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Posted inLaw and Justice
When Pam Bondi Protected Foreclosure Fraudsters
The new attorney general nominee, while serving as AG of Florida, fired the first two prosecutors to investigate the use of false evidence to kick people out of their homes.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Look to the State Trustbusters
A federal merger challenge against two home health giants has state partners, who will have to carry the ball if the Trump administration walks away from corporate enforcement.
Posted inTAP
Stop Equating Trump With Hitler! This Week, He’s More Like Stalin.
Today on TAP: Purging generals, putting intelligence in the hands of a Putin-phile, turning Justice over to an alleged predator—we’re almost back in the USSR!
Posted inPolitics
Will the Trumpers Mess With the Ballot Counting?
They will surely try. Whether they succeed will depend on the vigilance of the Justice Department and other law enforcement agencies.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The End of the Whole-of-Government Approach?
In the Biden administration, some officials actually tried to govern. The squealing from corporations made clear that this novelty was effective.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Google’s Guardians Donate to the Harris Campaign
Multiple Harris donors at an upcoming fundraiser are representing Google in its case against the Justice Department over monopolizing digital advertising.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Harris Courted CEOs Whose Companies Have Been Sued by Antitrust Enforcers
The presidential candidate has vowed to go after ‘bad actors’ in corporate America.
Posted inTAP
The Justice Department Challenges Visa’s Predatory Power
Today on TAP: The giant credit card company offers a textbook case in abuse of market power to buy off or crush potential competitors and reap excess profits at consumer expense.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Crossroads on Corporate Power
Where would Harris and Trump take antitrust enforcement?