In his first few weeks, President Trump has frozen climate spending, shaken up staffing at agencies like the E.P.A. and set off a wave of legal challenges.
The acting chair, Mark Uyeda, is directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to pause its legal defense of a rule requiring companies to make climate disclosures.
Federal prosecutors and securities regulators have gone after large companies for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits them from bribing foreign officials.
Goldman Sachs will drop a demand that corporate boards of directors include women and members of minority groups as financial firms backpedal from D.E.I. promises.
Speaking in Paris at an artificial intelligence summit, the vice president gave an America First vision of the technology β with the U.S. dominating the chips, the software and the rules.
But many attendees at a summit in Paris worry that the risks of A.I. will be overlooked as the continent rushes to keep up with the United States and China.
In an email to staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agencyβs acting director ordered workers to cease βall supervision and examination activity.β
The complete interview, which is at the center of a lawsuit filed by President Trump, shows that β60 Minutesβ aired a concise version of Ms. Harrisβs answer on Israel.
DeepSeekβs success embodies Chinaβs ambitions in artificial intelligence. But it could also threaten the grip on power the nationβs leaders hold.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also disclosed that he had reached at least one settlement agreement with a company or individual that has accused him of βmisconduct or inappropriate behavior.β
Mr. Chopra, long a target of criticism by Republican lawmakers and banks, has not yet been forced out. βI swore an oath to a five-year term,β he said this week.
Top political appointees are already at the E.P.A. preparing to erase the agencyβs climate rules and pollution controls. Many of them have tried it before.