Tag: Trump Administration
US: Vestager stands up for EU’s ruling on tax deals while...
In her first visit to the US since the Trump administration began, EU commissioner Vestager has used her time to defend the right of...
US: Trump’s Delrahim sees no problem with the AT&T-Time Warner merger
President Donald Trump has nominated a former corporate lawyer — who previously said that AT&T’s bid for Time Warner doesn’t pose a “major antitrust...
US: Anthem lobbyist Delrahim tapped by Trump as DoJ Antitrust Chief
A member of President Donald Trump's transition team, Makan Delrahim, will be nominated to head the US Justice Department's Antitrust Division, the White House...
US: Kellyanne Conway’s husband and antitrust attorney headed to DOJ
President Donald Trump has chosen the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway to head the civil division of the Justice Department, Politico reported.
George...
US: Trump taps Gottlieb to head FDA
The White House is expected to nominate Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a physician and conservative health policy expert, to lead the US Food and Drug...
US: Trump announces solicitor general pick
Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate acting Solicitor General Noel Francisco to permanently fill that position Tuesday night.
Francisco, who most recently hails from...
US: Sprint reportedly talking to White House about possible merger
In recent weeks, President Trump has repeatedly mentioned promised investments and jobs from Sprint and its parent company Softbank. Now the wireless provider is...
US: Trump slow to nominate antitrust officials
It would appear that President Donald Trump is taking longer than Bush and Obama to announce a nominee to head the Justice Department’s antitrust...
US: AMA fears ‘Political Influence’ from Trump DOJ on Anthem-Cigna deal
The American Medical Association says it is "alarmed" that Anthem may be taking advantage of changes in leadership in the Justice Department that would...
US: Peter Thiel is leading the search for Trump Administration Antitrust...
Buzzfeed news is reporting that billionaire venture capitalist Pete Thiel will be heading up the Trump administration’s search for the nation’s two top antitrust...
