Law360
Old Standards Holding Back Auto Safety Advancement
Law360 covers the release of Modernizing Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards by Marc Scribner. Federal regulators’ failure to routinely update motor vehicle standards to keep…
The Washington Examiner
Trump Budget Chief Shuts Down Consumer ‘Protection’ Bureau ‘Slush Fund’
The Washington Examiner covers the review of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s ‘slush fund.’ An educational “slush fund” used by the Consumer Financial Protection…
Fox Business
Red Robin Eliminates Bus Boys as Restaurants Combat Minimum Wage Hikes
Fox Business discusses minimum wage hikes with Iain Murray. At the beginning of January, minimum wage increases took effect in 18 states and…
One America News
VIDEO: John Berlau Discusses CFPB Slush Fund on One America News
One America News discusses Mick Mulvaney’s attempts to stop the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s slush fund with John Berlau. Watch the full…
The Washington Examiner
Congress in the Driver’s Seat on Self-Driving Cars
The Washington Examiner discusses self-driving cars with Marc Scribner. For auto manufacturers, technology experts, and lawmakers, 2018 is shaping up to be the year…
Reason
Regulations at ‘Lowest Count Since Records Began Being Kept in the Mid-1970s’
Reason covers year-end analyses of deregulation under President Trump. As the economy and stock market continue to chug along nicely, many analysts and presidents are giving…
JD Supra
The IRS Succeeds in Compelling Crypto Exchange to Disclose User Information
JD Supra covers an amicus brief by CEI in Coinbase v. United States. As the price of bitcoin leaps and lurches toward new highs,…
The Hill
Media Distracts and Downplays Trump’s 2018 Agenda
Writing for The Hill, Corey R. Lewandowski cites Wayne Crews on Trump’s regulatory numbers. The media loves to talk about scandals, Russia, and …
Law360
Justices Asked to Weigh Deal Fairness in $8.5M Google Case
Law360 covers CEI’s petition to the Supreme Court to review Gaos v. Google. The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness petitioned the U.S. Supreme…
The Hill
How Trump’s Second Year Can Top His First
Writing for The Hill, Merrill Matthews cites Wayne Crews’ Red Tape Rollback. President Donald Trump had a big job ahead of him when he…
Bloomberg Politics
Bitcoin Falls Into Gray Area of Disclosure Rules for Congress
Bloomberg Politics discusses Bitcoin with Jim Harper. To guard against insider trading and financial conflicts, members of Congress and federal officials must file regular…
InsideSources
The Merciless Death of Obama’s Workforce Legacy
InsideSources discusses changes to labor policy with Trey Kovacs. Former President Barack Obama oversaw significant changes to employment policies during his time in office,…
The Washington Post
Bitcoin Got a Big Boost in 2017. Here are 5 Other Cryptocurrencies to Watch in 2018.
The Washington Post discusses cryptocurrencies with Jim Harper. Mainstream investors spent much of last year trying to figure out how to jump in on …
Fox News
Trump’s Tax Bill and Regulatory Reform Will Spark an Economic Boom, Benefiting All Americans
Writing for Fox News, Chuck Devore cites 10,000 Commandments. Historic tax cut legislation that President Trump signed into law Friday will give us the chance to…
The Daily Caller
With the Stroke of a Pen, Trump Claims Victory in the Decades-Long Battle Over ANWR
The Daily Caller covers the ANWR provision of the tax reform bill. President Donald Trump signed tax reform legislation that also ends the battle…
The Wall Street Journal
The Great Rules Rollback
The Wall Street Journal covers deregulation under the Trump administration. Amid the debate over tweets and tax reform, perhaps the most significant change brought…
Fox News
‘Junk Science’? Studies Behind Obama Regulations Under Fire
Fox News discusses junk science with Angela Logomasini. … Pruitt recently reversed the 2015 ban on the insecticide chlorpyrifos for agricultural use,…
The Daily Caller
EPA Responded to the DCNF’s FOIA Request Two-and-a-Half Years Late
The Daily Caller covers the EPA’s delayed responses to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent The Daily Caller…
Bloomberg Politics
Trump Stretches Meaning of Deregulation in Touting Achievements
Bloomberg Politics discusses deregulation with Wayne Crews. One is a federal rule, initiated by former President Barack Obama, that removed Yellowstone’s grizzlies from the list…
The Hill
Conservatives Packed 2017 with Victories — Push 2018 Even Further
Writing for The Hill, Carrie Sheffield cites 10,000 Commandments. With a wild 2017 behind us, conservatives looking to 2018 face typical electoral headwinds for a midterm…
