Regulation
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Smithfield Foods's lobbyist admits Chinese owner's interest in Farm Bill lobbying
Fifteen days after the Center for Responsible Food Business filed a complaint, the firm submitted an amended report to name Smithfield's owner — WH Group of Kowloon, Hong Kong — as a foreign entity with an interest in both the foreign ownership of U.S. agriculture land and Farm Bill lobbying areas.
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California panel approves efficiency standards for tires
New regulation could limit which tires are sold in the state.
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Trump praised 'natural 7-OH' but DEA moves to ban it
7-OH, or 7-hydroxymitragynine is a psychoactive compound in the kratom plant, sold in gas stations and smoke shops.
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Federal panel proposes new definition for sports betting
Commodities Futures Trading Commission wants to strengthen its governance over prediction markets and sports betting.
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Trump administration announces new tariffs in crackdown on goods made with forced labor
Canada and Mexico are among the countries facing the tariff, but goods that comply with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement would be exempted.
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Tech companies oppose bill that would make it easier for government to snoop on devices, platforms
The companies say the Canadian bill will weaken encryption and expose users to risks, including hackers.
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US auto industry, lawmakers beg Trump in Xi summit not to grant China access to American car market
Automakers and their suppliers, steel producers, and unions argue that China's highly subsidized and massive auto industry would allow the Asian country to sell cars far below what U.S. automakers could.
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Proposal would automatically register men 18-26 for the military draft, filing shows
The automatic registration would implement a provision that Congress passed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act in December.
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Trump admin looks to streamline permitting, lower costs to help make home ownership more attainable
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said that the landowners know better than the government how best to rebuild, and this will empower individuals and the private sector.
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Legislative group ALEC urges states to adopt 'light-touch' AI regulation
The American Legislative Exchange Council called on state legislatures to embrace limited tax regulation and greater investment in artificial intelligence to facilitate effective government processes.
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America First Legal asks CFPB to rescind rule requiring mortgage applicants to disclose race, sex
The petition targets the bureau's Regulation C that was enacted in the 1970s to address historic housing discrimination, which requires people to disclose their race, ethnicity, and sex in their mortgage applications.
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You Vote: With Trump's signing an executive order reclassifying cannabis, what do you think?
The president issued the order, calling the move "common sense." The order removes cannabis from the list of Schedule 1 drugs, though it will remain illegal at the federal level.
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EEOC presses antisemitism investigation of UPenn
The University of Pennsylvania is stonewalling a federal civil investigation over complaints it subjects its Jewish faculty to a hostile work environment, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says. Earlier this year, the EEOC issued a subpoena to UPenn for