Tag: Regulations

President-elect Trump has pledged to tackle these abuses, and President Obama's unilateral actions are vulnerable to Trump's own administrative counter-measures. It's a game two can play. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

Four Obama regulations Trump can undo right away

Bonner Cohen · December 21, 2016 12:00 am

Washington Secrets

Obama legacy: $1 trillion in regs, 754,208,700 paperwork hours added

Paul Bedard · December 20, 2016 3:32 pm

Obama’s Last-Minute Coal Regulation Gets Pushback from Capitol Hill

Chris Deaton · December 19, 2016 7:45 pm

The 500 pages of regulations govern a slew of areas for insurers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama issues regs for Obamacare despite law’s uncertain future

Robert King · December 16, 2016 9:49 pm

Big banks will need to raise $70 billion in funding to comply with a new rule to be finalized Thursday by the Federal Reserve. The rule requires the largest banks to pre-fund "the costs of their own failure," Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Big banks need to add $70 billion to meet new Fed rule

Joseph Lawler · December 15, 2016 4:37 pm

"The list continues to grow, but we felt like it was important to put together a real working document where they can look at that and make executive branch decisions," Meadows said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Freedom Caucus chair gives Trump 232 regulations to repeal

Kyle Feldscher · December 14, 2016 3:31 pm

In this Nov. 4, 2016 photo, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, right, and Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin, meet with reporters as they campaign together on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, in Mosinee, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Washington Secrets

Left for dead, Sen. Ron Johnson freed to shake up DC, repeal Obama regs

Paul Bedard · December 14, 2016 1:00 pm

"Midnight rulemaking" is not conducive to sound policy, Rep. Jeb Hensarling says. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

GOP: Outgoing SEC chief defying ‘will’ of the people with midnight rules

Joseph Lawler · December 13, 2016 10:54 pm

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s pick for Labor Secretary assailed Obamacare’s “nanny state” fast food rules

Philip Klein · December 8, 2016 5:33 pm

Classification authority is abused and creates needless costs for taxpayers. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Experts testify that government keeps too many secrets

Nicole Duran · December 7, 2016 6:06 pm

If Ivanka Trump uses her role as first daughter to serve as an informal climate change czar, her success could end there. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Ivanka Trump will have difficulty pushing father to left on environment

W. James Antle III · December 6, 2016 5:13 am

Blaine Luetkemeyer's legislation would change the framework imposed by the 2010 Dodd-Frank law for identifying banks that require extra regulation. (AP Photo)

House votes to ease banking regs with help from 20 Dems

Joseph Lawler · December 1, 2016 11:41 pm