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Antitrust Agenda: Minnesota AG Announces Investigation into Fertilizer Industry; Adam Candeub’s Written Responses to Judiciary Committee Questions; Institutional Investor Common Ownership of Competitors is a Plus Factor, District Court Finds; Colorado AG Phil Weiser on Opportunities for State AGs Next Congress

Welcome to The Antitrust Agenda, our weekly analysis of timing and priorities at the FTC, DOJ, and state AG offices. Key stories we’re following this week include: • Minnesota Attorney General probing fertilizer industry. • DOJ Antitrust Division nominee Adam Candeub’s responses...

Sep 21, 2026 Read Now >

Medline: Following FDA Warning Letter, Prior Inspections, and Recalls Related to Contamination, Company Receives FDA 483 Over Microbial Testing Practices at Mundelein Facility

In the wake of recent FDA scrutiny of microbial contamination in Medline (MDLN) products and several related recalls, FDA investigators found during a July inspection that the company has substandard processes for testing drug products for microbial contamination at its Mundelein,...

Sep 21, 2026 Read Now >

Paramount/Warner Bros. Discovery: Negotiators in Settlement Discussions Reach Advanced Stage Navigating Between Contrasting Economic Goals

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) and the California attorney general’s discussions to settle a suit to block the studio’s proposed Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) acquisition have reached an advanced stage as negotiators work within the parameters of the parties’ contrasting economic goals,...

Sep 19, 2026 Read Now >

Financials Friday: Enova Abandons Federal Banking Charter; Warren Pitches Reviving Crypto Bill in a Democratic Congress; Senate Advances Trump’s CFPB Nominee; Corpay Agrees to $100 Million Deceptive Practices Fine; Zillow Loses Chicago Access in Private Listings Fight

Financials Friday is a weekly overview of financial news and analysis of the timing and priorities of key agencies including the Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC. Key stories we’re following this week include: • Enova shelves attempt to gain federal banking charter. • Warren says a...

Sep 18, 2026 Read Now >

Wildcat Is No Wild Card: DOD’s New Stance on Foreign Ownership of Defense Contractors Could Favor American Bidder for Austal USA

Wildcat Infrastructure’s American ownership could provide its sudden bid for Austal USA a major regulatory advantage over rival suitor Hanwha Defense USA, a unit of South Korea’s Hanwha Group (KRX:...

Sep 18, 2026 Read Now >

Kone/TK Elevator: DOJ Staff Asking Third Parties About Rivalry Among Big 4, Competition for Aftermarket Services

DOJ staff investigating elevator maker Kone’s proposed acquisition of rival TK Elevator are asking industry participants about whether the €29.4 billion ($34 billion) deal would limit customer options in both new construction and some services in local U.S. markets, sources familiar...

Sep 18, 2026 Read Now >

Chemed: Families of VITAS Patients Say The Company Mismanaged the Care of Their Loved Ones, Causing Physical and Emotional Pain; Former Employees Say VITAS Misrepresented Services When Marketing and Left Patients Alone in Crises; Company Has Been Cited Hundreds of Times by Regulators for Poor Care and Holds Medicare Ratings Well Below National Average Despite Higher-Than-Average Payments

In 2024, Vitas Healthcare, the largest hospice provider in the nation and a subsidiary of Chemed (CHE), was paid by Medicare roughly 26%, or $4,000, more per patient compared with the national average to provide end-of-life care, according to an analysis of Medicare claims data for that...

Sep 18, 2026 Read Now >

Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery: Republican AGs Would Seek to Intervene in States’ Lawsuit in Support of Paramount if Supreme Court Gambit Fails

Iowa will seek to intervene in the litigation against the Paramount Skydance (PSKY)/Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) merger if the Supreme Court declines in the coming weeks to let it pursue a complaint against Democratic state attorneys general trying to block the deal, a source close to the...

Sep 17, 2026 Read Now >

Capitol Forum Analysis of August MAUDE Data

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...

Sep 17, 2026 Read Now >

Labor Weekly: Trump Administration’s Embattled Ban on Non-Citizen Truck Drivers Could Eliminate 200,000 Drivers, Squeezing Truck Load Capacity; Bill Granting Broad NCAA Antitrust Immunity Teed Up for Senate Vote; State Attorneys General Question FAA Preemption of Arline Worker Protections

Welcome to Labor Thursday, our weekly overview of competition and labor market issues. Key stories we’re following this week include: • A proposed ban on non-citizen truck drivers that could have far-reaching industry consequences was considered during oral arguments this week at the...

Sep 17, 2026 Read Now >

Booker Presses DOJ on Whether Antitrust Chief Nominee Candeub Is Working on Competition Issues Prior to Confirmation Vote

Senator Cory Booker, D-NJ, is raising concerns about Adam Candeub, the nominee to lead the Justice Department’s antitrust division, working on antitrust matters at the agency before his Senate confirmation, according to a copy of the letter obtained by The Capitol...

