After receiving Senate confirmation for an undersecretary position earlier in the day, Chad Wolf was sworn in and placed as the next Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
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Will an Impeachment Inquiry Get in the Way of USMCA?
House Democrats, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, have opened a formal impeachment inquiry into the activities of President Donald Trump. Historically, impeachment proceedings have sent Congress’ productivity into a tailspin,
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Will the Congress Yield – for Immigration Reform?
On Oct. 17 a fiery debate occurred on the U.S. Senate floor. Two great supporters of immigrants and immigration reform, Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL, Minority Floor Leader) and Mike
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Have You Started Your NDAA Office Pool Yet?
Every fall there is suspense on Capitol Hill relating to the Congressional agenda. Will Congress fund federal agencies in time to avoid a government shutdown? Which pieces of major legislation
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President Trump Expected to Name a New FDA Commissioner
Due to federal rules applicable to “acting” agency heads, the current FDA Acting Commissioner, Ned Sharpless, or another person, should be nominated to be FDA Commissioner by month’s
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Deadlines Drive Congressional Agenda
Congress is in the midst of a busy fall dominated by budgetary deadlines and several expiring programs. President Trump recently signed the “Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act
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Government Repeals Obama-Era Waters of the U.S. Rule: Major Supreme Court Decision to Come, but ‘Regulatory Patchwork’ Remains
On Sept. 12, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army followed through on an early Trump administration promise to repeal a 2015 jurisdictional rule defining
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Greenberg Traurig Expands Government Law & Policy Practice in Las Vegas, Adds Alisa Nave-Worth and Matthew J. Walker
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its Government Law & Policy Practice in Las Vegas with the addition of Alisa Nave-Worth as a shareholder and Matthew J. Walker
12 GT Washington, D.C. Attorneys Listed in the 2020 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
The 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America includes 12 attorneys from the Washington, D.C. office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
This year, nearly 400 Greenberg Traurig
The Price of Avoiding a Government Shutdown Just Went Up
President Trump today signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (“BBA-19”), which will (1) avoid bumping up against the federal debt ceiling in early September and (2) reduce the prospect
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