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Cassidy Hutchinson’s book joins many by Trump insiders. Here’s what sells.
John Bolton and James Comey top the list, while three lesser-known aides sold fewer than 10,000 copies.
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Trump demands recusal by Judge Chutkan in D.C. Jan. 6 trial
Attorneys for Donald Trump said U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan’s statements at trials of Jan. 6 riot defendants show she is biased against Trump.
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McCarthy Is Under the Gun as the House Returns for a Spending Fight
Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces his biggest test since the debt ceiling showdown as right-wing Republicans demand deep spending cuts and tougher border policies opposed by the White House and Senate.
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As Democratic Jitters Grow, Biden Campaign Tries to Showcase His Vigor
With low approval ratings and shaky public performances, the president and his team are planning an ad blitz and trying to reassure voters about his age.
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Biden’s News Conference in Vietnam Ignites His Opponents
The president’s top aides believe that stories about the president’s age and health are stoked by his enemies in an effort to undermine his accomplishments.
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FY24 National Defense Authorization Act Provisions Aim to Increase Artificial Intelligence Research, Development, and Contracting Opportunities
Overview – Artificial intelligence (AI) is at the forefront of political discourse, renewing bipartisan support for the United States’ global technological edge. As Congress and the Department of Defense (DOD) seek to increase US AI capabilities, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)—legislation authorizing policy and funding for US military operations and programs passed annually since…
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The “Borne Mission” Report analysis: Between hope and disappointment for the pharmaceutical industries
Borne’s long-awaited Report on regulation of healthcare products has fallen well short of pharmaceutical industry expectations. Indeed, it contains very few concrete proposals….By: Hogan Lovells
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Firms Announce New Crypto Initiatives; Court Overturns Bitcoin ETF Rejection; FASB Updates Crypto Accounting Standard; SEC Brings NFT Enforcement Action
SWIFT Publishes Blockchain Pilot Findings; Firms Announce USDC Integrations – According to a recent press release, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift) recently published a report with results from a series of experiments that show that Swift’s infrastructure “can seamlessly facilitate the transfer of tokenised value across multiple public and private blockchains.”…By: BakerHostetler
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Tornado Watch: Popular Cryptocurrency Mixer “Tornado Cash” Dealt Two Major Blows in a Week
Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixer, recently suffered two major setbacks in federal regulatory efforts to block its use and prosecute its founders. First, a federal district court threw out a lawsuit challenging the designation by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of Tornado Cash as a blocked foreign person……By: Dechert LLP
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Clinical Trials: Consent Process Clarified in New FDA Final Guidance
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued final guidance (Final Guidance) regarding informed consent titled “Informed Consent: Guidance for Institutional Review Boards, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors” on August 15, 2023. This guidance supersedes the FDA’s 1998 guidance titled “A Guide to Informed Consent” and finalizes the FDA’s draft guidance issued in July 2014. The…