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F.B.I. Searches Home of Shayne Coplan, Polymarket Founder
The search involving Shayne Coplan, the founder of Polymarket, known for its presidential election odds, was part of a criminal investigation, three people said.
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NLRB Bars Mandatory Anti-Union Meetings After Amazon Draws Complaint
The ruling, stemming from a complaint against Amazon, bars companies from compelling workers to attend meetings on unionization’s downsides.
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Republicans Ran a Dysfunctional House. Voters Shrugged and Re-elected Them.
The success of the G.O.P. push to keep the majority suggests that it paid no political price for the chaos and paralysis of its past two years in control of the House.
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Matt Gaetz, a Bomb-Thrower for the Justice Department
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be attorney general has set a new bar for in-your-face nominations.
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Gaetz, Gabbard and Hegseth: Trump’s Appointments Are a Show of Force
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s cabinet picks show that he prizes loyalty over experience and is fueled by retribution.
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A Project 2025 Leader Is Back in the Fold
At his book party, the Heritage Foundation president said he’ll soon speak with the president-elect.
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West Bank Annexation in 2025? Trump’s Mideast Team Has Israeli Right Exulting.
Arab Americans and liberal Jewish voters, however, have ample reason to fear the naming of pro-settlement, pro-Netanyahu officials to top foreign policy posts in the new administration.
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Cybersecurity Considerations for Employers Sponsoring ERISA Plans
In its most recent step to combat cybersecurity risks to employee benefit plans, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) clarified on September 6, 2024, that its guidance on cybersecurity applies to health and welfare plans as well as retirement plans. The new guidance underscores the risk to employers that fail to ensure adequate cybersecurity of…
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UK Treasury Committee Call for Evidence on Acceptance of Cash
The Treasury Committee has launched a call for evidence as it examines whether rules are needed to govern the acceptance of physical cash in the U.K. The Committee explains that the Bank of England has noted that the decline in cash usage is increasing the infrastructure costs of retaining physical cash as a viable payment…
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UK Financial Conduct Authority Seeks Views on Use of AI in UK Financial Services
The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a questionnaire on the current and future uses of AI in U.K. financial services and the financial services regulatory framework. The initiative is part of the FCA’s AI Input Zone, which will help shape its future regulatory approach. Views are sought on: (i) what AI use cases firms are…