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Financials Friday: Fed Vice Chair Says Fed Officials Are Defying Silicon Valley Bank Investigation; Illinois Swipe Fee Deadline Averted but Legal Fight Continues; Bessent Testifies Before House; Dems Introduce Bill to Fund CFPB

Bowman says Fed staff are defying Silicon Valley Bank investigation. Unnamed Federal Reserve officials are refusing to comply with an outside investigation into the causes of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse, Fed Vice Chair of Supervision Michelle Bowman said...

Jun 05, 2026 Read Now >

Verisign: Interisle Study Finds Malicious Actors Registered 10-20% of New Domain Names in 2025, Accounted for ‘Significant Share’ of Market

A new study by Interisle Consulting Group suggests that cybercriminal demand represents “a significant share of the domain name market”—the digital ecosystem where domain registrars and registry operators facilitate the buying, selling, and management of web...

Jun 05, 2026 Read Now >

Four Years After OTC Hearing Aid Rule, Competition in Hearing Aid Market Remains Limited Due to Deep Vertical Integration, Sources Say

In 2022, the Food and Drug Administration finalized a rule expected to increase competition in the hearing aid market by giving patients with mild-to-moderate hearing loss access to over-the-counter hearing aids, a potentially cheaper alternative to expensive prescription...

Jun 05, 2026 Read Now >

Four Years After OTC Hearing Aid Rule, Competition in Hearing Aid Market Remains Limited Due to Deep Vertical Integration, Sources Say

In 2022, the Food and Drug Administration finalized a rule expected to increase competition in the hearing aid market by giving patients with mild-to-moderate hearing loss access to over-the- counter hearing aids, a potentially cheaper alternative to expensive prescription...

Jun 05, 2026 Read Now >

Compass Inc: Following Anywhere Acquisition, Company Pressures ‘Preferred’ Photographers in Boston Area for Rebates

The January acquisition of Anywhere Real Estate gave Compass (COMP) several major real estate brands, including Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Sotheby’s International Realty, and Better Homes, making it the country’s largest real estate brokerage by agent...

Jun 04, 2026 Read Now >

Health Care Weekly: Whistleblower Suit Accuses Corcept of Off-Label Marketing; CMS Finalizes Long-Awaited Rule on NSA Dispute Process; Democrats Seek Congressional Disapproval of WISeR; FDA Publishes More Draft Guidance on Reducing Animal Testing; Optum Close to Settling FTC Insulin Case; MultiPlan, Insurers Face Price-Fixing Lawsuit in AZ; FDA 483s

Recently-unsealed whistleblower lawsuit accuses Corcept of off-label marketing. Originally filed in February 2017 on behalf of the United States of America, almost 30 states, and unnamed insurance policyholders, the just-unsealed lawsuit alleges that Corcept (CORT) engaged in off- label...

Jun 03, 2026 Read Now >

Zillow: Democratic Reps Urge FTC Probe of Real Estate Giant’s Referral Practices

Two Democratic lawmakers last week urged Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson to investigate Zillow (Z) and other real estate platforms over their referral practices, according to a letter obtained exclusively by The Capitol...

Jun 02, 2026 Read Now >

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Survival of Texas App Store Accountability Act Could Encourage Other States; FCC Poised to Lift Ownership Cap; Vietnam Trade Probe Could Trigger Increased Tariffs on Electronics; Student-athletes Left Out of Cruz-Cantwell NCAA Antitrust Discussion; Vermont Passes Privacy Measure, But Will Governor Sign?

The TMT Weekly is a forward-looking tipsheet that covers tech policy across The Capitol Forum’s U.S. policy coverage universe, from Congress to the Courts. If you have any feedback, feel free to email...

Jun 02, 2026 Read Now >

Medline: Company Receives Warning Letter from FDA Over Bacterial Contamination in Infant Surgical Wipes

Earlier today, the FDA published a warning letter that the agency sent to Medline (MDLN), citing the company for several systemic failures in how it has responded to bacterial contamination in its ReadyPrep Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) antiseptic wipes, which are used to prepare...

