February 19, 2025

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Law:

KPMG Says Big Four US Moves Would Displace Some Law Firm Service
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Do Lawyers Really Love Their Jobs?
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California Bar Exam Disaster Reaches Its ‘Offer Everyone A Refund’ Stage
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Even In Biglaw, Some Things Are More Important Than Money
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s Disqualification in Franchise Group Bankruptcy Case Highlights Ethical Precautions for Law Firms
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University of New Mexico students ask are gendered Oscars constitutional?
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AI 'hallucinations' in court papers spell trouble for lawyers
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The Next Evolution Of AI In Legal Practice
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In ‘AI Smackdown,’ Law Librarians Compare Legal AI Research Platforms, Finding Distinct Strengths And Limitations
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Time’s Up: Will Law Firms Say Goodbye To Billable Hour In The (Gen)AI Era?
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New GC Report Details All The In-House Concerns That Ceased To Matter Around, Say, Inauguration Day
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FTC Cuts Ties With American Bar Association
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Latham & Watkins’ Compensation Shift Sparks Internal Pressure Amid Legal Market Competition
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Linklaters Strengthens Litigation Team with Addition of 11 Patterson Belknap Lawyers
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‘From fertilization’: Indiana bill could make abortion equivalent to murder Louisiana, New York battle over abortion laws: What comes next States with abortion bans see more births and infant deaths, studies show
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What to know about Trump’s emergency appeal to the Supreme Court
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Foreign service worker sues Trump claiming pregnant wife's life put at risk amid USAID shutdown
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Law Professors Try To Defend Trump’s End To Birthright Citizenship. It Does Not Go Well For Them.
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Senior DOJ prosecutor quit after being told to investigate Biden climate spending, sources say Top DC prosecutor resigns as EPA seeks criminal probe of Biden climate funding
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Conservative Lawyers Tear Apart Trump's DOJ over 'Thursday Night Massacre'
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Judge poised to block limitations on trans service members
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Legal Chaos: Month 1 of a Trump Presidency That Tested the Law and Other Limits
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“This Is Some New and Very Dangerous Development.” Inside the Bloody Battle Over the DOJ's Crown Jewel
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January 6 Still Happened
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Jan. 6 pardons don't cover Capitol rioter who plotted to kill FBI agents, DOJ says
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Legal challenges to DOGE's data access hinge on outdated laws
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Judge won't block Musk and DOGE from accessing data, making cuts at 7 federal agencies Judge says Musk's power appears to be 'unchecked,' but declines to issue restraining order in AGs lawsuit Judge troubled by Trump giving Musk 'unchecked' power, but won't stop him — yet
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Judge nixes Trump attempt to fire Biden-appointed member of civil service board
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Biden ethics head rips Trump's SCOTUS bid to fire him as meritless 'shoot-the-moon' tactic
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Judge halts firing of intel agency personnel involved with DEI
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Federal judge reinstates employee appeals board member fired by Trump
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Firing of 11 CIA officers temporarily halted by federal judge
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US Supreme Court Urged to Keep Pause on Trump Firing of Whistleblower Agency Head
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Firm Suing Trump Hires DC Lawyer to Ex-FBI Official Lisa Page
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Ruling in ABA lawsuit, federal judge blocks pause on foreign aid but does not order Trump to act
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Over 900 former federal prosecutors warn Trump admin may ax public integrity section
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Ex-federal attorney bids ‘farewell’ to DOJ independence citing moves in Adams case Judge overseeing NYC Mayor Eric Adams case to consider DOJ motion to dismiss on Wednesday Judge calls prosecutors into court to explain reasons for abandoning Eric Adams case NYC Mayor Adams under fire for Hitler reference as calls for his resignation mount Hochul surveys New York leaders as she mulls Adams' fate
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Trump says he’s ordered firing of all remaining ‘Biden-era’ US attorneys
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Texas judge finds New York doctor liable for unlawfully providing abortion-inducing drugs to Texas woman
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Dozens of US police recruits have died in training
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Apprehensions along the southwestern border plummeted in January: CBP ICE Detained 10,000 Migrants in Trump's First Two Weeks White House posts video of immigrants in shackles, calls deportation footage ‘ASMR’ DHS unveils ad campaign warning ‘criminal’ migrants ‘not welcome’ New ICE data shows administration isn't just arresting criminals Republican lawmaker questions citizenship status of Latino county official at public meeting Inside the Five-Star Hotel Where Deported Migrants Are Awaiting Their Fate Fact Check: Did Protestors Set ICE Van on Fire in Philadelphia? Texas Schoolgirl Takes Her Own Life After Bullies Threaten to Call ICE
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Man drives 700 miles to burn down home of man chatting with ex-girlfriend: Police
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Florida man charged with attempted murder, accused of shooting tourists he thought were Palestinian
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New law could see men fined for ejaculating 'without intent to conceive'
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State Dept. gender policy puts transgender Americans in legal limbo
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Early data show homicides dropped 16% in 2024
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3-year-old gunned down by group of 'idiots' who were unleashed by woman mad at neighbor
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Man and stepson tried to make murder-for-hire look like road rage, prosecutors say
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TikToker posted videos dancing, eating pizza just before allegedly killing 2 women
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'Arguing over the food': Woman kills boyfriend over Sunday breakfast
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Judges:

Trump and allies celebrated court orders against Biden they now claim are ‘tyrannical’
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Law Schools Slam Vance's Challenge to Judicial Branch Powers
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Doxing on Rise After Info Leaks About Judge in DOGE Case: Privacy Expert
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New York's ethics watchdog ruled constitutional by state's top court
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Judge and DOJ attorney get into heated exchange over pronouns and transgender military ban Judge Obliterates DOJ Lawyer At Transgender Ban Hearing
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20 immigration judges fired, despite backlogs; one labels dismissal ‘political pink slip’
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Trump looks to cement legacy on judicial bench
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Wall Street:

Futures tread water as markets weigh Trump's auto tariffs threat
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Stocks hold near record highs, shrugging off Trump's latest tariffs
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Wall Street slips as Fed policy eyed
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Investor fears on overvalued U.S. stocks at 24-year high, BofA says
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Layoffs:

Trump's Exiting Government Lawyers Swamp DC Firms With Resumes
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10% of NASA’s workforce has been laid off, sources say
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Federal mortgage insurer to lay off about half its workforce
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'It's a lie': Federal workers incensed by performance language in termination letters They had glowing reviews before getting fired from their government jobs. Now they're planning to fight back A Post By A MAGA Supporter Who Said They Were Laid Off Because Of Trump's Cuts Is Going Mega-Viral
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I'm a lawyer who works with federal workers, here's my advice for people right now
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FDIC Fires New Employees as Part of Broader Government Layoffs
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Trump’s firings strike the nation’s health agencies
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Tax enforcers, rocket scientists, bank regulators fired as Trump slashes federal workforce
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Americans Should Fear 'Consequences' of Trump's Purge, Fired Employees Say
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Trump’s Mass Layoffs Leave Federal Workers Baffled, Angry
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Chevron staffers absorb long-awaited layoffs as CEO pledges accountability
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Kroger laying off corporate employees, Albertsons downsizes Safeway workforce
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Sunnova Energy has laid off more than 15% of its workforce
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Southwest to cut 1,750 jobs in first-ever mass layoff
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Healthcare:

Trump Administration’s Proposed Health Care Cuts Pose Risks to Distressed Providers
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Hospital deal can move forward
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Krugman: Making Microbes Great Again
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‘Nothing … off limits’: Kennedy lays out plan for HHS New York Democrats Urge RFK Jr. to Reverse Cuts to 9/11 Survivor Program Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Reverses Course on Childhood Vaccine Schedule Promise
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Montana seeks to ban mRNA shots as vaccine hesitancy soars
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First Cows, Now Cats. Is Bird Flu Coming for Humans Next? USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them
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Kansas lawmakers reverse veto of ban on transgender care for minors
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West Texas measles outbreak grows to 58 cases, including some vaccinated individuals
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Judge permanently blocks Ohio law on disposal of aborted fetal remains
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Woman Loses Custody of Baby After IVF Embryo Mix-Up
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Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions
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Mapped: Medicaid recipients across the U.S.
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U.S. reverses plan to shut down free covid test program
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Climate:

Map Shows States Most Likely to Break Records Amid Arctic Blast
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Polar vortex-tied Arctic blast to break dozens of cold weather records
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Trump has frozen the hiring of federal firefighters. That could be deadly, fire chief warns
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Economy:

Few Americans Trust Institutions
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Fed concerns rise as tariff threats ratchet higher and wider
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Trump Declares, ‘Inflation Is Back’ and ‘I Had Nothing To Do With It’
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Trump's approval rating slips as Americans worry about the economy
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Fed policy should stay restrictive until there's more inflation progress: Daly
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2025 WalletHub Economic Index
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We Are Blundering Our Way Into a Financial Crisis
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Tariffs, immigration and DOGE: What companies are saying about the impact of Trump policies on business
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Business Risks Are Real And Ever-Expanding (TikTok v. Garland): That’s Why We Need Effective Bankruptcy Laws
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Trump Floats 25% Tariffs on US Auto, Drug, Chip Imports US Homebuilder Confidence Hits 5-Month Low Amid Tariffs China condemns Trump's 'tariff shocks' at WTO, warns of possible recession Gold rises as Trump tariff uncertainty fuels safe-haven demand Citi revises down 6-12 month copper forecast amid tariff concerns Japan Broaches Car Tariffs With US as Trump Threatens Hikes Japan’s Exports Rise at a Faster Clip With Trump Tariffs Looming Walmart faces some tariff challenges as Wall Street awaits record-breaking sales China condemns Trump's 'tariff shocks' at WTO, US hits back
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‘The Great Detachment’ has 79% of employees disengaged at work
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From farms to bakeries, egg shortages and price hikes are challenging small businesses I lined up outside Costco to buy eggs right when it opened. They were gone in 8 minutes.
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Congress closing in on shutdown deadline with no clear plan Senate Republicans edge out the House again, planning budget vote this week "It's time to act": Senate GOP steams past House on reconciliation The House GOP budget resolution is in trouble Republicans Use Trump 'Mandate' to Back Opposing Bills
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As Trump rolls back DEI, Black business leaders say bigger structural change is needed Trump administration warns of funding cuts to universities over DEI The war on DEI is a smoke screen
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KFC moves U.S. headquarters from Kentucky to Texas
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Trump Tightens Grip On Bank, M&A Regulators in Latest Order
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Chinese Investment Into North America Crashed Before US Election
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Bosses are running low on empathy and cutting poor performers — so it might be time to work harder
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WFH has made everyone NSFW
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Household Debt Report
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Proposed Bankruptcy Code Revisions Aim to Protect Seniors in Financially Strained Retirement Communities
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey Weekly mortgage demand drops 6%, as homebuyers remain ‘on the fence’
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MBA Survey: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 0.40% in January
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NAHB: "Builder Confidence Falls on Tariff and Housing Cost Concerns" in February
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Los Angeles Residents Turn to Retirement Plans Amid Wildfire Disasters
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Awards:

Chambers Global 2025: Bankruptcy/Restructuring Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite
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Trucking:

Struggling e-truck maker Nikola files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Embattled EV maker Nikola files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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Politics:

