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 Vice President JD Vance speaks as Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz listens during an announcement at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House on February 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. Vice President Vance announced that some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota would be temporarily halted over fraud concerns, as part of President Trump’s “war on fraud” crackdown. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump Minnesota Jabs Won’t Reduce Fraud But Will Sap State Power

Vice President JD Vance made headlines announcing that the Trump administration was cutting off Medicaid funding for Minnesota. We should take fraud seriously, but trying to settle scores with stale accusations undermines efforts to improve anti-poverty systems’ effectiveness and integrity.

Stablecoin Oversight Poses Challenges as Digital Currency Grows

Stablecoins, a digital currency, are now the focus of federal legislative and enforcement attention, particularly with passage of the GENIUS Act.

Learn to Self-Correct Fraud Before the IRS Knocks on Your Door

Taxpayers who may have committed fraud can take steps to reduce their risk and mitigate the consequences.

Women in Accounting Should Get Timelier Busy Season Support

Accounting firms should address the profession’s female talent drain by ramping up and strategically deploying programs and policies designed to support women during busy season.

Fake case cites in court filings have only grown since two New York lawyers made national headlines two years ago.

We Trained 3,000 Lawyers in Generative AI. Here’s What We Learned

As confidence in AI grows, teams want to move from individual experimentation to consistent ways of working. The organizations that succeed will focus less on tool access and more on capability and the human skills that allow AI to be used productively, safely, and at scale.

Professional Perspectives give authors space to provide context about an area of law or take an in-depth look at a topic that could benefit their practice.

Trump’s IRS Lawsuit Offers Lessons on Privacy and Legal Process

President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS should reinforce several lessons that extend well beyond this case: Taxpayer privacy is fundamental. Courts have tools to preserve fairness when structural conflicts arise. Presidential proximity to litigation decisions can heighten those conflicts. And policy choices about investment, access, and oversight have real-world consequences.

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