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McCarthy thought he could harness forces of disruption. Instead they devoured him.
As far back as 2009, the future House speaker tried to channel the anti-politician, tea party wave building into a political force. But the movement crushed him.
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From a Capitol Hill Basement, Bannon Stokes the Republican Party Meltdown
The former Trump adviser has helped create the spectacle of G.O.P. dysfunction, using it to build his own following and those of the right-wing House rebels who took down Kevin McCarthy.
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To the World, McCarthy’s Exit Is Just Another Example of U.S. Disarray
Amid upheaval on Capitol Hill and the undermining of democratic norms, the country’s institutions are under profound stress.
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More Speaker Crisis Fallout: Pelosi Is Evicted From Bonus Office
Representative Nancy Pelosi had been given a “hideaway” office suite as a courtesy — one that was rescinded after she did nothing to help Representative Kevin McCarthy.
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Biden Cancels an Additional $9 Billion in Student Loan Debt
The move comes just three days after student loan repayments resumed following a three-year pause.
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Blinken, Garland and Mayorkas Land in Mexico to Tackle Range of Issues
The secretary of state, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas plan to meet with Mexico’s leader and other officials to cement strategy.
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Legislative Developments in AI: The Bipartisan Framework for the US AI Act
On September 12, 2023, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law convened a hearing to discuss potential legislation focused on AI models, the third in a series of hearings by the subcommittee analyzing issues in AI oversight. A key discussion topic was the Bipartisan Framework for US AI Act introduced by Senators…
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NAIC Privacy Working Group Goes All-in on New Draft Privacy Model
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Privacy Working Group has been feverishly shuffling and re-dealing its new privacy model, but its luck may be running out….By: Carlton Fields
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Rock Health Summit Takeaway: Digital Health is Rightsizing, Not Retreating
From its inception, digital health has been focused on developing technologies and solutions that offer a higher quality of healthcare to more people at a lower cost. Amidst fluctuations in stock prices, valuations and investor sentiment, that focus hasn’t changed, and the good work we are doing in the sector continues unabated….By: Fenwick & West…
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FDA Proposes Regulating LDTs as Medical Devices, Again
On October 3, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) published a highly anticipated proposed rule (Proposed Rule) to regulate laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) as medical devices. LDTs are tests that are developed and offered by a single clinical laboratory and they make up the substantial majority of clinical laboratory testing today……By: Bass, Berry & Sims…
