On August 7, 2025, President Trump signed an executive Order titled “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans,” asserting that financial institutions have restricted access of individuals and businesses to financial services on the basis of their “political or religious beliefs or lawful business activities, "and that some financial institutions have participated in “[g]overnment-directed surveillance programs targeting persons participating in activities and causes commonly associated with conservatism and the political right following the events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.”

It has been several months now since President Trump began rolling out the flurry of trade actions that have come to define his America First Trade Policy, which culminated to the so-called Liberation Day reciprocal tariffs. Since then, there have been ongoing trade negotiations with trading partners and newer trade actions with the hopes of getting to the best deal for America. Businesses are advised to take note of the following significant actions and key events that are impacting trade.

On April 28, 2025, President Donald Trump published an executive order (“EO”) requiring the secretary of transportation to overhaul the compliance process of certifying a commercial driver’s English proficiency.

As set forth in 49 C.F.R. § 391.11(b)(2), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations require a driver operating a commercial motor vehicle to “read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.” This change has many implications for the transportation industry.