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Trump’s New Crackdown on China Is Just Beginning
The administration is positioning itself to clamp down on Chinese investment and access to technology. But the wild card may be the president himself.
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On X, Conservative Activists Find a Direct Pipeline to Musk’s Team
Prominent conservative activists with a presence online have appeared to wield extraordinary access to Elon Musk’s team, and the power to sway policy through it.
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Gabbard Says More Than 100 Intelligence Officers Fired for Chat Messages
The chats had been set up to discuss sensitive security matters. But a group of employees used it for discussions that contained sexual themes, intelligence officials said this week.
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Dockworkers Vote to Accept New Labor Contract
Workers at East and Gulf Coast ports who went on strike briefly in October ratified a deal that includes a 62 percent raise over six years.
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H-1B Lottery: Registration Information
The H-1B visa program allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations, and the lottery system is used by U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) to manage the limited number of available visas— referred to as the annual cap….By: Potomac Law Group, PLLC
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New Presidential Memorandum Promises to Strengthen and Simplify CFIUS Procedures, Curtail PRC Investment
On Friday, February 21st, President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) that is aimed at promoting foreign investment while protecting America’s national security interests, particularly from threats posed by foreign adversaries like the People’s Republic of China. Notably, the NSPM announces the following:…By: Alston & Bird
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SEC Crypto Task Force Seeks Input on Regulatory Framework
On February 21, 2025, Commissioner Hester Peirce released a statement inviting input from interested parties on the regulation of crypto assets. Commissioner Peirce stated that greater crypto clarity requires the public’s input, and the Crypto Task force therefore welcomes “input from anyone in the public with an interest in these topics, and a wide range…
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Year in Preview: Review of and Insights into Investigations by the 119th Congress
This is the fifth in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several weeks. The 119th United States Congress began on January 3, 2025. With a narrow majority in both the…
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‘America First Investment Policy’ Aims To Reshape CFIUS and ‘Reverse CFIUS’
On February 21, 2025, the White House released President Donald Trump’s “America First Investment Policy” memorandum (Investment Policy), which outlined several initiatives to incentivize investment from U.S. allies and partners while restricting investments involving “foreign adversaries” — mostly notably China….By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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Via Credit Union Notifies Over 60k People of Recent Data Breach
On February 24, 2025, Via Credit Union (“ViaCU”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that an unauthorized party accessed its computer system and acquired certain files. In this notice, Via Credit Union explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive…
