Major shifts across climate, labor, immigration and other key policy areas made 2025 a year of rapid regulatory change
Major shifts across climate, labor, immigration and other key policy areas made 2025 a year of rapid regulatory change  
Podcast: The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Published On: Thu Feb 19 2026
Description: A presidential handoff at noon on January 20 triggered an abrupt reversal across federal policymaking, with agencies shifting from one set of priorities to another almost instantaneously. That whiplash was intensified by a surge of midnight rules on the way out and rapid reversals on the way in, as well as a renewed push by President Trump to expand executive authority. We’ll walk through how that turbulence is reshaping regulation with Finn Dobkin and Matias Vesperoni of the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.