Tag: Trump Administration
US: DoJ wants to work with China on transparency
The US Justice Department’s antitrust division plans to continue working with China’s antitrust authorities to strengthen its competition agenda, a top DOJ official said...
US: Senator Warren will meet with DoJ Antitrust nominee
Senator Elizabeth Warren, who reportedly has placed a hold on the confirmation of Makan Delrahim to lead the Department of Justice’s antitrust division, is...
US: Senator warns White House against using ‘political influence’ over AT&T-Time...
The US$85 billion mega-merger between AT&T and Time Warner -- the parent company of CNN -- is widely expected to close by the end...
US: Key FTC antitrust slots go unfilled
The White House is passing up a chance to steer policy on everything from mergers to advertising as it delays choosing from three front-runners...
EU/US: US backs Apple in Ireland tax appeal
The US government has sought to intervene in Apple’s appeal against an EU order that the technology giant must pay up to €13 billion...
US: Trump announces federal court nominees
The Trump administration on Monday named 10 judges and other law professionals it plans to nominate for key posts as President Donald Trump works...
US: Democrats plan to press Delrahim on his ties to AT&T
According to Recode the democratic lawmakers are planning to question President Donald Trump’s nominee on his past ties to corporate giants like AT&T.
Makan Delrahim...
US: DoJ preps 1st antitrust Trial of Trump era
Next week the Justice Department is headed to federal court to stop a merger of competing nuclear waste disposal companies, the first test of...
US: Tech companies urge Trump not to drop FTC case against...
A coalition of technology companies including Samsung Electronics and Intel have urged President Donald Trump not to interfere with an Obama administration antitrust case...
US: Trump orders steel imports probe as US Steel fights China
The Trump administration began an investigation of steel imports into the US, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Thursday, April 20. This as US...