Science under siege: Trump cuts threaten to undermine decades of research
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L'État, c'est moi
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Trump Wants Kennedy Center to Lavish MAGA-Loyal Artists With Honors Kennedy Center cancels Gay Men's Chorus
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Republican introduces bill to make Trump’s birthday a federal holiday
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‘Not My President’s Day’: Thousands Gather in Protest Against Trump
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How COVID Pushed a Generation of Young People to the Right
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‘Brazen Conflict of Interest’: Trump Reportedly Held Oval Office Meeting to Forge Merger Involving Saudi Business Partner
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FactCheck: The federal workforce grew from 2.1 to 3 million under President Joe Biden, “a 46% increase since Biden took office.”
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White House says Elon Musk is not part of DOGE Huh? Trump White House Claims Elon Musk Doesn’t Actually Work for DOGE in Striking New Legal Filing Video of Donald Trump Interrupting Elon Musk Goes Viral Trump calls Musk 'a leader,' despite DOJ's view that he has no real power White House says Elon Musk is Trump's adviser and not the DOGE administrator DOGE Can't Slash Government Without Congress Elon Musk’s wrecking ball Musk Flails Around Comparing ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ to Rabies DOGE’s request for IRS data systems access may pose risks to tax filers What Elon Musk’s dangerous war with ‘60 Minutes’ is really all about Bannon: Musk ‘wants to impose his freak experiments’ on US Steve Bannon Ramps Up His War on ‘Parasitic Illegal Immigrant’ Elon Musk GOP starts to balk at Musk cuts Grassley on Musk's DOGE cuts: 'Congress can’t do anything except complain' DOGE says it has saved government $55B so far Are People Over 100 Receiving Social Security Benefits? What We Know Tens of millions of dead people aren’t getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims Anti-Trump Protesters Drag Elon Musk Dummy Around Meta removes Facebook ad criticizing Musk DOGE meets with Pentagon officials to plan cuts at the biggest U.S. department DOGE claims to make $8B saving — on a contract worth just $8M DOGE Says It’s Saved $55 Billion; Itemized Data Show Far Less FDA Official With Oversight of Musk’s Neuralink Devices Fired Here are the top federal officials who have left their roles after clashing with DOGE Kevin O’Leary on DOGE: ‘Keep hacking while you have a 24-month mandate before the midterms’ Department of Education contract cuts spur ‘chaos and confusion’ Elon Musk expresses interest in sending out DOGE checks The family-values right takes on Musk’s family Musk: Gold Has Been Stolen from Fort Knox
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Despite DOGE, Trump's agenda calls for adding trillions of dollars to U.S debt
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Donald Trump Has Already Spent $10.7 Million Of Taxpayer Money Playing Golf
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Key takeaways from Trump's and Musk's "Hannity" interview 4 takeaways from the Trump, Elon Musk interview
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Pro-Trump ‘Shazam’ star to Musk: People who voted for Trump are losing their jobs
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Some Republicans are pushing back on DOGE as firings hit their home states Trump faces growing DOGE revolt from GOP lawmakers
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Trump and Musk froze USAID funding to put Americans first. US citizens are feeling the impact.
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Office overseeing Afghan resettlement in US told to start planning closure, sources say
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What we know about the 14 percent of federal awards in Trump’s crosshairs
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Quitting FDA Food Head Says Firings Make Trump Agenda Impossible
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After claiming remote workers are actually golfing, Trump again hits the links in Florida
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Democrat says Fox News host Jesse Watters is right about party’s media strategy
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Ocasio-Cortez says Vance ‘lied to the world’ about free speech
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Cuomo loses attempt to block probe into his $5M pandemic book deal
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Shoppers are avoiding certain brands over politics: poll
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Mexico threatens Google with lawsuit over "Gulf of America" label on maps Trump says AP will be curtailed at the White House until it changes its style to Gulf of America
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Trump’s Commerce Secretary Pick Howard Lutnick Confirmed by Senate
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Trump labor secretary nominee faces some GOP skepticism ahead of her hearing
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JFK Library closes indefinitely, then reopens, amid chaos from federal cuts
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Melania Trump to earn at least $28M from Amazon for documentary deal: report
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‘Nobody to pump the toilets?’ Trump purge could cripple parks.
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Non-Profits:

The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans
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Autos:

Ford Cuts Bonuses for Half of Middle Managers
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Crypto:

Coinbase execs hit with stockholder suit claiming they downplayed bankruptcy risks
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Private Jets, Political Cash Among $1B in Sam Bankman-Fried's Forfeited Assets: Court
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Fraudster reportedly stole $5.6M from FTX creditors using AI
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Gig Economy:

