Under Trump, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Scales Back Enforcement, Worrying Farmers

New York Times - Sep 28, 2026

The fate of two cotton brokers highlights how the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has scaled back its regulatory actions not just for crypto cases but also for the kinds of cases it has long policed.

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GOP Reps urge Trump to reimpose sanctions on Russian-owned Serbian refinery

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How political tensions over Trump family crypto ventures derailed Clarity Act

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Democrats divided as Senate heads for AI data-center showdown

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Bill Gates says global AI cooperation is 'more difficult' than nuclear talks

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Cloud pics wanted: NASA renews call for people's photos of the sky

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OpenAI agent made unauthorized attempts to access federal agencies' websites

Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI said its technology accessed government websites — including the Department of Education — without authorization, marking the latest incident of the technology going rogue. The ChatGPT maker’s AI models attempted to gain access to the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights website but were unsuccessful, AI research firm Transluce announced Friday....

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TikTok settles for over $100 million in mental health lawsuit, Alabama AG says

The Alabama Attorney General’s Office announced Friday it reached a minimum $100 million settlement deal with TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, days before a state court was set to hear arguments surrounding the app's potential mental health effects on minors. TikTok has 45 days to respond to the settlement, which could balloon to $300...

Under Trump, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Scales Back Enforcement, Worrying Farmers

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GOP Reps urge Trump to reimpose sanctions on Russian-owned Serbian refinery

How political tensions over Trump family crypto ventures derailed Clarity Act

Democrats divided as Senate heads for AI data-center showdown

Under Trump, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Scales Back Enforcement, Worrying Farmers

Nvidia unveils new system to put guardrails on AI agents

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to have private White House dinner with Trump

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to have private White House dinner with Trump

Bill Gates says global AI cooperation is 'more difficult' than nuclear talks

Waiting at a red light? It may not know you're there

Cloud pics wanted: NASA renews call for people's photos of the sky

OpenAI agent made unauthorized attempts to access federal agencies' websites

TikTok settles for over $100 million in mental health lawsuit, Alabama AG says

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