Education Secretary Linda McMahon has repeatedly pledged since taking office earlier this month to “get rid of the bureaucracy in education” and “fire herself.” “When [President Trump] asked me to ...

June 07, 2024 - With the passage of 19 comprehensive state data privacy laws and even more industry or data specific state privacy laws, the long-feared "patchwork" of state privacy laws is quickly ...

A discussion of major US antitrust laws that aim to encourage fair competition and prevent monopolistic practices that can ...

Congressional Republicans are trying again to preempt state AI laws. Here’s what Congress’ last failed moratorium on state AI laws reveals about future efforts at preemption or moratoriums. In this ...

In June 2025, a claim circulated online that from January 2026, a new federal law will prohibit children in the U.S. from inheriting their deceased parents' houses. Text over the footage read: "You ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the intersection of disability and the U.S. workforce. Many people are still not aware of SSDI, or that they are ...

Since President Trump took office, federal contractors have been scrambling to figure out how to continue complying with nondiscrimination laws without running afoul of his anti-DEI executive orders.

Federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections but allows states to decide for local and state elections. Several municipalities in the U.S., such as those in California, Maryland, ...

In the radical opening weeks of his second term, President Trump has appeared to feel little constraint by any need to show respect for the rule of law. By Charlie Savage Charlie Savage has been ...

Stan Meiburg is a volunteer with the Environmental Protection Network, a non-partisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. He is also a 39 year alumnus of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He is ...