Jun 02, 2026 Read Now >

Medline: FDA, Industry Experts Raise Concerns Over Company’s Oversight of Contract Manufacturers and Ability to Monitor Device Malfunctions

A Capitol Forum investigation has found that poor oversight of its suppliers and post-market surveillance practices by the medical device company Medline (MDLN) is leading to patient harm and delayed recalls of dangerous products. Over the last several years, FDA inspectors have...

Jun 01, 2026 Read Now >

Universal Health Services: Sexual Assaults and Runaways Persist at South Carolina Facility Despite Federal Sanction

This article contains descriptions of sexual assault. Last year, government inspectors placed multiple immediate jeopardies (IJs) on Three Rivers Behavioral Health, a psychiatric facility operated by Universal Health Services (UHS) in West Columbia, South Carolina, after finding the...

May 26, 2026 Read Now >

DOJ Launches Criminal Antitrust Probe into Claritev

DOJ’s antitrust division has launched a criminal price-fixing investigation into Claritev (CTEV), previously known as MultiPlan, a pricing intermediary that major health insurers use to set reimbursement rates for out-of-network medical claims, sources familiar with the matter...

May 14, 2026 Read Now >

Roblox: Additional Child Exploitation Lawsuits Consolidated in State and Federal Court as Attorneys Say Thousands of Similar Cases Being Investigated

Thousands of potential cases of child sexual exploitation allegedly facilitated by gaming platform Roblox (RBLX) are still under investigation, according to plaintiffs’ attorneys, as federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) against the company continues to...

May 08, 2026 Read Now >

Medline: In Rare Move, FDA Revokes Regulatory Approval for Several Medical Devices Sold by Company

The FDA has revoked the regulatory approvals for several medical devices sold by Medline (MDLN), according to recent updates on the agency’s recall database. 22 Medline devices and kits are being recalled under a recall posted last week, with the reason for the recalls listed as “the...

Apr 24, 2026 Read Now >

Private Equity Investment in Clinical Trial Sites Raises Potential Antitrust, CPOM Concerns

Private equity’s growing interest in clinical trial sites and services raises questions about how increased consolidation will impact the cost and sustainability of pharmaceutical research and development (R&D), and this trend could implicate both antitrust law and state Corporate...

Apr 17, 2026 Read Now >

LeadsOnline: Former Employee Voices Monopoly Concerns, Citing Anticompetitive Mergers, Price Increases

LeadsOnline, a private equity–backed provider of crime data and forensic tools, has acquired such firm control of the markets in which it operates that a former account executive says the company may need to be broken...

Apr 16, 2026 Read Now >

Medline: Company Apparently Did Not Disclose Systemic Problems Identified in Multiple FDA Inspections in Year Prior to IPO

Last December, Medline (MDLN), one of the largest suppliers of medical and surgical products in the country, went public in the biggest IPO of the year, raising over $6 billion. In the 12 months prior to the IPO, Medline received four Form 483 inspection...

Apr 16, 2026 Read Now >

Google: EFF Asks California, New York to Investigate Google’s Failure to Notify User of ICE Subpoena Despite Company’s Promises

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is asking the California and New York attorneys general to investigate Google (GOOG) for deceptive trade practices after alleging that the company broke its promise to give users advanced notice before providing their information to law...

Apr 16, 2026 Read Now >

Privacy Policy: California Data Broker Registry Reveals Dozens of Brokers Selling Consumers’ Data to Foreign Actors, Law Enforcement, Federal Government

Last week the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) published its 2026 Data Broker Registry, revealing that dozens of brokers have sold or shared consumers’ personal data to the federal government, law enforcement, and even foreign adversary countries over the past...

Apr 01, 2026 Read Now >

Federal Reserve Policy: Warsh’s Pursuit of Quantitative Tightening Faces Myriad Political and Market Constraints

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve, has said that he wants to reduce the Fed’s “bloated” portfolio of assets and has asserted that quantitative easing (the Fed policy of buying assets like Treasuries and mortgage securities) has led to...

