What You Need to Know About New Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez
Several significant regulatory and policy developments took place this week in Washington. The Senate banking committee advanced several key nominations, including Michelle Bowman to serve as vice chair for supervision at the...more
President Trump will withdraw Jonathan McKernan’s nomination as CFPB Director, as he nominates him as the Treasury Department’s Undersecretary of Domestic Policy, the New York Times and Law360 reported....more
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced May 9 that President Trump intends to nominate Jonathan McKernan, his nominee to head the CFPB, as the Undersecretary of Domestic Finance at Treasury....more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced President Trump’s intent to nominate Jonathan McKernan as the Undersecretary of Domestic Finance. The press release states that McKernan’s continued service at Treasury “will...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the Pennsylvania legislature takes up an adult-use legalization bill. A new DEA nominee indicates he would...more
March 27, 2025- The U.S. Senate passed a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule imposing price controls on overdraft services offered by banks and credit...more
President Trump has nominated Crystal Carey to serve as the next National Labor Relations Board General Counsel. The appointment is subject to Senate confirmation. If confirmed, Ms. Carey would replace the current Acting...more
Both chambers are in session this week, although the House will pause its voting schedule so members can travel on Wednesday for the funeral of Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)....more
I’ve always taken the position that, no matter how much I disagree with the President, the Senate should confirm his executive branch nominees (nominations to the Judicial Branch are different, since judges don’t work for the...more
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he will be running for Mayor of New York City. Cuomo previously resigned as Governor in 2021 amid several accusations of sexual harassment, and enters a crowded field of...more
The Senate is in session this week, but the House is in recess. It is anticipated that the Senate may begin floor work on its budget resolution this week, culminating in a “vote-a-rama,” which is a series of votes on...more
Everything's enjoined! Almost. It's been a tough week for President Trump, but he doesn't seem to be letting the bad news get him down. To avoid ruining the Valentine's Day mood, I'll keep this week's update short. ...more
On February 11, President Donald Trump nominated Jonathan McKernan to be the new Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau). If confirmed by the Senate, McKernan will replace Acting CFPB Director...more
President Trump has nominated Jonathan McKernan to be the Director of the CFPB. ...more
Both the House and Senate are in session this week. Over the weekend, President-elect Donald Trump met with several groups of House Republicans to discuss strategy to enact Republican priorities this Congress, including...more
Senator Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV), Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), has scheduled a hearing on the Nomination of Lee Zeldin to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...more
Gov.-elect Josh Stein this week announced nominees for eleven Cabinet positions and two senior administration officials. The North Carolina Senate will consider the Cabinet nominations when it begins meeting in January....more
On December 5, 2024, Governor Janet Mills announced her intent to nominate former state senator and representative Heather Sanborn to serve as the next Public Advocate of the State of Maine....more
On December 10, 2024, Pesident-elect Donald Trump announced that FTC commissioner Andrew Ferguson will chair the agency, while nominating Mark Meador to fill the commissioner vacancy. Ferguson was sworn in as FTC commissioner...more
President-elect Donald Trump recently announced that Republican Commissioner Andrew Ferguson will chair the Federal Trade Commission during Mr. Trump’s second administration. Commissioner Ferguson is also a known critic of...more
On December 5, incoming President Donald Trump announced that David Sacks would be the “AI and Crypto Czar” under the next administration. A prominent venture capitalist, member of the “PayPal Mafia,” and co-founder of an...more
On December 11, 2024, the U.S. Senate voted 49-50 against invoking cloture on President Biden’s nomination of Lauren McFerran (Democrat appointee) for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”). As reported here,...more
As 2024 comes to a close, so does the current leadership of the FTC. The switch in administrations comes with a transition in leadership at government agencies, and the incoming Trump Administration has just announced its...more
To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more
Coming up on a month since the presidential election, some things are starting to become clearer, though many questions remain. We will release a Viewpoints article in the next week that will be a more in-depth assessment of...more