After its budget proposal followed a recent appropriation and capped premerger filing fees for the agency, an administration spokesperson said it would work to reverse that.
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Biden’s Trustbusters Face Hurdles From Within
Despite successes in fighting corporate power, the message is muddled.
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Conflicts of Interest Surround the DOJ Antitrust Budget Cut
The Senate Appropriations Committee, which struck the deal to cut the Antitrust Division’s budget, has a revolving-door problem.
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Corporate Attack Dogs Find a New Subject to Bully
Beth Baltzan, a non-Senate-confirmed staffer to the U.S. trade representative, Katherine Tai, has been targeted by Big Tech firms as a way to sully Tai’s decisions about digital trade.
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Where Is the Oversight for Republican State Attorneys General?
Often a stepping stone to higher office, Republican AG offices have played host to a repeated set of scandals in recent years.
