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May 19, 2026
US SEC Rescinds Policy on Denials of Wrongdoing in Enforcement Actions
May 18, 2026, at 5:44 p.m. WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday ended its longstanding practice requiring that people and companies who settle allegations of wrongdoing refrain from publicly refuting the case against them, a practice that some conservative critics had said violated defendants' freedom of speech. The change, which the SEC had rejected considering under former President Joe Biden, marks a ...
Go to discussionXi Warns Trump Putin May 'Regret' Ukraine War as ICC Targeted in Beijing Talks
According to the Financial Times (FT) report, citing people familiar with the discussions, Xi made the remark during wide-ranging conversations that included Ukraine and broader geopolitical issues. The FT report also contrasts Xi’s tone in previous engagements. One person familiar with his earlier discussions with former US President Joe Biden said that while talks on Ukraine had been “frank and direct,” Xi had stopped short of offering personal assessments of Putin or the war. Sources cited ...
Go to discussionTrump Proposed US, Russia, and China Unite Against International Criminal Court in Closed-Door Talks With Xi: Report
President Donald Trump reportedly suggested the United States, China, and Russia should unite against the International Criminal Court during closed-door talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing last week. The proposal emerged during wide-ranging conversations between the president and the Chinese leader that also touched on Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Trump argued the three powers shared common interests in opposing the ICC, which his administrat ...
Go to discussionTrump jawboned Thune to fire Senate's top rules referee over ballroom ruling: report
May 18, 2026 9:01PM ET President Donald Trump privately demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) fire Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough. According to NOTUS, "President Donald Trump pressed Senate Majority Leader John Thune to fire the Senate parliamentarian after she ruled Republicans could not include funding for the president's ballroom in a budget bill, two sources familiar with the request told NOTUS." However, Thune is adamantly refusing to get rid of Ma ...
Go to discussionTop Treasury Lawyer Resigns After Creation of 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
Top Treasury Lawyer Resigns After Creation of 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Brian Morrissey, the department's general counsel, stepped down hours after the Trump administration announced the $1.8 billion fund. The Treasury Department's general counsel, Brian Morrissey, resigned on Monday, three people familiar with the move said. Jason Andrew for The New York Times By Andrew Duehren Reporting from Washington May 18, 2026 The top lawyer at the Treasury Department stepped down on Monday in the wa ...
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