Section 1. Purpose. The United States is drastically overregulated. The Code of Federal Regulations contains over 48,000 sections, stretching over 175,000 pages — far more than any citizen can ...

Section 1. Purpose. Deregulation is a critical priority for my Administration. We will foster prosperity by freeing Americans from the heavy burden of Federal regulations accumulated over decades.

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. The Washington Post recently revealed that the Department ...

President Biden's administration has filled up the Federal Register with more pages of regulations than any other president in history, breaking President Barack Obama's record. As of last week, on ...

When it comes to federal regulations, Democratic and Republican presidents are judged by different standards. The former are expected to use federal regulations vigorously to advance liberal goals ...

Modernization of the bank regulatory system is essential, but it is a task that requires precision and thoughtful application of some basic principles, writes Gene Ludwig, of Ludwig Advisors. It is ...

The Trump administration scrapped a proposed executive order requiring government review of new AI models. But providers still face regulations at the state and international levels.

U.S. state legislatures are where the action is for placing guardrails around artificial intelligence technologies, given the lack of meaningful federal regulation. The resounding defeat in Congress ...

Last month, when Congress was debating the "big, beautiful bill," the Senate made an important late night vote that had little to do with budget priorities. In a 99–1 vote, they blocked a proposed ...

The ruling could weaken almost all US federal cybersecurity regulations, including SEC incident reporting, FCC data breach reporting, and CISA cyber incident reporting rules. The US Supreme Court has ...

This paper presents statistical evidence that reducing regulations is associated with positive and significant gains in economic growth. We review economic literature that reflects a growing consensus ...