his power in Washington
Criminal Law 02/10/2025Elon Musk made a clear promise after Donald Trump decided to put him in charge of making the government more efficient.“It’s not going to be some sort of backroom secret thing,” Musk said last year. “It will be as transparent ...
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Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court
Court Watch 02/09/2025President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally.Neither the U.S. nor Israel is a member of or recognizes the court, which has issued an arrest wa...
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As Trump pushes the limits of presidential power, the courts push back
Law Firm News 02/07/2025A familiar pattern has emerged since President Donald Trump returned to the White House less than three weeks ago: He makes a brash proposal, his opponents file a lawsuit and a federal judge puts the plan on hold.It’s happened with Trump’...
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China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google
Business Law 02/02/2025China announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday, just minutes after a sweeping levy on Chinese products imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump took effect.American tariffs on import...