Mar 19, 2026 Read Now >

Thrad: Company Claims to Serve Ads to Millions of Chatbot Users as Hims & Hers Denies Partnership, Experts Raise Privacy Concerns

Adtech startup Thrad.ai claims to serve millions of ads daily for Fortune 500 brands across a global network of AI publishers, as chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT begin to experiment with in-chat advertising to users. But targeting users with ads based on their conversations with chatbots...

Mar 12, 2026 Read Now >

Roblox: Judge Denies Roblox’s Motion to Compel Arbitration in 10-Year-Old’s Alleged Kidnapping Case, Citing EFAA

This article has been updated to include comments from Senator Dick Durbin. A California Superior Court judge ruled Roblox (RBLX) and Discord’s arbitration agreements to be unenforceable under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (EFAA) in a...

Mar 03, 2026 Read Now >

Roblox: Age Checks Requirement Upends Socialization and Chat-Dependent Games Across Platform as Developers Voice Concerns

When Jack first discovered Roblox (RBLX) in 2011 as an eight-year-old, he was hooked. Inspired by roleplaying games, or “experiences,” that let him inhabit the role of soldier, cop, or service worker, he launched his own fast food-themed experience three years later that let users...

Feb 26, 2026 Read Now >

Figure Technology Solutions: Blockchain-Based Home Equity Credit Product May Circumvent Lending Rules

Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR), a nonbank lender that uses blockchain to automate consumer credit lending, derives the bulk of its revenue from a home equity line of credit (HELOC) product that appears to operate much like a traditional home loan, raising questions about whether the...

Feb 12, 2026 Read Now >

Harrow: California Accusation, Settlement Could Spur Other State Boards of Pharmacy to Take Action Against ImprimisRx

Harrow (HROW), an ophthalmic drug company, announced last week that its compounding business had reached a settlement with the California Board of Pharmacy, paying a fine of $157,000 and voluntarily surrendering its state licensure in light of an August 2025 accusation from the Board....

Feb 10, 2026 Read Now >

Sporttrade: Prediction Platform’s Struggles to Operate Under State Gambling Laws Illustrate Mismatch Between Sportsbook and Exchange Models

Long before Kalshi was offering contracts on NFL game outcomes, a little-known platform called Sporttrade tried to win permission from state gambling regimes to bring exchange wagering to the sports-betting world. The idea was simple: To create a platform through which people could buy...

Feb 03, 2026 Read Now >

CMS Policy: Proposed 0.09% Medicare Rate Appears More Likely to Climb Due to Technical Changes Than CMS Backing Down on Risk Adjustment Policies

Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published an advance notice proposing both technical and policy-related changes to the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D payment methodologies that would, on average, result in a nearly flat rate increase of 0.09%...

Feb 03, 2026 Read Now >

KKR: Life and Annuity Funds Steered into Natural Gas Project Are Latest in Trend of Affiliated Private Credit Deals

The private equity and asset management firms that have taken over much of the life and annuity (L/A) sector are loading the portfolios of policyholders and annuitants with private credit investments, a trend that has drawn growing concern from regulators, policymakers, and industry...

Feb 02, 2026 Read Now >

Oral Tirzepatide Ads Could Conflict with Meta’s Ad Policy, Raise Other Legal Questions

In December, the attorneys general of 35 U.S. states and territories wrote a letter calling on Meta to address “the surge of misleading marketing for weight loss products on Meta’s platforms,” particularly for compounded GLP-1 products, which do not have Food and Drug Administration...

Jan 20, 2026 Read Now >

Vestager Urges Officials to Abandon X, Compares Social Media to Smoking Indoors

Civil servants and public bodies need to stop posting on X as Europe looks to depend less on American tech platforms and develop homegrown competitors, former EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said in an interview. As European regulators confront X over its AI tool Grok,...

Jan 14, 2026 Read Now >

Capitol Forum’s Tech Policy 2026 Predictions: Brinkema Will Break Up Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly, DOJ and/or States Will Appeal Google Search Remedy, Open AI Will Take Feud with Google to Europe, Big Tech Will Push for Trade Policy ‘Get Out of Jail Free Card’

As part of our tech policy coverage, we are launching our annual predictions on some of the most meaningful events expected to take place in 2026, which we will track regularly throughout the year. To discuss these predictions with Executive Editor Teddy Downey, please join us for a...

