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- The Department of Labor filed an amicus brief in the Third Circuit in Barragan v. Honeywell urging the court to affirm dismissal of fiduciary breach claims.
Updated 1/31/2026, 4:10:43 AM
- DHS reports there are currently 7,113 aliens in the custody of a New York jurisdiction with an active detainer, with specified counts of alleged crimes.
Updated 1/31/2026, 4:03:57 AM
- Since January 20, New York’s failure to honor ICE detainers has resulted in the release of 6,947 criminal noncitizens, according to DHS.
Updated 1/31/2026, 4:01:47 AM
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed legislation to bar local police departments from partnering with ICE.
Updated 1/31/2026, 4:00:23 AM
- FEMA advanced upfront Public Assistance emergency funding to Mississippi ($3.75M), Tennessee ($3.75M), and Louisiana ($3.79M).
Updated 1/31/2026, 3:57:57 AM
- The Federal Election Commission had not initiated a rulemaking in response to the 2019 petition.
Updated 1/31/2026, 3:56:59 AM
- A U.S. District Court found the FEC's delay in acting on a petition for rulemaking violated the Administrative Procedure Act and granted plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment while denying the FEC's motion.
Updated 1/31/2026, 3:55:24 AM
- The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to use available funds to facilitate the race and to coordinate with the FAA to permit unmanned aircraft systems and aerial photography.
Updated 1/31/2026, 2:07:20 AM
- The Order instructs the Interior and Transportation Secretaries to issue all necessary permits, approvals, and authorizations as expeditiously as possible to plan, prepare for, and conduct the race.
Updated 1/31/2026, 2:04:52 AM
- The Order directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Transportation to designate a suitable race route showcasing Washington, D.C. and its national monuments.
Updated 1/31/2026, 2:02:49 AM
- As a result of the designations, all property and interests in property of the designated persons in the U.S. or controlled by U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC.
Updated 1/30/2026, 11:49:18 PM
- Treasury states that Zedcex has processed over $94 billion in transactions since its August 2022 registration.
Updated 1/30/2026, 11:46:47 PM
- OFAC says this is its first designation of a digital asset exchange for operating in the financial sector of the Iranian economy.
Updated 1/30/2026, 11:44:51 PM
- OFAC designated Iranian businessman Babak Morteza Zanjani and two UK-registered digital asset exchanges (Zedcex and Zedxion) under E.O. 13902 and, for the exchanges, also under E.O. 13224.
Updated 1/30/2026, 11:43:23 PM
- OFAC designated multiple senior Iranian security officials, including Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni Kalagari, pursuant to E.O. 13553.
Updated 1/30/2026, 11:42:02 PM
- The U.S. imposed sanctions on six Iranian security officials and one Iranian investor for roles in crackdowns and embezzlement.
Updated 1/30/2026, 11:41:17 PM
- FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson issued warning letters to 42 law firms about potentially unfair and anticompetitive employment practices related to DEI hiring.
Updated 1/30/2026, 11:39:36 PM
- The FTC issued a proposed order requiring Sevita to divest more than 100 healthcare facilities to resolve antitrust concerns in its proposed $835 million acquisition of BrightSpring’s community living business.
Updated 1/30/2026, 9:34:32 PM
- No state was triggered 'on' the Extended Benefits (EB) program during the week ending January 10, 2026.
Updated 1/30/2026, 8:16:07 PM
- Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jonathan Fritz participated in the U.S.-Japan-ROK Trilateral Coordinating Secretariat Meeting in Seoul with Japanese and ROK deputy directors-general.
Updated 1/30/2026, 11:48:08 AM