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Biden and Aides Advise Israel to Avoid Widening War With Hezbollah Strike
U.S. officials learned that the Israeli defense minister and other military officials supported a pre-emptive strike on Hezbollah. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been cautious.
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Can Biden Change How Voters See Him? The Israel War May Give Him a Chance.
Plagued by low approval ratings, the president has projected himself as a world leader. Strategists warn, however, that his re-election may depend more on domestic issues like the economy.
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After Jordan Falls, House Republicans Ask Who, and What, Is Next
A band of more mainstream Republicans brought down the hard-line conservative, but the G.O.P. has hardly stemmed the chaos.
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Chaos and Frustration Rule as Republicans’ Bitter Speaker Fight Deepens
With the House G.O.P. back to square one on electing a new speaker, tempers flared and uncertainty over how the impasse might be resolved only grew.
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From Bush v. Gore to ‘Stop the Steal’: Kenneth Chesebro’s Long, Strange Trip
Mr. Chesebro, a buttoned-down Harvard lawyer, evolved from left-leaning jurist to key player in the Trump false electors scandal. What happened?
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California Delete Act: An Aggressive New Approach to Regulating Data Brokers
On October 10, Governor Newsom signed the Delete Act ( SB 362) into law, which amends California’s current data broker law to impose extensive additional disclosure and registration requirements on data brokers, and to require them to support deletion requests through a central “deletion mechanism” developed and administered by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)….By:…
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ACTION REQUIRED TO AVOID FINES! DEADLINE APPROACHING: Florida Pharmacy Benefit Managers Must Be Licensed as a Third-Party Administrator by January 1, 2024
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) take note! Under Florida’s new Prescription Drug Reform Act, PBMs must be licensed as an insurance administrator (also known as a third-party administrator, or TPA). Under this new law, any entity that wishes to provide PBM services after January 1, 2024, must be licensed as a TPA….By: Akerman LLP – Health…
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CFPB Warns of Dangers Related to Nonbanks Managing Payments and Issuing Stablecoins Outside of the Banking System
On October 6, 2023, Rohit Chopra, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), gave a speech at the Brookings Institute’s “Payments in a Digital Century” event. In his prepared remarks, Chopra frankly addressed concerns regarding technology companies and other nonbanks getting involved in the creation and issuance of stablecoins and blurring “the lines…
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Negotiating a Software Escrow Agreement: Key Terms and Release Conditions
With third-party technology playing an increasingly critical role in business operations, it’s essential to safeguard your company’s critical software applications from potential disruptions….By: NCC Group
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California Enacts Digital Financial Assets Law
On October 13, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 39 (AB 39), establishing a Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL) set to go into effect July 1, 2025. Whereas previously the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) declined to extend its money transmission statute to apply to digital asset activities, the…
