Joseph Barloon

Joseph Barloon, a trade lawyer and former general counsel at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, is the first to be tapped by President Trump for a deputy USTR role, getting the nod to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the World Trade Organization. Barloon’s nomination, dated Wednesday by the White House , comes unusually early: The two most recent officials in the role -- María Pagán under President Biden and Dennis Shea during the first Trump administration --...

Despite facing challenges both from Congress and in court, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) “Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)” (Small Business Rule) is likely here to stay. In December 2023, President Biden vetoed the congressional challenge to the rule. And as long as the Supreme Court rules in CFPB v.

The shape of the Biden administration’s international trade policy has begun to emerge, with few changes expected in some areas (e.g., China) but potential resolutions and new disputes in others (e.g., Europe). Ambassador Katherine Tai, who will play a leading role in trade policy, was sworn in as the new U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on March 18, 2021.