How a Cabinet Secretary Shapes Everyday Life
The rules a department writes reach farther than any law Congress passes this year.
Government News
How federal decisions reach the economy: tariffs, tax provisions, antitrust actions, subsidies and regulatory costs traced to industries and payrolls.
What the President Can and Can't Do by Executive Order
An executive order runs the executive branch. It cannot write law, spend money, or survive a court that says it exceeds the president's authority.
What Actually Happens When CFIUS Reviews a Foreign Deal
A fixed statutory clock decides most foreign-investment cases, and a 2025 policy memo now sorts which deals move fast and which face a wider net.
Metals Tariff Rejig Takes Effect August 6: Who Wins, Who Pays
The June 1, 2026 proclamation modifying Section 232 duties on steel, aluminum and copper cuts rates for some products and removes others entirely, with an August 6 effective date.
The 10 Percent Global Tariff Expires July 24 Unless Congress Acts
Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 caps emergency tariffs at 150 days, and the February 24 global duty hits that limit with no extension bill moving.
Banks Face July 21 Deadline as CFPB's Reg B Rewrite Is Challenged
The CFPB's April 22, 2026 amendments to Regulation B, narrowing disparate-impact and discouragement claims under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, take effect July 21 even as a lawsuit targets the rule.