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Answers to Questions for the Record Following a Hearing on Oversight of CBO
A Report from the Congressional Budget Office, January 30, 2026.
The House Committee on the Budget convened a hearing at which Phillip L. Swagel, CBO’s Director, testified about the agency’s work. This document provides CBO’s answers to questions submitted for the record after the hearing.
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Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence: Winter 2026 Issue of SciTech Magazine
SciTech Magazine is published by the Science and Technology Section of the American Bar Association.
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The Winter 2026 issue of The SciTech Lawyer, published by the American Bar Association’s Science & Technology Law Section, arrives at a pivotal moment in the legal profession’s evolving relationship with artificial intelligence. Centered on the theme of responsible AI use, this issue explores how rapidly advancing technologies are reshaping legal practice while raising urgent ethical, regulatory, and professional responsibility concerns.
New Jersey Festival Orchestra Establishes the David Badertscher Conductor’s Chair In Honor of Maestro David Wroe
Westfield, NJ — The New Jersey Festival Orchestra (NJFO) proudly announces the establishment of The David Badertscher Conductor’s Chair in Honor of Maestro David Wroe, made possible through the extraordinary generosity of longtime supporter and Board member David Badertscher.
Mr. Badertscher’s transformational gift reflects his, and NJFO;s continued investment in the classical repertoire and affirms NJFO’s mission to bring great works of the past to life for contemporary audiences.
CBO: Demographic Outlook, 2026 to 2056
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)* Report. January 7, 2026.
In CBO’s projections, the U.S. population grows from 349 million people in 2026 to 364 million in 2056, and the average age rises. Starting in 2030, annual deaths exceed annual births, and net immigration accounts for all population growth.
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Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Update: Tariffs, Revenues and the Federal Defecit–What the Latest Numbers Show
An Update from the Congressional Budget Office. *
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The Congressional Budget Office’s November 2025 update shows that rapidly changing tariff policies have significantly reshaped federal budget projections. As of mid November, the effective U.S. tariff rate is about 14 percentage points higher than a year earlier, and CBO now estimates that tariffs implemented in 2025 could reduce federal deficits by roughly $3.0 trillion over the next decade, including lower interest costs. The report explains why these estimates are smaller than earlier projections, highlights exemptions and policy shifts affecting major trading partners. It also underscores the considerable uncertainty surrounding the long term fiscal and economic effects of today’s unprecedented tariff levels.
Stanford’s Liftlab: A New Frontier in Legal Tech, And What it Could Mean for Law Libraries
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Stanford Law School has recently announced the launch of the Legal Innovation through Frontier Technology Lab (Liftlab),led by Stanford CodeX research fellow Megan Ma, who will serve as liftlab’s executive director, alongside professor of law Julian Nyarko. Liftlab ia a bold new initiative designed to explore how artificial intelligence and other frontier technologies can reshape the practice of law. Unlike earlier waves of legal technology that focused mainly on cost savings and efficiency, Liftlab has a broader ambition: to make legal services not just faster or cheaper, but better, more equitable, and more accessible.
This mission has implications well beyond law firms and classrooms. Law libraries: whether academic, government, court, firm-based, or public stand to benefit greatly from Liftlab’s research, tools, and experiments. By acting as trusted intermediaries between new technologies and legal practitioners, libraries could become vital testing grounds and educational partners in this era of transformation.
Philip Swagel, CBO Director: Recent Speaking Engagements
September 11-18, 2025
Over the past week, Philip Swagel participated in several events where he highlighted Congressional Budget Office’s* role, discussed recent analyses, and engaged with audiences on topics ranging from tax policy to long-term fiscal challenges.
On September 11, he joined a breakfast discussion on tax policy hosted by a group of private-sector professionals, known as the “Behind the Tree” tax group.
News Briefs and Summaries from NJSBA, August 1, 2025
These News Briefs and Decision Summaries are from the the New Jersey State Bar Association. They are an exclusive benefit of the Association in partnership with the New Jersey Law Journal. A subscription may be necessary to access the full text of some of the items listed:
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Google Removes Nearly 11,000 You Tube Channels Linked to Various Nations to Counter Disinformation Campaigns
According to the Google Threat Analysis Group Bulletin for Second Quarter 2025, Google has removed nearly 11,000 YouTube channels tied to state-run propaganda campaigns for China, Russia, and other nations over the last few months.
“The company announced in a July 21 press release in the Bulletin that in the second quarter, they removed thousands of YouTube channels, Ad accounts, and a Blogger blog linked to China, Russia and other Nations to help counter disinformation campaigns”.
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