The Washington Examiner
Trump Regulatory ‘Red Tape’ Lowest in a Quarter Century, 35% Below Obama’s
The Washington Examiner covers deregulation under the Trump administration. Adding to his administration’s success in cutting Obama era regulations, President Trump also issued the…
The Wall Street Journal
Rookie of the Year
Writing for The Wall Street Journal, James Freeman cites Wayne Crews’ tally of Federal Register pages. Donald Trump is not the most dignified man to…
Lifezette
Trump’s Anti-Red Tape Effort Shows Biggest Drop in New Edicts Since 1993
Lifezette cited Clyde Wayne Crews on his new book and the impact of President Trump’s anti-regulatory campaign on the nation’s economy. Government agencies…
Governing
Airports Need to Expand
Governing magazine discusses government barriers to airport investment with Marc Scribner: The need for this mass airport modernization is evident. America’s population is…
Reason
The Senate’s Rejection of Export-Import Bank Critic Shows How Entrenched Crony Capitalism Is in Washington
Reason covers the rejection of Export-Import bank nominee Scott Garrett. The Senate Banking Committee voted 10–13 yesterday to reject former New Jersey Rep. Scott Garrett…
Law360
Rail Regs In Crosshairs After Emergency Brakes Rule Repeal
Law360 interviews Marc Scribner about the repeal of the electronically controlled pneumatic brake mandate for high-hazard flammable unit trains by the Federal Railroad Administration: The…
Investor's Business Daily
Trump’s Deregulation Binge
Investor’s Business Daily covers President Trump’s regulatory reform efforts. With all that was going on last week, maybe you missed this: President Trump has…
OneNewsNow
FCC Deep-Sixes Obama’s ‘Heavy-Handed’ Internet Regs
OneNewsNow discusses the repeal of Net Neutrality regulations with Ryan Radia. On Thursday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted along party lines to undo “Net…
Carolina Journal
Prohibition Ended with Repeal, but Efforts to Regulate and Restrict Alcohol Continue
Carolina Journal covers CEI and the John Locke Foundation’s Repeal Day Luncheon and screening of I, Whiskey: The Human Spirit. The misguided and ultimately…
Wall Street Journal
Dow 24000 and the Trump Boom
Maria Bartiromo, writing for Wall Street Journal, cites 10,000 Commandments. I’m not in the habit of giving stock tips or making market calls. I’ve never…
The Washington Times
NLRB Reverses Obama-era Ruling on Employers’ Liability for Subcontractors
The Washington Times covers the National Labro Relations Board’s reversal of the joint employer standard. The National Labor Relations Board reversed an Obama-era ruling Thursday…
CNBC
VIDEO: Ryan Radia Discusses Disney-21st Century Fox Deal on CNBC
Ryan Radia, Research Fellow and Regulatory Counsel at CEI, joined CNBC’s Power Lunch to discuss the Disney – 21st Century Fox merger and how…
HowStuffWorks
Why Is Amazon Not Considered a Monopoly?
HowStuffWorks discusses Amazon with Marc Scribner. How big is too big? That’s the question that economists and policymakers are asking about Amazon, the…
The Washington Examiner
Democrats Seek to Hobble Republican-led Labor Board
The Washington Examiner discusses an attemt to hobble the National Labor Relation Board’s pro-worker agenda with Trey Kovacs. Democrats led by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth…
The Washington Examiner
Millions of Phony Public Comments Muddle FCC’s Net Neutrality Vote
The Washington Examiner covers Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai’s decision to move forward with Thursday’s vote to repeal Net Neutrality regulations. Federal Communications…
JD Supra
U.S. v. Coinbase: Virtual Currency Holders Not Outside the IRS’s Reach
JD Supra covers U.S. v. Coinbase and CEI’s amicus brief in the case. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, on…
The Daily Caller
Trump’s EPA Chief Says Obama ‘Short-Shrifted’ the Proper Process to Regulate CO2
The Daily Caller covers statements made by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and a petition CEI filed with the EPA to reconsider the endangerment finding.
Watchdog News
More Briefs Filed with SCOTUS in Forced Union Dues Case
Watchdog News covers CEI’s amicus brief in Janus v. AFSCME. Three more briefs were filed with the U.S. Supreme Court this week in support…
Politico
CEI to File Janus Brief
Politico’s Morning Shift covers CEI’s amicus brief in Janus v. AFSCME. The Competitive Enterprise Institute will file an amicus brief this morning in …
InsideSources
A Case for Banning Forced Union Dues
InsideSources covers CEI’s amicus brief in Janus v. AFSCME. The U.S. Supreme Court should outlaw forced union dues in the public-sector when it hears…
Hudson Institute
Who Owns The Digital Information About You?
