Federal regulations are undergoing significant shifts across multiple domains. The Trump administration is expanding powers to remove federal employees, courts are blocking local mask bans that conflict with federal law enforcement operations, and agencies are proposing updates to autonomous vehicle standards while states challenge Medicaid work requirements.
·Trump administration broadens options for dismissing federal employees deemed unsuitable
·Federal judge blocks Philadelphia's mask ban as it applies to federal law enforcement agents
·States challenge CMS Medicaid work reporting requirements in court, citing harm to medically frail individuals
·NHTSA updates autonomous vehicle brake standards and withdraws separate AV STEP program
·Courts signal concerns about government decision-making increasingly delegated to AI systems
drawn from White & Case LLP, Ward and Smith, P.A., Georgetown University, Tech Policy Press · updated 3h ago