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Trump administration targets the Bar Association's ability to accredit law schools.
Plus, the White House considers opening up the fight against foreign criminal groups to private companies.
So variations of this have been kicking around Washington for years,
but until pretty recently, the mainstream reaction was basically absolutely not.
Nobody likes the idea of armies of corporate hackers roaming the Internet and dispensing their own version of justice.
And we'll look back at the wild week that was in bond markets.
It's Friday, August 21st.
I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal,
and here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
Investors appear to be closing out the trading week on a cautious footing despite
moves by the Treasury Department to curb borrowing costs and arrest a multi-day bond sell-off.
And joining me to look back on the volatility we've seen in bond markets, whether it's run its course,
and whether everyday investors should care, I'm joined by Finance Editor Alex Frangos.