House Committees Advance Bills to Action Trump’s Spending Plan

The standalone bills will be combined into one mega-reconciliation bill, which could allow the GOP to bypass the 60-vote filibuster threshold. Three U.S. House committees from May 11 have advanced their portion of President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful” government funding bill to carry out his MAGA agenda. Since then, the House Ways and Means Committee,

DOJ Incentivizes Corporate Reporting, Whistleblowing for Sanctions, Tariffs, Immigration Violations

Matthew Galeotti, head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, announced a new white-collar crimes enforcement plan at a May 12 financial conference, spotlighting the Trump administration’s focus on disrupting transnational networks that evade U.S. sanctions, tariffs, and immigration law. It also expanded its whistleblower program to cover these priority areas. The DOJ will be pulling

Senate Commerce Subcommittee Hearing on Pipeline Safety

U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety, holds a hearing at 10 am ET on May 15  to review pipeline safety regulations and operations at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). The heading will evaluate what policy priorities should be incl… Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning

US Issues Huawei Chips Warning, Signaling New AI Diffusion Rule

The Department of Commerce warns entities against using Huawei chips that were developed in violation of U.S. export controls. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on May 13 warned entities against using Huawei chips that were developed in violation of U.S. export controls, while announcing that new AI chip trade

US Sanctions Iranian, Chinese Entities Involved in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Development

The U.S. Treasury Department on May 14 sanctioned six persons and 12 entities for their involvement in the Iranian regime’s missile program, including groups that are needed by Iran to build its own intercontinental ballistic missiles. “The United States cannot allow Iran to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles,” Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent stated, adding

FDA Says It Might Change Infant Formula Requirements

Regulators are conducting the first comprehensive review of the requirements since 1998. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may change its nutrient requirements for infant formula, including floating the possibility of adding new mandated nutrients, the agency said on May 13. The agency started a review of the nutrients that are currently in formula, in

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Over Blocks on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Policy

The administration has urged the justices to limit the use of nationwide injunctions. The Supreme Court is expected to hear oral arguments on May 15 over President Donald Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship and whether federal judges went too far in their decisions to block his directive nationwide. It’s the first major hearing of Trump’s