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Fiscal year 2027 started on 1 October with the US government open. That’s worth saying, because over the past twelve months it often wasn’t. It’s running on a continuing resolution. H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, became …
Amazon, Microsoft and Google run most of Europe’s cloud computing. A law now moving through Brussels could decide whether they may keep …
There is still no federal law that overrides state AI rules in the United States. Twenty-one months into an administration that wants one, …
Nebraska started checking work requirements for Medicaid early. From 1 May 2026, adults applying for coverage under the state’s Medicaid …
On 23 September Glencore and Mercuria became the first commodity traders to join Project Vault, the US critical minerals stockpile, …
The 2025 reconciliation law, Public Law 119-21, gave wind and solar projects until 4 July 2026 to begin construction and keep the federal …
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two companies that guarantee about half of US mortgages, remain in government conservatorship 18 years after …
The environmental impact statement for an 88-mile railway in Utah ran to 3,600 pages. When the case reached the US Supreme Court in May …
On 1 October 2026 every state started paying a bigger share of the cost of running SNAP, the food assistance programme. Their share of …
American cloud companies run most of Europe’s computing, and American law can reach their data. The CLOUD Act of 2018 lets US authorities …