Jan 08, 2026 Read Now >

DEA Pushing to Restart Program That Allegedly Seized Millions From Innocent Last-Minute Air Travelers Targeted as Drug Couriers

The Drug Enforcement Administration is trying to bring back a controversial program that allowed it to search the carry-on luggage of boarding and exiting airline passengers who fit its profile of drug traffickers, The Capitol Forum has learned. At the same time, the DEA has been telling...

Jan 07, 2026 Read Now >

Inspire Medical Systems: Palmetto Removes Lucrative Billing Code for Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation; Decision Means No Remaining Medicare Administrative Contractors Recognize Code

The Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Palmetto removed the CPT code 64568 from its list of approved billing codes for Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation (HGNS), according to an update posted yesterday to the Medicare Coverage Database. The move follows the recent updates by the MACs...

Jan 02, 2026 Read Now >

Inspire Medical Systems: Following Other MACs, WPS Removes Lucrative Billing Code for Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation

The Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) WPS removed the CPT code 64568 from its list of approved billing codes for Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation (HGNS), according to an update posted today on the MAC’s website. The move follows the recent updates by the MACs Noridian and CGS that...

Dec 29, 2025 Read Now >

Health Care Weekly: Zynex Files for Bankruptcy; Most FTC-Challenged Patents Delisted; TX AG Sues Epic; UnitedHealth Contract Dispute; Analysis of FDA Draft Guidance on Animal Testing; Report on Utilization Management in Traditional Medicare

Zynex files for bankruptcy. Yesterday, Zynex Medical (ZYXI) announced that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas. The announcement comes after a turbulent year for the company during which the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Zynex’s largest source of...

Dec 17, 2025 Read Now >

Roblox: Child Exploitation Lawsuits Consolidated in California Federal Court as Attorney Says Thousands of Similar Cases Still Under Investigation

On Friday the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation granted a petition to consolidate dozens of private lawsuits that allege gaming platform Roblox facilitates the sexual exploitation and grooming...

Dec 17, 2025 Read Now >

Inspire Medical Systems: Medicare Administrative Contractors Working on ‘Consensus Approach’ to Resolve Billing Issue

At least three Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) are working on a “consensus approach” to resolving a billing dispute that could see some MACs paying much more than other MACs for hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) procedures, The Capitol Forum has learned. The rest of this...

Dec 15, 2025 Read Now >

Kalshi: Prediction Platform May Have to Block Access for Nevada Users

A federal judge said Friday that he was considering reversing a prior decision that had allowed prediction market operator Kalshi to continue offering sports event-based contracts in Nevada while its legal battle with state gambling regulators plays out in court. After hours of oral...

Nov 14, 2025 Read Now >

MAUDE Monthly: Beta Bionics Reports Remain High; Dexcom Says It Has Fixed Sensor Issues; FDA Warns Patients Against RF Microneedling; Pyxis Problems Persist Despite Over a Dozen Recalls; Boston Scientific Spinal Implants Breaking During Surgery; Update on Dentsply Sirona Class Action

The information contained in this report is compiled from the FDA’s Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database. The MAUDE database contains reports of deaths, injuries, and malfunctions relating to the use of medical devices and is updated monthly with reports...

Nov 13, 2025 Read Now >

Roblox: Judge Rules Roblox’s Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable Under Federal Law in Pending Child Sexual Exploitation Lawsuit

A California Superior Court judge rejected Roblox’s (RBLX) motion to compel arbitration in one of the dozens of child sexual exploitation lawsuits filed against the gaming platform this year. Issued October 30, the ruling found Roblox’s arbitration agreement to be unenforceable as to...

Nov 13, 2025 Read Now >

FanDuel, DraftKings: Entrance Into Prediction Markets Puts Sports Betting Platforms Crosswise With State Regulators; Companies Can No Longer Operate in Nevada

FanDuel (FLUT) can no longer operate in Nevada after deciding to launch a predictions market platform that will give customers access to sports event contracts in states where online sports betting is not legal, The Capitol Forum has learned. Shortly after FanDuel and CME Group announced...

