Patrick Firth
FDA Proposed Rule Would Make GRAS Notifications Mandatory
On August 11, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will publish in the Federal Register a proposed rule, “Substances Generally Recognized as Safe” (Docket No. FDA-2025-N-3262), that would fundamentally restructure...
Critical Minerals News: Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950
On July 30, 2026, the President signed a Presidential Determination (the “Determination”) invoking Section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. § 4511), with respect...
US – Iran Peace Negotiations Stall in Islamabad
The fragile path toward peace between the United States and Iran remains deeply uncertain after marathon negotiations in Islamabad ended without a breakthrough. Following more than 21 hours of talks,...
Negotiations Continue, Agencies Release Shutdown Directives, and the Executive Branch Retaliates
The federal government officially shut down at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, October 1, following the Senate’s failure to pass the House-approved continuing resolution (CR) [217 – 212]. The House remains in recess, leaving...
Court Rules IEEPA Tariffs Unlawful, but Stays Relief Pending Remand to Trade Court
A late Friday, August 29 ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has declared most of President Donald J. Trump’s global tariffs to be illegal,...
Leaked MAHA Document Outlines Sweeping Federal Strategy on Childhood Chronic Disease
A draft of the Trump Administration’s Make Our Children Healthy Again (MAHA) Strategy, the much-anticipated follow-on to the May 2025 MAHA Assessment, was leaked Friday afternoon, providing an initial view...
What’s Left on Washington’s Agenda Before the Clock Runs Out?
Congress has been racing against the clock to check off as many items on its legislative to-do list as possible ahead of the August recess. Most notably, President Trump has...
CIT Strikes down ‘Liberation Day’ IEEPA Tariffs
On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a unanimous ruling striking down President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs. These tariffs, announced via Executive Order 14257...
Bill Analysis: The Big, Beautiful Bill Act Advances to Senate
President Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ narrowly cleared the House of Representatives on Thursday morning, advancing a major legislative package designed to prevent a year-end tax increase and adjust several...