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Report: The Trump Administration’s Stop-Work Order and Funding Freeze likely affected 32 USAID-Funded Clinical Trials

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As Public Citizen’s division fighting for a fairer global economy, Global Trade Watch works to expose and challenge trade policies that put corporate profits over people.

Under Donald Trump, that mission faces a new urgency. Trump has won two elections in part by exploiting working people’s real frustrations about an increasingly complex and unequal global economy, yet his trade agenda serves only himself and his billionaire allies.

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The climate crisis is the challenge of our time. We can fix it with solutions that will make us healthier and more economically secure. We must act quickly to make our economy run on renewable power — and ensure that disadvantaged families and displaced workers share equitably in the new economy. We also must fight the corrupting power of fossil fuel companies and ensure that energy regulators are effective and publicly accountable.

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Lemmon v. Trump

September 04, 2026

Representing three Vietnam War veterans and an architectural historian, Public Citizen filed suit to block construction of a giant arch…

Society of General Internal Medicine v. Kennedy

September 03, 2026

In 1999, Congress established the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) as a centralized hub within the Department of…

Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates

September 01, 2026

The district court in this case held that the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act violate the Constitution’s…

State of Illinois v. Dep’t of Transportation

September 01, 2026

The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) operates a database, known as the Commercial Driver’s License Information System (CDLIS),…

Association for Education Finance and Policy v. McMahon

September 01, 2026

In 2002, Congress passed the Education Sciences Reform Act, which established the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a semi-independent division…

Brown v. Southern Auto Finance Co.

August 31, 2026

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) prohibits debt collectors from engaging in self-help repossession without a “present right to…

National Infusion Center Ass’n v. Kennedy

August 26, 2026

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 contains several reforms designed to lower the high cost of prescription drugs and…

Public Citizen v. Department of State (health assistance agreements)

August 24, 2026

The Trump Administration has stated that it intends to make health assistance contingent upon its foreign policy priorities, such as…

Merck & Co. v. Becerra

August 24, 2026

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 contains several reforms designed to lower the high cost of prescription drugs and…

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Corporate Crime Enforcement Plummets in Trump’s First Year, Rewards Top Donors

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Report: The Trump Administration’s Stop-Work Order and Funding Freeze likely affected 32 USAID-Funded Clinical Trials

Public Citizen Petitions OSHA and CMS to Implement Work-Hour Regulations for Resident Physicians

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Climate Roadmap for U.S. Financial Regulation

Trump’s Polluter Playground: Fossil Fuel Insiders & Ideologues Prop Up Dirty Energy & Derail Clean Power

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National Infusion Center Ass’n v. Kennedy

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