Top Trump antitrust official leaves post following disputes over big mergers
February 17, 2026
The Justice Department’s top antitrust official, Gail Slater, is stepping down after tensions over major merger approvals.
The Justice Department’s top antitrust official, Gail Slater, is stepping down after tensions over major merger approvals.
The verdict closes a five-week trial that opened March 2. New Yorkers paid roughly $1.72 in surplus fees per ticket, the office said.
The suit also warns that Nexstar has a record of airing identical content across stations and consolidating newsrooms after acquisitions.
A FEDERAL JUDGE CLEARED an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster for trial
Federal regulators who say Google holds an illegal monopoly are underestimating the competition, an expert hired by Google testified.
For nearly three decades, the only significant challenge to Ticketmaster’s dominance in the live events industry came from Pearl Jam.Â
THE LAUNCH OF VENU SPORTS WILL BE DELAYED after a federal judge granted FuboTV’s motion for a preliminary injunction
A U.S. Court ruled that Google violated antitrust laws by maintaining an illegal monopoly over online search engines.
Visa and MasterCard announced a settlement with U.S. merchants related to swipe fees that could potentially save American shoppers tens of billions of dollars. Swipe fees are paid to Visa,
New York Attorney General Letitia James today continued her work fighting for New York’s consumers and small businesses by co-leading a bipartisan coalition of 37 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against