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Federal Trade Commission Finalizes ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule Mandating One-Click Subscription Cancellations
The nationwide consumer protection regulation prohibits forced customer-service phone queues, deceptive digital dark patterns, and unauthorized automatic renewals. WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday finalized a sweeping…
House Committee Advances Bipartisan Nuclear Energy Licensing Reform to Accelerate Small Modular Reactors
By a commanding 44–6 vote, lawmakers advanced the landmark bill establishing an expedited one-year regulatory pathway to power artificial intelligence data centers and industrial grids. WASHINGTON — In a decisive…
CBP Expands Biometric Facial Verification to Top 20 Commercial Land Ports of Entry on Southwest Border
Automated camera gantries scan vehicle occupants and cross-reference digital travel manifests in under three seconds, accelerating legitimate trade while intercepting fraudulent documents. WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
Supreme Court Denies Challenge to Federal Firearm Prohibitions for Nonviolent Convicted Felons
The high court left intact categorical lifetime firearm prohibitions for convicted felons, rejecting claims that nonviolent white-collar offenses fall outside historical Second Amendment disarmament traditions. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court…
Trump Directs USDA to Release $3.5 Billion Emergency Export Offsets for American Grain and Livestock Producers
The emergency directive authorizes direct financial bridge payments through the Commodity Credit Corporation to shield family farms from foreign retaliatory trade tariffs. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed…
Federal Appeals Court Upholds State Laws Barring DEI Statements in Public University Faculty Hiring
A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit ruled that state legislatures possess constitutional authority to eliminate political litmus tests from public higher education recruitment. NEW ORLEANS — In a monumental…
Senate Passes $14 Billion Defense Microelectronics Modernization Bill to Reshore Military Chip Foundries
Lawmakers voted 82–14 to establish dedicated domestic defense foundries, guaranteeing untampered semiconductor microchips for fifth-generation fighters and precision missiles. WASHINGTON — In a sweeping bipartisan display of national security resolve,…
VA Expands Community Care Access Standards Allowing Veterans Direct Choice for Private Specialty Care
Under sweeping revisions to the VA MISSION Act, appointment wait-time thresholds for community specialty care are cut from 28 to 14 days, unlocking private doctor networks for millions of veterans.…
DOJ Unveils Federal Task Force Targeting Organized Retail Crime Rings Across Major Interstate Rail Corridors
Attorney General announces Operation Iron Track, uniting the FBI, ATF, and federal prosecutors to deploy federal RICO statutes against multi-million-dollar cargo-theft syndicates. WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice on Monday…
Trump Approves Major Offshore Natural Gas Export Terminal in Gulf of Mexico Overriding State Coastal Objections
The administration granted a final deepwater port license and long-term export authorization for the $12 billion Gulf Horizon facility, asserting federal preemption to guarantee energy security. WASHINGTON — President Donald…