The Hudson Institute covers Carpenter v. United States and CEI’s amicus brief in the case with the Cato Institute and the Committee for Justice. Legal…
Bloomberg BNA
House Bid to Ax Payday Rule Kicks Off With Bipartisan Support
Bloomberg BNA covers introduced legislation that would block the CFPB’s payday lending rule. A House resolution to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s small-dollar…
The Daily Caller
Obama Mega Donor Financially Backed Solar Company Now Seeking Trade Tariffs
The Daily Caller covers new developments in a company advocating for trade tarrifs on solar panels, which CEI has opposed in a letter with the R…
Law360
Justices Won’t Review Airlines’ $40M One-Size-Fits-All Deal
Law360 covers the Supreme Court’s declination of reviewing Yang v. Wortman, previously captioned In Re:Transpacific Passenger Air Transportation Antitrust Litigation. The U.S. Supreme Court on…
The Washington Times
Supreme Court Questions Federal Law Banning State-Sponsored Sports Betting
The Washington Times discusses the Supreme Court’s hearing of oral arguments in Christie v. NCAA with Michelle Minton. The Supreme Court on Monday appeared skeptical of a…
CNBC
Trump Disappoints Fossil Fuel Proponents and Corn Belt Base as EPA Leaves Biofuels Program Mostly Unchanged
CNBC discusses the release of the EPA’s 2018 renewable fuel standard targets with Marlo Lewis. Faced with competing demands from two pillars of President …
CNBC
New House Bill Would Kill Consumer Watchdog Payday Loan Rule
CNBC covers the blockage of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s payday loan rule. Congress has it in for consumer protections enacted by the Consumer Financial…
Forbes
Who Owns the Digital Information About You?
Harold Furchtgott-Roth, writing for Forbes, covers Carpenter v. United States. Legal analysts claim that Carpenter v. United States, argued earlier this…
Consumer Reports
You Still Can’t Sue Your Bank. So What Can You Do?
Consumer Reports covers the repeal of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s anti-arbitration rule. The Senate’s recent vote to let forced-arbitration language …
The Washington Times
Judge Rules in Favor of Trump in Battle over CFPB Leadership
The Washington Times covers the ruling in the fued over leadership of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. A federal court rejected efforts by anti-…
The Washington Examiner
CFPB’s ‘NSA-Like’ Surveillance in Limbo with Leadership Tussle
The Washington Examiner discusses Mick Mulvaney’s appointment as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with John Berlau. The fight for control of…
Breitbart
CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney Orders 30-Day Hiring, Regulatory Freeze
Breitbart covers Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acting director Mick Mulvaney’s hiring and regulatory freeze. Mulvaney declared that President Trump “wants me…
The New York Times
Net Neutrality Hits a Nerve, Eliciting Intense Reactions
The New York Times covers the proposed rollback of Net Neutrality regulations. It usually doesn’t take much to get people on the internet worked…
Fox Business
Trump’s CFPB Won’t Be Obama’s: Key Ways It Could Be Different
Fox Business discusses Mick Mulvaney’s appointment as acting director of the Consumer Financiual Protection Bureau with Iain Murray. As the battle wages on over…
The Wall Street Journal
Supreme Court to Weigh Warrantless Cellphone Data Searches
The Wall Street Journal covers Carpetner v. United States. A pillar of modern policing will come under Supreme Court scrutiny Wednesday as the government…
Bloomberg View
Trump Deserves Some Credit for the Rally in Stocks
A. Gary Shilling, writing for Bloomberg View cites Wayne Crews’ “10,000 Commandments.” Reducing government regulation is tough. It’s resisted by all those who benefit, including…
The New York Post
Banks Remain Quiet on Mulvaney CFPB Appointment
The New York Post discusses Mick Mulvaney’s appointment to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with Iain Murray. While Washington was buzzing on Monday over…
USA Today
Supreme Court Weighs Privacy Rights in Digital Age in Pivotal Cellphone Case
USA Today covers the upcoming argument of Carpenter v. United States. Timothy Carpenter’s mistake in the armed robberies of cellphone stores in Michigan and Ohio…
Fox News
Trump’s Assault on the Administrative State Will Benefit America
Fox News covers President Trump’s recent regulatory rollbacks. Occurring largely behind the scenes, President Trump’s most significant contribution to a more prosperous America is…
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Under the Radar, Trump, Republicans are in Frontal Assault of Obama-era Regulations
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch discusses the cost of regulations with Wayne Crews. While fights over health care and …
The Daily Caller
Eco-Billionaire Tom Steyer Is Noticeably Absent from Fight Against Solar Tariff Push
The Daily Caller discusses solar tariffs. Billionaire green energy champion Tom Steyer has been strangely silent about a slew of trade tariffs analysts believe…
The Daily Caller
EPA Progresses Through HUNDREDS Of FOIA Requests Left Unanswered Under Obama
CEI Senior Fellow Chris Horner cited in the Daily Caller’s piece on the EPA progressing through hundreds of FOIA request left unanswered under Obama.