Sep 16, 2026 Read Now >

Health Care Weekly: FDA Leaders Open to Regulatory Flexibility on Psychedelics; House E&C Panel May Back Medicare Coverage for Respiratory Illness Care at Pharmacies; Patients, Plans Push for No Surprises Act Dispute Resolution Changes; CMS Can Better Screen for DME Fraud in Medicare Advantage, HHS-OIG Says

The Health Care Weekly is a timely analysis of competition developments, policy changes and other updates that may affect medical and pharmaceutical markets. Key stories we’re following this week include: • FDA officials say they’re open to regulatory flexibility on psychedelic...

Sep 16, 2026 Read Now >

A-CAP: South Carolina Regulator Petitions to Seize Life Insurer and Its Reinsurer Nearly Two Years After a Failed Attempt to Stop the Companies from Writing New Business

The South Carolina Department of Insurance is seeking to take control of Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Company and its reinsurer, Southern Atlantic Re, alleging that the insurers’ risk-based capital ratios “have fallen significantly below their required level for licensure and remain...

Sep 16, 2026 Read Now >

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Former DOJ Official Alford Comes Out Against Cruz’s NCAA Reform Bill; Newsmax Seeks Concessions in Fox-Roku Tie-up; Tech Lobbyists Want Tariff Exemptions on Chinese Goods; China Spy Agency Views Foreign AI as a Threat; Upcoming Ruling in Collusion Case Could Clarify Bounds of Per Se Liability for Algorithmic Coordination

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 editorial@thecapitolforum.com. In this edition: • Congressional Outlook: Former top...

Sep 15, 2026 Read Now >

PriceLabs: Inclusion of Forward-Looking Occupancy and Pricing Data, Granular Competitor Benchmarking May Raise Antitrust Concerns

PriceLabs, a revenue management software platform for short-term rentals and hotels previously reported on by The Capitol Forum, offers competitor comparison tools on a granular level that could give rise to allegations the company engages in collusive...

Sep 14, 2026 Read Now >

Antitrust Agenda: Trump Faces Rising Midterm Threat from Tariff Battle with Canada; Comments in Tunney Act Review of DOJ’s Live Nation Settlement Focus on Corruption, Insufficient Remedies; Big Whiskey Distiller Commends Rivals for ‘Rational’ Decisions to Keep Prices High, Cut Supply

Welcome to The Antitrust Agenda, our weekly analysis of timing and priorities at the FTC, DOJ, and state AG offices. Key stories we’re following this week include: • Trade war with Canada front-and-center for voters in key Senate swing states. • States call for full discovery and...

Sep 14, 2026 Read Now >

Financials Friday: Lobbying for Clarity Act Erupts Ahead of Senate Vote; Warren Launches Probe Into Private Equity Ties to Insurers; Former Bancorp CFO Fined for Filing Unaudited Annual Report; Small Banks to Get Fewer Inspections; CFPB Ceases Publication of Consumer Complaints; Cannabis Shops Can’t Find a Bank

Financials Friday is a weekly overview of financial news and analysis of the timing and priorities of key agencies including the Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC. Key stories we’re following this week include: • The crypto industry and banking groups are launching a national advertising...

Sep 11, 2026 Read Now >

States to Move ‘Full Speed Ahead’ Toward Broader Google Adtech Trial After Remedies Decision in DOJ Case Released; AGs Could Put Divestitures Back on Table

The 17 state attorneys general who sued Google (GOOG) over the allegedly anticompetitive conduct of its online advertising technology businesses can soon press for a trial date now that a federal judge has decided a related DOJ case involving the tech...

Sep 11, 2026 Read Now >

Labor Weekly: NLRB Appeals Circuit Court’s Rejection of Post-Merger Bargaining Doctrine; Employer Anti-Union Spending Transparency Continues to Decline, Nonprofit Finds; Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern Should Be Probed for Labor Effects, Democrats Say; California Antitrust Bill Poised to Expand Labor Antitrust Enforcement Toolbox

Welcome to Labor Thursday, our weekly overview of competition and labor market issues. Key stories we’re following this week include: • The National Labor Relations Board argued in favor of protecting employee unions post-acquisition after a trial court loss. • Employers’...

Sep 10, 2026 Read Now >

Aquarian/Brighthouse: Subsidiary Relies on Controversial Tactic to Mask Financial Situation, Relieving Balance Sheet of $539 Million in Liabilities

Aquarian Holdings, which is attempting to acquire life insurer Brighthouse Financial (BHF), has a subsidiary employing a controversial accounting method that relieves its balance sheet of more than half a billion dollars in liabilities, raising questions about its...