Nov 12, 2025 Read Now >

Linde Gas: Company Appears to Have Been Aware of Dangerous Problems With Nitric Oxide Device for Years but Represented to Customers and FDA That Product Was Safe

A Capitol Forum investigation has found that Linde Gas (LIN) appears to have been aware of a fatal flaw with its NOxBOXi nitric oxide therapy device for newborns for several years but continued to market the device to hospitals and represent to the Food and Drug Administration that it was...

Nov 10, 2025 Read Now >

Stride Learning, Inc.: Texas Shutters One Campus with a Teacher Student Ratio of 65:1; Requires Another School to Implement a ‘Turnaround Plan’

A Stride Learning, Inc. (LRN) elementary school in Texas will close at the end of the year after repeatedly failing to meet state academic standards. The forced closure comes after the Texas Online Preparatory School (TOPS) Elementary, which serves 824 students in grades three through...

Nov 10, 2025 Read Now >

DEA Seizing Fewer Fentanyl Pills Following Agent Shift to Surges, Immigration Enforcement

The DEA is seizing far fewer fentanyl pills than it did a year ago, signaling the impact of the agency’s deployment of resources to help with National Guard surges in cities and immigration enforcement, a Capitol Forum analysis of department data indicates. DEA agents are seizing fewer...

Nov 07, 2025 Read Now >

Kalshi: Cracks in Legal Theory Beginning to Emerge After Early Court Victory

Kalshi, the U.S.-based prediction market operator that recently introduced sports betting to its platform, notched an early courtroom win in Nevada earlier this year, bolstering the notion that the company’s novel interpretation of the law could open the door for nationwide sports...

Oct 29, 2025 Read Now >

UnitedHealthcare’s Cost-Cutting Drive Could Mean Fewer Mental Health Services—Especially for Kids

As CEO of Sun Behavioral Health, Steve Page has the unenviable task of trying to maintain services at his small chain of four mental health facilities amid federal cuts to Medicaid. Sun Behavioral Health provides services for children and adults who suffer from conditions ranging from...

Oct 22, 2025 Read Now >

Zillow: Realtors Are Required to Drive Business to Zillow’s In-House Lending Arm, Potentially Raising Buyer Costs; Agents Express Concern They Are Violating RESPA

Zillow’s (Z) commission-splitting Flex program could violate anti-kickback provisions of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) because it requires that real estate agents steer homebuyers to Zillow’s mortgage arm, realtors tell The Capitol Forum. The Flex program is an...

Oct 22, 2025 Read Now >

Harrow Shakes Up Imprimis Leadership Following Accusation from CA Board of Pharmacy

Amid significant scrutiny of its drug compounding practices, ophthalmic pharmaceutical company Harrow (HROW) announced October 6 that John Saharek, the former CEO and president of its drug compounding arm, ImprimisRx, had stepped down. On the same day, Harrow said Frank Mullery would...

Oct 09, 2025 Read Now >

SHEIN and Temu Look to Europe for Growth After End of De Minimis Exemption in U.S., Raising Concerns Among EU Policymakers

Chinese e-commerce companies Temu and SHEIN will no longer be able to rely on their low-cost direct-to-consumer model in the U.S. following the end of a trade exemption known as de minimis. As the companies look to Europe for growth, however, European policymakers are preparing to push...

Oct 06, 2025 Read Now >

Linde Gas: FDA Observes Serious Problems with NOxBOXi Device that Led to Neonatal Deaths and Injuries; Company Repeatedly Failed to Identify Patterns in Malfunctions, Investigate and Address Known Issues That Could Cause Death, and Report Problems to the FDA

Linde Gas (LIN), the world’s largest industrial gas supplier, repeatedly failed to appropriately investigate and fix serious problems with its NOxBOXi device, which administers inhaled nitric oxide therapy to newborns and monitors nitrogen dioxide and oxygen levels, according to a...

Sep 30, 2025 Read Now >

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