Just as the White House begins to lean on competition policy, Congress’s government funding bill cuts the Antitrust Division’s budget by 20 percent.
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Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Zoomer Hackers Shut Down the Biggest Extortion Ring of All
A ransomware gang cripples UnitedHealthcare. Could a comprehensive antitrust investigation finish the job?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Biden Judge Nominee Worked for Vulture Funds Holding Puerto Rican Debt
Sparkle Sooknanan served as one of Jones Day’s lead attorneys for a series of investors trying to maximize payouts from the struggling U.S. territory.
Posted inWorking in America
FTC Blocks Kroger-Albertsons Merger on Labor Grounds
The lawsuit alleges that a combined grocery giant would make collective bargaining more difficult.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Capital One–Discover Merger Tests Bank Regulators’ Merger Approach
Regulators have dragged their feet on new bank merger guidelines. They now have a $35 billion reason to get moving.
Posted inWorking in America
Why the Kroger-Albertsons Merger Will Harm Labor
The companies’ choice of an anti-union third party for its divestitures reveals why labor needs a seat at the table in merger remedies.
Posted inTAP
A Partisan Hit Job on President Biden
Today on TAP: Special Counsel Hur’s gratuitous digs at Biden’s age and memory
Posted inLaw and Justice
Blowing the Door Off Boeing’s ‘Epstein Deal’
The lawyer who busted open Jeffrey Epstein’s sweetheart deal sues DOJ for the goods on Trump’s slimy deferred prosecution agreement with the 737 manufacturer.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Return of the Koch Brothers
Koch Industries is buying an Iowa fertilizer plant built with taxpayer dollars. Will federal authorities block the deal?
Posted inTAP
The Stock Market Loves Monopoly Concentration
Today on TAP: That’s another case for the revival of antitrust.
