Donald Trump Administration

Policy shifts, court challenges, and strategic considerations for organizations navigating federal directives on DEI.

The Sanctions Update is compiled by Steptoe's International Trade and Regulatory Compliance team and Steptoe's Strategic Risk team. You can subscribe to receive the Sanctions Update every week through Steptoe's International Compliance Blog and Stepwise Risk Outlook publication home pages.

On April 2, 2025, the Trump administration declared a new "Liberation Day"—a sweeping trade policy shift marked by aggressive new tariffs that reverberate far beyond traditional bilateral trade disputes.

This month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's (Treasury Department) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) kicked off a public-private partnership information exchange series aimed at thwarting...