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  • July 08, 2026

    Trump Threatens To Cut Spanish Relations Over Defense Rift

    President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to cut off relations entirely with Spain, calling the country an unreliable partner during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

  • July 08, 2026

    PBMs Oppose Bid To Add Pharma Group To Price-Fixing Suit

    Two pharmacy benefit managers have told a Michigan federal judge that a trade association for small pharmacies should not be allowed to intervene in a price-fixing lawsuit brought by the state's attorney general.

  • July 08, 2026

    FCC Cuts Space License Backlog In Half, Bureau Chief Says

    The Federal Communications Commission has cut a backlog of applications for space-based industry licenses by more than half since adopting an "assembly line" approach to clearing paperwork, the agency's top official on space policy said Wednesday.

  • July 08, 2026

    NY Fights H-2A Farmworker's Bid To Block Union Contract

    The state of New York has asked a federal judge to reject a farmworker's bid to block the state from imposing a union contract on him and his co-workers, arguing the farmworker failed to show he will face irreparable harm without an injunction.

  • July 08, 2026

    Proof, Not Just Timing, Will Decide Clean Energy Credits

    For wind and solar projects that sprinted to begin construction before the accelerated placed-in-service deadline of July 4, project owners must now assemble and maintain documentation to qualify the project and defend from a potential clean energy credit audit, says Peter Lowy at Nelson Mullins.

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