Politico
FCC’s next step on net neutrality: Blocking the states
CEI fellow Jessica Melugin quoted in Politico on the FCC’s next on net neutrality. Some states and cities could still try to impose…
New York Times
Justice Department Sues to Block AT&T-Time Warner Merger
New York Times article discusses the Justice Department’s lawsuit to block the AT&T-Time Warner Merger Legal experts were divided on the merits…
The New American
State Dept. Sued for Secret Records on UN Paris Climate Accord
The New American covers CEI’s second FOIA lawsuit against the Department of State. On November 11, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) filed its second…
Forbes
Online Gambling — None of Washington’s Business (But Its Enemies Don’t Care)
George Leef writing for Forbes cites Michelle Minton’s work on online gambling. One of the things that gives capitalism a bad name is the way…
Medium
A Better World Begins With Better Bureaucracy
Maleka Momand writing for Medium cites Wayne Crews’ “10,000 Commandments.” The U.S. economy loses trillions of dollars every year to regulatory compliance costs, and state…
CNBC
Climate Skeptics and Coal Boosters Gather to Cheer Trump’s Energy Agenda — and Hold His Feet to the Fire
CNBC covers the Heartland Institute’s America First Energy Conference where Myron Ebell spoke. … The conference, preceded by a day of closed-door…
The Daily Caller
Docs Show Dems Are Outsourcing Paris Climate Campaign to Liberal Outlets
The Daily Caller discusses the use of activist groups by Democratic governors to push a climate change agenda with Chris Horner. The coalition of…
The Hill
Credit Trump For Boosting Business And Fueling Our Economic Growth
Andy Puzder, writing in The Hill, cites Wayne Crews’ “10,000 Commandments.” Progressive Democrats are in a tough spot. It is increasingly difficult to ignore that…
The Washington Post
This Group Thinks Trump Hasn’t Done Enough to Unravel Environmental Rules. Here’s Its Wish List.
The Washington Post discusses the effectiveness of environmental deregulation under the Trump administration with Myron Ebell. The activists gathered behind closed doors in a…
Law360
Conservative Think Tank Sues for Paris Climate Deal Info
Law360 covers CEI’s FOIA lawsuit against the Department of State. The Competitive Enterprise Institute sued the U.S. State Department in D.C. federal court Monday,…
Politico
Suit Filed for Obama-era Paris Records
Politico’s Morning Energy covers CEI’s FOIA lawsuit against the Department of State. The Competitive Enterprise Institute filed a lawsuit Monday seeking records during the…
The Washington Times
Democratic Governors Outsource Climate Campaigns to Activist Groups, Emails Reveal
The Washington Times covers the use of activist groups by Democratic governors to push climate change agendas. It may look as if Democratic governors…
Techdirt
Lawyer: Without The Monkey’s Approval, PETA Can’t Settle Monkey Selfie Case
Techdirt covers CEI’s brief in the Naruto v. Slater. Ted Frank is a well-respected lawyer who has heroically dedicated much of his career to…
The Daily Caller
State Dept Is Withholding Paris Accord Documents, So a Think Tank Is Suing It
The Daily Caller covers CEI’s second FOIA lawsuit against the Department of State for withholding documents related to the Paris Climate Agreement. The libertarian…
The Washington Examiner
Competitive Enterprise Institute Re-ups Lawsuit Against State Department for Not Releasing Paris Climate Emails
The Washington Examiner covers CEI’s second lawsuit against the Department of State over a FOIA request for documents relating to the Paris Climate Agreement.
