The quiet corridors of Arnold & Porter’s Washington offices are about to echo with the weight of international trade drama. Fresh filings under the Foreign Agents Registration Act reveal the U.S. legal powerhouse has inked a deal with Brazil’s government, just as the South American nation eyes a courtroom clash with the Trump administration over …

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Texas has rolled out yet another hardline measure in its ongoing war on abortion access — this time targeting the mail-order delivery of abortion pills. Governor Greg Abbott quietly signed the bill into law, granting ordinary Texans the power to sue anyone involved in shipping or supplying abortion medication into the state. The law, which …

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Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night stage has gone dark. ABC yanked his show after he lit into Donald Trump and mocked conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination response, sparking a political storm that has spilled into America’s ongoing fight over free speech. The controversy began when Kimmel suggested the shooter was a Trump supporter and accused “the MAGA …

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The U.S. Senate has detonated its own version of the “nuclear option,” clearing a political logjam by confirming dozens of President Donald Trump’s picks for key posts in a single, sweeping vote. By a narrow 51–47 tally, Republicans muscled through the approval of 48 nominees—spanning ambassadorships, defense posts, and senior roles in multiple federal agencies—while …

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America’s ticketing giant is once again in the crosshairs. The Federal Trade Commission, backed by seven states, has accused Live Nation and its powerful arm Ticketmaster of quietly siding with ticket brokers to bleed music fans dry. According to the lawsuit, Ticketmaster — which already holds sway over about 80% of the primary ticketing business …

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In a move that cuts to the core of America’s financial stability, Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let him do something no president has ever done in the Federal Reserve’s 111-year history—fire a sitting Fed governor. The Justice Department, echoing Trump’s expansive view of executive authority, urged the justices to lift …

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has just shifted the balance of power in the IPO arena. In a sharply divided vote, the agency scrapped its long-standing opposition to mandatory arbitration clauses—an unwritten rule that for decades kept shareholder lawsuits alive in courtrooms. With this reversal, companies eyeing Wall Street debuts now have the green light …

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For the second time, Hermès has slipped past a legal challenge accusing it of playing gatekeeper with its most coveted creation: the Birkin bag. A federal judge in San Francisco tossed out a proposed class action that claimed the French luxury house forces shoppers to spend lavishly on belts, scarves, and other goods before granting …

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In Washington’s halls of health policy, a behind-the-scenes power struggle has erupted. Lawyers inside the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) tried — and failed — to stop a controversial expansion of authority for Retsef Levi, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and outspoken critic of COVID-19 vaccines. Levi, once an outside adviser, was …

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The state of Utah has announced it will seek the death penalty against Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a public appearance at Utah Valley University. Why the Death Penalty Is on the Table Robinson faces an aggravated murder charge, with prosecutors pointing to three aggravating factors: the attack …

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