Author: Patrick Firth

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

Tax & Trade Aug 29, 2025 Patrick Firth

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

Tax & Trade May 29, 2025 Patrick Firth

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

Tax & Trade May 22, 2025 Patrick Firth

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...

Pivotal Action on Food Dyes Signals Broader Shift in U.S. Food Policy

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced sweeping new measures to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s...

Notice of Proposed Action – Section 301 Investigation into China’s Targeting of Maritime and Shipbuilding Sectors

Tax & Trade Apr 22, 2025 Patrick Firth

On March 12, 2024, five U.S. labor unions filed a Section 301 petition alleging that China’s industrial policies unfairly target dominance in maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors. The U.S. Trade...

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