The Conference Board interviewed almost 100 corporate executives from large U.S. and multi-national corporations to get their views on what political, legal, and regulatory issues...

The Department of Homeland Security enters its 70th day of shutdown as House Republicans refuse to support funding until reconciliation negotiations advance, while DHS Secretary warns the agency will run out of cash by early May. Political maneuvering intensifies as lawmakers debate attaching additional policy priorities to border security legislation, risking President Trump's June 1 deadline...

The pieces are still falling into place, but it looks as if Rep. David Valadao will join the elite "cardinals" as Legislative Branch chairman.

As the clock ticks down to the government funding deadline on March 14, topline discussions between Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked.

If FY26 appropriations were a marathon, yesterday's Senate vote on the Commerce‑Justice‑Science (CJS), Energy and Water, and Interior appropriations "minibus" package was another major mile marker — one that puts Congress halfway to the finish line.

Congress made notable progress this week on fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations, with the House overwhelmingly advancing a $180 billion three-bill "minibus" covering Commerce‑Justice‑Science (CJS), Interior...

Good news for all the scheduled CODELS! The continuing resolution (CR) is all but finished. This week, all eyes have been on government funding. Typical of this kind of brinkmanship, there has been a lot of drama.

Following President Biden's signing of a minibus appropriations package containing six of the twelve FY24 appropriations bills, appropriators continue to work on finalizing the remaining six bills.

On October 21, 2025, the US Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) announced the launch of the American AI Exports Program ("the Program"),

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ("OFSI") has published a new blog post highlighting a marked escalation in cross-government efforts to counter the misuse of cryptoassets for sanctions evasion.

Note: Congress will be out of session next week (May 27 – May 31) in observance of Memorial Day. As a result, this newsletter will be taking...

The California Invasion of Privacy Act has spawned an assembly line of lawsuits targeting common website features like chatbots and cookies, with plaintiffs claiming statutory damages of $5,000 per violation even without actual harm. California's legislature has passed S.B. 690 to curb these claims, while new federal legislation seeks to provide broader relief by barring CIPA and similar state law claims related to digital commerce activities.

The Topline will be taking a break for August recess and will be back in your inbox on Friday, September 13th.

Consider a court case in which one side presents a chart, report, or a video reconstruction that was created entirely by artificial intelligence (AI).

In the dynamic landscape of the digital realm, cyber threats are advancing exponentially, both in scale and complexity. As organisations globally embrace digital transformation...

California lawmakers recently approved legislation that would require companies to apply human oversight and notify workers when using AI tools to make employment decisions.

The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins, or "GENIUS" Act, a sweeping legal framework for stablecoins in the US, was signed into law by President Trump on July 18, 2025.

On March 21, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the delisting of Tornado Cash, a digital asset mixer, from the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List).

The valuation of cryptocurrency assets in bankruptcy proceedings is a complex and uncertain area of law.

On October 30, 2025, the Department of Transportation (the "Department") published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to revise certain procedures related...