Gig workers worked more but earned less in 2024, a new study shows
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Withholding Information in Bankruptcy Case
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Education:

Muni-Backed Charter School in Texas to Close, Risking $25 Million of Debt
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The Department Of Education Finally Dropped The ‘No DEI By Proxy’ Shoe We Were All Waiting For
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Most & Least Educated States in America (2025)
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Gov. Abbott orders probe of Houston school for calling a student by chosen name and pronouns
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Utilities:

What Caused Deadly L.A. Wildfires? Faulty Electrical Equipment Under Focus
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Food/Beverage:

Which Dairy Queen restaurants are closing? Contents of 24 Texas locations auctioned off
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (30 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (13 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Puerto Rico lawmaker calls meeting with banking sector amid surge in bankruptcies
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Mass Torts:

J&J begins crucial battle over $10 billion baby powder settlement J&J Cancer Suits Must End, Says Lawyer for 20,000 Claimants What J&J Is Trying to Achieve in Bankruptcy Court Johnson & Johnson Goes to Trial on Third Talc Bankruptcy Plan The Next Big Trial Lawyer Bankruptcy Shakedown
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Appeals:

Inconvenient Bankruptcy Appeals
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D&O:

Trump 2.0 and D&O (So Far)
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Bankruptcy Strategy:

Mastering Corporate Turnarounds: Jeffrey S. Stein on Restructuring, Resilience, and Business Revival
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Corporate Governance:

The Delaware Redometication Debate Heats Up
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Delaware Scrambles to Stop Tech Exodus
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Corporate Transparency Act Block Lifted After SCOTUS Ruling
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Tesla’s law firm drafts Delaware bill that could salvage Musk pay package
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Aviation:

'Hanging...like bats': Toronto plane crash survivor speaks out after aircraft flips on runway What pilots say could have caused a Delta plane to flip belly up Dramatic video shows moment Delta plane flipped after landing in Toronto Delta plane crash latest: 'Extreme conditions' at Toronto airport in days before crash Shocking new footage shows fireball explode How clever designs helped save 80 people after their plane caught fire, lost a wing and skidded down a runway upside down Delta plane flipped on Toronto runway during 'clear day' after extreme snowfall, official says
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String of Air Crashes in 2025 Has Rattled Travelers America's nervous skies: Searches about airplane safety are spiking Yes, Flying in the U.S. Is Safe
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Hundreds of FAA Employees Being Fired Now
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Southwest Airlines faces first major layoffs, signaling cultural shift
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Student Debt:

US appeals court blocks Biden-era student debt relief plan The Fate Of This Student Loan Repayment Plan Could Rest With Trump—And He’s Unlikely to Save It
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Retailing:

American Freight laying off 19 top execs as it closes its business
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After nearly 120 years, Neiman Marcus is closing its flagship location in Downtown Dallas
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Saks Warns Suppliers They Will Have to Wait for Payments
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Why community pharmacies are closing
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Joann Inc. nears answer on whether Gordon Brothers firm will win 'stalking horse' bid
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Agribusiness:

Pure Prairie creditors, IA attorney general dispute financial responsibility for euthanized birds
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Motorcycles:

KTM aiming for mid-March resumption of production dependent on creditors
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Tech:

Musk's X in talks to raise money at $44 billion valuation
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No more hand-holding: Physicists bring AI closer to ‘unsupervised learning’
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27% of job listings for CFOs now mention AI
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Paul Singer's Elliott Management bets against Nvidia after calling it a 'bubble' and saying AI is 'overhyped'
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Sovereigns:

Ukraine's bonds face largest daily loss in months as ceasefire optimism fades
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UK:

Monthly Insolvency Statistics: January 2025
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Sino-Ocean Restructuring Plan sanctioned: shareholders benefit from first cram-across of pari passu creditors
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Law Firm Financial Oversight Questioned as Former Cashier’s Fraud Uncovered by UK Regulator
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More than half of councils face insolvency over special needs spending – survey End of statutory override could leave half of councils insolvent
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Group of Thames Water creditors lose alternative restructuring plan bid Smaller creditors are left high and dry by Thames Water decision
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Woolworths staff to be axed as supermarket giant attempts to cut costs
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U.S. Law Firms Obtain UK ABS Licenses Amidst Arizona’s Deliberation on KPMG Bid
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Scotland frees hundreds of inmates as U.K. grapples with prison overcrowding crisis
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EU:

Trump triggers Europe economic worries, defense problems
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EU says it ‘cannot fill’ USAID funding gap as Africa seeks solutions
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Sidelined by Trump, Macron tries to rally Europe on Ukraine. But divisions run deep
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Trump has given Putin 'carte blanche' to attack London, Paris or Brussels
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MENA:

Hamas to release 6 more hostages, 4 bodies
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Israel and Hamas agree to expedite hostage and prisoner release in Gaza deal
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Hamas Offers to Free All Hostages for Israel’s Gaza Withdrawal
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Israel’s West Bank crackdown triggers a wave of displacement unseen in decades
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Israel Army Says Charges Five Soldiers For Abusing Palestinian Detainee
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Russia:

Russia fires drones into Ukraine as US talks begin US and Russia agree to try to end war without Ukraine at the table US agrees to meet again with Russia to discuss end to war, Ukraine absent A deeper look at the talks between US and Russian officials as Trump suggests Ukraine is to blame Trump levels stunning criticisms against Zelensky after Russia talks Trump says Zelensky ‘should have never started’ war with Russia Zelensky Responds to Trump Calling for Elections in Ukraine U.S. and Russia agree to restore embassy staffing in high-level talks on Ukraine war U.S., Russia agree to "begin working on a path" to end Ukraine war, in meeting in Saudi Arabia with no Ukrainians Rubio Says US Won’t Lift Russia Sanctions Before Ukraine Deal As U.S. and Putin negotiate, intel shows he's not interested 'in a real peace deal,' sources say As U.S. and Russian Officials Meet, Talks Are Set to Go Beyond Ukraine ‘F--- Trump and his deal’: Ukraine’s US veterans rail against peace plan Even China Rejects U.S. and Russia Carving Up Ukraine Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's Russia-Ukraine deal risks making a bad war even worse Key Russian official praises ‘very positive’ talks with US Ukraine 'ready to be carved up' by Trump and Putin as meeting 'shows where power lies' Trump’s rush for a deal with Putin leaves Ukraine and Europe scrambling Trump-Putin meeting not imminent, as first US-Russia talks on Ukraine finish in Riyadh
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Trump Wants Ukraine’s Minerals. But What Exactly Is Up for Grabs? Zelenskyy hits back at Trump’s comments, says Ukraine is not for sale
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EU Backs Gradual Russia Aluminum Ban in 16th Sanctions Package
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China:

China signals softening stance on private sector as economy flounders
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Italy:

Rocker charged with calling Italian PM a ‘Nazi’ during concert
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China:

How horizontal corporate veil-piercing now benefits creditors
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A Ruling Set to Make Waves on Chinese Property Debt
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China New-Home Prices Barely Fall in Sign Market Stabilizing
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Brazil:

Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup that included a plan to poison Lula
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Australia:

Creditors face $242m black hole from Mosaic Brands collapse as secured lenders also caught out
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Australia’s spy chief warns of rising antisemitism, intolerance
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Germany:

Germany’s economy is driving off a cliff. The car industry is behind the wheel.
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Attacks on Refugee Accommodations Surge in Germany
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1.3 Million Protest Against the Right in Germany
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Argentina:

Argentina's Milei faces impeachment threat over cryptocurrency crash
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Mexico:

C.I.A. Expands Secret Drone Flights Over Mexico
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Turkey:

KFC Turkey Shuts All 537 Outlets Amid Bankruptcy and Gaza Boycott Fallout
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India:

Approval Of Resolution Plan Containing Clause Which Permits Creditors To Take Recourse Against Guarantees Cannot Be Interfered With: NCLAT
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