Trump, Slater and US Senate

Trump’s DOJ Antitrust Chief Gail Slater Wins Senate Confirmation
The US Senate confirmed Gail Slater to lead antitrust enforcement at the Justice Department, installing a key official who will oversee lawsuits alleging illegal monopolization by companies including Alphabet Inc.
US Senate confirms Trump's Justice Department antitrust head Gail Slater
Gail Slater, President Donald Trump's pick to oversee the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust division, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. The department's antitrust division enforces laws against illegal monopolies and anticompetitive business behavior,
Trump’s Justice Department Isn’t Easing Up on Big Tech. It’s One More Headwind for the Stocks.
The Department of Justice under Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed a revised set of remedies in U.S. vs Google. A breakup is still on the table.
Gail Slater is the DOJ’s new antitrust head
The Senate voted to confirm Slater with bipartisan support as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division. She’ll be joining Trump’s administration for the second time — she worked for the National Economic Council during his first term and was an economic policy advisor and Senate staff member for Vice President JD Vance before the election.
Senate Confirms Gail Slater as Justice Dept.’s Antitrust Lead
The Senate on Tuesday approved Gail Slater, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Justice Department antitrust division, by a vote of 78-19. Ms. Slater, a veteran tech and media lawyer, has pledged to be skeptical of corporate power across the economy,
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An ex-head of the FTC and his co-author lament the politicisation of antitrust enforcement
Undermining regulatory independence in America and Britain will deter investment, write William Kovacic and John Vickers ...
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GTCR / Surmodics: Four Key Takeaways for M&A Antitrust from the First FTC Merger Challenge Under Trump
In the FTC’s first merger challenge of the new administration, the FTC voted 4-0 last week to challenge the proposed ...
Trump withdraws slew of Biden-era lawsuits tied to abortion, racial discrimination, financial regs and more
President Donald Trump has utilized his new powers to end a slew of lawsuits initiated under former President Joe Biden, ...
FTC asks to delay Amazon Prime case due to ‘severe resource shortfalls’ after Trump cost-cutting measures
The Federal Trade Commission asked a federal court in Seattle on Wednesday to delay a September trial in its case alleging ...
How Trump Will Reverse Biden’s Attempted Antitrust Revolution
The episode underscores the gap between the rhetoric and reality of the Biden administration’s antitrust agenda as well as ...
Trump’s DOJ still says Google should be broken up
The DOJ says Google must sell Chrome in its revised antitrust trial proposal.
Google parent Alphabet’s stock sinks as Trump’s DOJ confirms push for antitrust breakup
Shares of Google parent Alphabet plunged nearly 5% early Monday in the first trading session since President Trump’s Justice ...
Antitrust Is The Primary Barrier To Great Leaps In U.S. Payments
Production is the surest sign of soaring competition to facilitate its exchange. Get government out of the way.