US: Trump’s antitrust pick heads before Senate

Today lawmakers are returning to Washington, after a two-week recess, and are in for a busy week reports The Hill.

On the agenda is Trump’s Makan Delrahim, is heading before a Senate panel. The Senate Judiciary Committee will hear from Delrahim on Wednesday. Delrahim is the nominee to lead the Department of Justice’s antitrust division.

If confirmed by the upper chamber, he will oversee the agency’s review of major mergers. At the top of his priorities will be the proposed AT&T-Time Warner merger.

Full Content: The Hill

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