‘Abolishing FEMA’ Memo Outlines Ways for Trump to Scrap Agency June 17, 2025 By Zahra Hirji, Jason Leopold and Lauren Rosenthal Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare a memo on how to abolish itself...
People Moves: Markel Insurance Makes Leadership Changes to Simplify US Wholesale and Specialty Division June 17, 2025 Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., appointed new leadership within its U.S. wholesale and specialty division. The...
US Spending on Climate Damage Nears $1 Trillion Per Year June 17, 2025 By Eric Roston The US has spent nearly $1 trillion dollars on disaster recovery and other climate-related needs over the 12 months ending...
Effort to Close Litigation Funding Tax Loophole Added to Federal Budget Bill June 17, 2025 By Chad Hemenway Within changes submitted by U.S. Senate Republicans to President Donald Trump’s tax bill is language that would close a tax...
American Bar Association Sues to Block Trump’s Attacks on Law Firms June 17, 2025 By Mike Scarcella The American Bar Association sued the Trump administration on Monday, seeking an order that would bar the White House from...
Tariff ‘Stacking’ Adds Another Headache for US Importers June 17, 2025 By Timothy Aeppel John Hamer, president of Rodgers Wade Manufacturing in Paris, Texas, makes store fixtures for big retailers like Ross Dress for...
Erie Insurance Facing 2 Class Actions Claiming Data Breach June 17, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Not one but two class action lawsuits have been filed against Erie Insurance even as the insurer continues to investigate...
Trump Can’t End FEMA But It Needs Reform, Says Obama’s FEMA Head June 17, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he intends to whittle down or phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and...
Purdue Pharma $7.4B Opioid Settlement Wins Broad Support From States June 16, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Purdue Pharma has won support from the attorneys general of 55 U.S. states and territories for its $7.4 billion settlement...
Washington Post Probes Hack of Journalist Email Accounts June 16, 2025 By Mark Anderson and Jane Lanhee Lee The Washington Post is investigating a cyberattack on the email accounts of some journalists, prompting the newspaper to beef up...