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Should Alito and Thomas Be Pushed to Retire? Conservatives Are Divided.
Coaxing aging Supreme Court justices to give up their power and status during a window of political opportunity can be a delicate endeavor.
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Inside the Federal Work Force That Trump Has Promised to Eviscerate
President-elect Donald J. Trump and his allies have pledged to strike fear in the heart of what they term “the deep state.” They have already succeeded.
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Trump Weighs Key Personnel Choices, Schooled by His First-Term Experience
The president-elect held his first formal transition meetings and has been given lists of candidates, but is calling around to friends and allies for ideas.
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Harris Had a Wall Street-Approved Economic Pitch. It Fell Flat.
The vice president vacillated on how to talk about the economy, and ended up adopting marginal pro-business tweaks that both corporate and progressive allies agreed made for a muddled message.
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Democrats Consider an Autopsy, but Who’s the Coroner?
The Democratic Party agrees it needs to figure out what went wrong. The question is how.
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‘The Interview’: Nancy Pelosi Insists the Election Was Not a Rebuke of the Democrats
The former House Speaker reflects on Donald Trump’s victory, Kamala Harris’s candidacy and the future of the Democratic Party.
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CMS Releases Proposed Forms to Effectuate Medicare MFP Under the IRA of IPAY 2026 and IPAY 2027
On October 28, CMS requested public comment on four proposed information collections (ICRs) it intends to impose on drug manufacturers and pharmacies in order to effectuate maximum fair prices (MFP) under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA’s) Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program for initial price applicability year (IPAY) 2026 and IPAY 2027….By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
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Space Junk: What Goes Up, Must Come Down (Safely)
Here in South Florida, we are used to strange stories. One example from this year: a “Florida Man” made a claim against NASA because a battery pack from the International Space Station crashed into his house on March 8, 2024….By: Bilzin Sumberg
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California Privacy Protection Agency Announces Investigative Sweep of Data Brokers’ Compliance with Registration Requirements
Last week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced it will conduct a public investigative sweep of data broker registration compliance under the California Delete Act….By: Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider
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Columbus, Ohio Notifies 500,000 of Data Breach from Ransomware Attack
The city of Columbus, Ohio, announced on May 29, 2024, that it was forced to take its systems offline due to a ransomware attack. According to its notice, the attack was perpetrated by “an established, sophisticated threat actor operating overseas,” and that it was working with law enforcement to investigate the incident….By: Robinson+Cole Data Privacy…