Townhall
Beware the Dangers of Online Gambling Says Wildly Rich, Totally Uninterested Casino Owner
Writing for Townhall, Brian McNicoll cites Michelle Minton’s work on online gambling. Sheldon Adelson is concerned about problem gambling. He’s also concerned about underage gambling,…
InsideSources
Business Community Makes Final Push to End Obama-Era Franchise Rule
InsideSources covers the passage of the Save Local Business Act. The business community is ramping up its efforts to underscore the dangers of a…
The Washington Free Beacon
Congress Stands Up for Ronald (McDonald)
The Washington Free Beacon covers the passage of the Save Local Business Act. The House of Representatives passed a bill that could roll back…
Bloomberg Politics
How Trump White House Wound Up Releasing Dire Climate Report
Bloomberg Politics discusses the Trump administration’s release of Obama-era climate reports with Myron Ebell. The Trump administration has …
Reason
VIDEO: Self-Driving Cars Will Make Most Auto Safety Regulations Unnecessary
Jim Epstein of Reason discusses self-driving cars with Marc Scribner. Federal auto safety regulations fill nearly 900 pages with standards that determine everything…
The New York Times
Departures Promise to Reshape the House, Whether or Not Election Does
The New York Times covers the retirement of Lamar Smith from the U.S. House of Representatives. In his five years…
RealClear Markets
Undoing President Obama’s Damage Will Take Time
RealClear Markets covers the Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017. Indeed, another reason to oppose new government undertakings is that each creates groups…
Reason
Trump’s Deregulatory ‘Juggernaut’?
Reason cites Wayne Crews’ “Red Tape Rollback.” “While the Republican machine that emerged from the 2016 election may be sputtering on other fronts,” The Wall Street…
The New York Times
U.S. Report Says Humans Cause Climate Change, Contradicting Top Trump Officials
The New York Times covers the release of Obama-era climate reports by the Trump administration. Directly contradicting much of the Trump administration’s position on…
The Daily Caller
Trump Continues Successful Deregulatory Blitz with Repeal of CFPB Rule
In an op-ed for The Daily Caller, Edward Woodson cites “10,000 Commandments.” The stock market is booming. Unemployment beneficiary numbers have fallen to a …
The Washington Times
Trump Signs Legislation to Repeal Obama-era Arbitration Rule
The Washington Times discusses the repeal of the anti-arbitration rule with Iain Murray. President Trump signed legislation Wednesday afternoon repealing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s…
The Daily Caller
Solar Industry Prepares for Possible Upheaval as Trade Officials Move on Tariffs
The Daily Caller covers a coalition letter, signed by CEI, urging the Trump administration to not put tariffs on solar panels. The solar industry…
The Daily Signal
EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Bars Government-Funded Science Advisers from Panels
The Daily Signal discusses EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s decision to prohibit scientists who receive grants from the agency from serving on the agency’s advisory boards with…
The Hill
EPA Blocks Scientists Who Get Grants from Its Advisory Boards
The Hill covers EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s decision to prohibit scientists receiving grants from the agency from serving on the agency’s advisory boards. The…
Law360
Airlines’ $40M One-Size-Fits-All Deal Unfair, Justices Told
Law360 covers CEI’s petition for certiorari in Yang v. Wortman. An advocacy group asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to review a $39.5 million…
National Review
The Criminal-Justice Reform No One’s Talking About
Rafael A. Mangual, writing for National Review, cites Wayne Crews’ “Unconstitutionality Index” when talking about criminal justice reform. In early October, Senate Republicans introduced three bills…
National Review
When the Power of the State Was Used to Bully Climate-Policy Dissenters
Todd Myers, writing in National Review, covers CEI’s climate change subpoeana pushback from 2016. Last year, Washington attorney general Bob Ferguson announced that he would…
The Washington Examiner
Scott Pruitt Bars EPA Grant Recipients from Serving on Advisory Boards
The Washington Examiner covers EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s decision to block scientists who receive agency funding from serving on advisory boards. Environmental Protection Agency…
The Daily Caller
Pruitt Is Right To Withdraw Obama’s ‘Clean Power Plan’
Tom Harris, in an op-ed for The Daily Caller cites an article by Marlo Lewis, Jr. regarding the Clean Power Plan. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator…
InsideSources
BICEP Companies, Including Nike and eBay, Urge ITC Not to Recommend Solar Tarriffs
InsideSources covers a coalition letter, signed by CEI, urging the Trump administration to reject a tarrif on solar panels. It’s almost Halloween and things…
Real Clear Politics
It’s Time for Trump to Kill the Regulatory Swamp Monsters
In Real Clear Politics, Steve Forbes cites CEI’s “The Case against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.” President Trump has successfully taken a chainsaw to some…
The Washington Examiner
Ten Free-Market Groups Advise Trump to Reject Solar Tariffs
The Washington Examiner covers a coalition letter, signed by CEI, urging the Trump administration to reject a proposal to place tariffs on solar panel imports.
Wall Street Journal
VIDEO: Opinion Journal: Arbitration Vote: Lawyers Lose, You Win
Iain Murray, Vice President for Strategy at CEI, joins Mary Kissel of the Wall Street Journal to discuss the repeal of the CFPB’s anti-arbitration rule.