Sep 09, 2026 Read Now >

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Candebub Judiciary Committee Vote Due by End of Month; Paramount/Warner Bros. Judge Once Represented Oracle; Canada’s Investment-screening Tools Face Trade War Test; UN says Cross-border Payment Fees Harm Poorer Nations; State AGs affirm commitment to RealPage Suit

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...

Sep 09, 2026 Read Now >

Health Care Weekly: Pharmacists Wary of Data Sharing in CVS Caremark Settlement; FTC Touts Success of OhioHealth Probe; FDA Seeks to Speed Botanical Drug Development; CMS Announces Fraud Crackdown as Comments Close for Home Health, Hospice, DME Rule

The Health Care Weekly is a timely analysis of competition developments, policy changes and other updates that may affect medical and pharmaceutical markets. Key stories we’re following this week include: • Independent pharmacies are concerned about FTC’s CVS Caremark settlement....

Sep 09, 2026 Read Now >

Insulet: Omnipod Users Report Persistent Leakage, Under-Delivery Problems with Insulin Devices Not Included in Prior Recall

In May, Insulet Corporation (PODD) issued a recall affecting millions of its Omnipod insulin delivery devices after some lots of the popular Omnipod 5 system, as well as the Omnipod DASH and Omnipod Eros, were found to have a small tear in the tubing just above the skin—a defect that...

Sep 08, 2026 Read Now >

Antitrust Agenda: Collapse in Cattle Prices Following Plant Closures, Beef Imports, May Bely White House Attempts to Console Ranchers; The ‘Capacity Crunch’ at Heart of U.S. Gasoline Prices; U.S. House Ponders More Open Legislative Process; Brian Shearer on Insurance Price-Gouging Reform

Welcome to The Antitrust Agenda, our weekly analysis of timing and priorities at the FTC, DOJ, and state AG offices. Key stories we’re following this week include: • What ranchers think of USDA efforts to rebuild U.S. cattle herd • Trump comes up against refinery capacity shortage...

Sep 08, 2026 Read Now >

Ligado Networks: Court Ruling Puts at Risk Company’s $39 Billion Lawsuit Against U.S. Government

A Federal Claims Court judge’s ruling this week will delay—and could even derail—Ligado Networks’ effort to seek $39 billion from the U.S. government for allegedly preventing the company from deploying spectrum for a cell-phone...

Sep 04, 2026 Read Now >

Financials Friday: How a Democratic President Could Boot Life Insurance Companies Out of the Federal Home Loan Bank System; New Republican Bill Targets CFPB Funding; Banks Get Into Stablecoin Business; Last Bastion of Private Listings Opposition Falls to Compass; New Jersey Kicks Kalshi Dispute to SCOTUS

Financials Friday is a weekly overview of financial news and analysis of the timing and priorities of key agencies including the Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC. Key stories we’re following this week include: • Democratic momentum for reforming the Federal Home Loan Bank system is...

Sep 04, 2026 Read Now >

Google: Judge Voices Concern About Impact of AI Overviews on Publishers, But Penske, Chegg Still Face Standing Hurdles

As U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta decides whether to dismiss litigation targeting Google’s (GOOG) AI Overviews, the publisher plaintiffs may have reason for optimism after the judge expressed concern about the search giant’s AI-powered...

Sep 04, 2026 Read Now >

Live Nation, Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery Hearings Planned by House Judiciary Democrats If They Take Control After Midterms

House Judiciary Committee Democrats are planning hearings next year on DOJ clearing Paramount Skydance’s (PSKY) proposed $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and settling its Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) suit if their party takes control of the chamber, a source familiar...

Sep 03, 2026 Read Now >

Labor Weekly: NLRB On Track to Overturn Lingering Biden-era Caselaw; Nuclear Energy Providers Beat Wage-Fixing Lawsuit, For Now; Discovery Spat in UPMC Monopsony Case Highlights Ruling Delay

Welcome to Labor Thursday, our weekly overview of competition and labor market issues. Key stories we’re following this week include: • NLRB General Counsel issues caselaw targets for Board review. • Nuclear energy workers challenging alleged wage-fixing lose motion to dismiss. •...

Sep 03, 2026 Read Now >

The Trade Desk: Platform Offers Audience Segments Targeting Specific Health Conditions, Religious Beliefs, and Political Views

Advertising technology giant The Trade Desk (TTD) helps marketers target millions of consumers through audience data segments uploaded by third-party providers. A Capitol Forum investigation found that hundreds of these segments appear to denote potentially sensitive characteristics—...

