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  CMS Withholds $1B In Medicaid From Calif., Minn., Citing Fraud

  By Mark Payne

  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is withholding more than $1 billion in Medicaid dollars from Califo...(read more)

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  EEOC Takes Key Step Toward Scrapping Workforce Data Reports

  By Anne Cullen

  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted Tuesday to publish a proposal to abandon decades-old requ...(read more)

• DC Circ. Affirms HHS Authority Over 340B Rebate Plans

  By Hailey Konnath

  The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday upheld a lower court's finding that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has the authority to block or approve drugmakers' efforts to implement rebates instead of discounts under the 340B drug-pricing program.

• Trump, DOJ Sued For Firing Court-Appointed Seattle US Atty

  By Bonnie Eslinger

  Roger Rogoff, a former Washington state judge who was sworn in as Seattle's new U.S. attorney last week and then swiftly fired by the Trump administration, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Justice, saying their "attempt to fire him cannot stand."

• 18 State AGs Sue EPA Over Hydrofluorocarbons Rollback

  By Craig Clough

  Eighteen Democratic attorneys general and the city of New York filed a petition with the D.C. Circuit Tuesday over a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule they argue will weaken federal limits on hydrofluorocarbons, which are refrigerants used in air conditioning and cooling systems.

• Peter Navarro Loses DC Circ. Appeal Of Contempt Conviction

  By Rae Ann Varona

  The D.C. Circuit Tuesday upheld Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro's contempt of Congress conviction, saying President Donald Trump never invoked executive privilege to allow Navarro to flout congressional subpoenas concerning the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

• Dems Press Skadden On Trump Pro Bono Pact, Intel Deal Work

  By Lauren Berg

  A group of Democrats demanded Tuesday that Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP disclose details of its pro bono arrangement with the Trump administration in light of allegations the firm advised both Intel Corp. and the U.S. Department of Commerce when the administration received a 10% company stake.

• Canon Notches Another Fed. Circ. Win In Inkjet Patent Fight

  By Adam Lidgett

  The Federal Circuit on Tuesday declined to reboot claims in a Slingshot Printing patent covering a printhead for an inkjet printer challenged by Canon at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, less than a week after the appeals court backed decisions invalidating claims in three similar patents.

• Fla. Man Charged In NYPD Bribery Case Part Of 'Larger' Probe

  By Pete Brush

  A Florida businessman who allegedly tried to bribe the former head of the New York City Police Department's School Safety Division for an $11 million panic-alert app contract is part of a "larger" ongoing probe, a Manhattan federal prosecutor said Tuesday.

• Judge Temporarily Blocks TPS Holder Work Permit Cutoff

  By Julie Manganis

  A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a retroactive cap on work authorization for temporary protected status recipients and asylum-seekers that would have forced thousands of immigrant workers out of their jobs starting on Wednesday.

• DC Circ. Says NLRB 'Successor Bar' Conflicts With Labor Law

  By Braden Campbell

  A split D.C. Circuit panel said Tuesday that the National Labor Relations Board's practice of insulating unions from removal after businesses change hands defies federal labor law, applying a landmark 2024 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that scaled back courts' deference to federal agencies.

• Sidley-Led Utz To Go Private In $2.9B Sale To Intersnack

  By Al Barbarino

  U.S. snack food maker Utz Brands said Tuesday it has agreed to be taken private by Germany's Intersnack Group in a deal valued at about $2.9 billion, giving the European snack company its first major foothold in the U.S. market.

• Mavis Buying Pep Boys From Icahn In $700M Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Mavis Tire Express Services Corp. will acquire The Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack Holding Corp. from Icahn Automotive Group for approximately $700 million in cash, the companies announced Tuesday.

• Spanish Auto Parts Maker For Ford, GM, Hyundai Seeks Ch. 15

  By Yun Park

  Spanish auto parts maker Grupo Antolin, which supplies interior components to major automakers including Ford Motor, General Motors and Hyundai Motor, on Monday asked a New York bankruptcy judge for U.S. recognition of its Spanish proceedings to restructure more than $1.4 billion in debt.