FDA approval and authority are at issue. The Food and Drug Administration has a process for approving or recalling a drug in the marketplace. Their authority has been…
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President Signs Gun Control Executive Order
He calls for universal background checks. While visiting Monterey, California, President Joe Biden signed an executive order the administration says will bring America “as close to universal background…
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Commerce Department Approves Chinese Tech Licenses
But many companies have been blacklisted by DOJ. The Commerce Department approved in excess of $23 billion of tech licenses to companies based in China even as the…
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Senator Challenges Asylum Policy
He says relaxed policies are at the heart of border chaos. Senator Tom Cotton said in a hearing with Attorney General Merrick Garland that the United States is…
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Research Firm Subpoenaed to Testify on Illegal Primate Trading
Laboratory required to testify in DOJ case of a macaque smuggling ring. Charles River Laboratories stated that it received a subpoena from the Department of Justice (DOJ), requiring…
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FTC and DOJ Host Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Workshop
Officials hold a roundtable discussion about competition policy and agency organization. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) hosted a two-day workshop last week…
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Justice and Commerce Announce Technology Strike Force
Investigative teams will be set up in 12 metropolitan areas. The Departments of Justice and Commerce recently announced the launch of the Disruptive Technology Strike Force, an interagency…
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Bill Would Block DOJ Payments to Social Media
The legislation would slow censorship. Representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado, together with a number of other cosponsors, has introduced the Exposing Lewd Outlays for Social Networking Companies Act—the…
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El Paso Shooter Pleads Guilty to 90 Hate Crimes
Justice Department not pursuing the death penalty. A man who killed 23 people in a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, recently pleaded guilty to a 90-count criminal…
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Russian Businessman on Trial for Trading Information
His access to hacked information led to insider stock trading. Arguments in a case of alleged insider trading took place in Boston’s federal court this past week. Russian…
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