Sep 03, 2026 Read Now >

KKR and Kuvare: KKR and Kuvare Life Insurers File Conflicting Sworn Accounts of the Same Reinsurance Deal, $542 Million Apart on the Money Set Aside for Policyholders

Kuvare Holdings-owned Guaranty Income Life Insurance Company and KKR-owned (KKR) Commonwealth Annuity and Life Insurance Company are telling their respective state regulators materially different stories about the same $542 million reinsurance deal—and they’ve been doing so for at...

Sep 02, 2026 Read Now >

Health Care Weekly: Florida AG Accuses PBMs of Price-Fixing; Acquisitions of Pending Pharma IP Should Face Antitrust Scrutiny, FTC Says; FDA Targets Online Peptide Sellers; Medicare DME Moratorium Ends; Dialysis Giants Comment on ESRD Proposal; Update on FDA Warnings About Clinical Trial Disclosures

The Health Care Weekly is a timely analysis of competition developments, policy changes and other updates that may affect medical and pharmaceutical markets. Key stories we’re following this week include: • Prime Therapeutics, Express Scripts engaged in price-fixing, Florida AG says....

Sep 02, 2026 Read Now >

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: A Look at Potential Midterm Outcomes; Canada Could Target Energy and Critical Materials in Trade War; White House Looks to Shield Bulk-Power Equipment from Outside Interference; California Strips Private Right of Action from Privacy Act

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 editorial@thecapitolforum.com. In this edition: Congress Outlook: Some interesting...

Sep 01, 2026 Read Now >

Merger Monthly: States’ Decision Not to Sue Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery on Labor Monopsony Shows Limits—So Far—of Legal Arguments; Outlook for Key Transactions, Including Boston Scientific/Penumbra, Cintas/UniFirst and Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern

Spend just a moment researching the entertainment industry, and one thing becomes clear: Behind- the-scenes movie and television workers are...

Sep 01, 2026 Read Now >

Antitrust Agenda: Fearing Tunney Act Scrutiny After HPE-Juniper Process, Companies Could Favor ‘Fix-it-First’ Strategy; White House Involvement in DOJ-Live Nation Settlement Could Emerge in Tunney Act Discovery; Consumers Overcharged More Than $11 Billion for Live Events, Per New Analysis; California COMPETE Act Passes, Giving AG Bonta Another Antitrust Enforcement Tool

Welcome to The Antitrust Agenda, our weekly analysis of timing and priorities at the FTC, DOJ, and state AG offices. Key stories we’re following this week include: • With rising scrutiny of DOJ settlements by Tunney Act discovery, merging companies may opt for “fix-it-first”...

Aug 31, 2026 Read Now >

Ligado Networks: Laura Loomer Calls Out Pentagon Official Steve Feinberg Over Alleged Conflict of Interest

President Donald Trump confidante and online provocateur Laura Loomer contends there is self- dealing involved in the government’s settlement talks with Ligado Networks centered around Deputy Defense Secretary Steve...

Aug 28, 2026 Read Now >

San Francisco Judge Denies California AG’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction Against Amazon’s Pricing Tactics, But Leaves Door Open for Per Se Scrutiny; Asks Parties to Consider Changing Trial Schedule

A San Francisco judge has rejected the California attorney general’s request for a preliminary injunction over alleged price-fixing by Amazon (AMZN), ruling that a trial will be necessary to determine whether the ecommerce giant’s conduct constitutes price fixing or violates...

Aug 28, 2026 Read Now >

Cintas/UniFirst: FTC Deepens Merger Investigation Through Expansive CIDs

FTC staff have in recent months issued civil investigative demands (CIDs) to third-party industry participants as the agency deepens its investigation into Cintas’ (CTAS) proposed $5.5 billion acquisition of uniform rental rival UniFirst (UNF), sources familiar with the matter...

Aug 27, 2026 Read Now >

CRH/Arcosa: Building Materials Supplier Tie Up Pulled and Refiled Pre-merger Paperwork in Early August

CRH (CRH) refiled their pre-merger notification form with the FTC and DOJ in early August, a spokesperson for CRH said, adding that the move is not expected to affect the parties’ plan to close their transaction by the first quarter of...

Aug 27, 2026 Read Now >

Chemed: Vitas Healthcare Misdiagnosed Dementia Patients and ‘Fudged’ Evaluation Scores in Order to Admit Them into Hospice; Expert Who Reviewed Internal Documents Says They Warrant Federal Investigation

An ongoing Capitol Forum investigation of VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed (CHE) and the largest hospice provider in the nation, has found that the company is enrolling patients into hospice that do not meet Medicare guidelines and recording inaccurate diagnoses to avoid scrutiny...

Aug 26, 2026 Read Now >

Hanwha Group/Austal USA: Bid for U.S. Navy Shipbuilder Could Face Heavy Seas, Including Whether Trump’s Anger at South Korea Will Complicate Deal

South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Group’s (KRX: 000880) $1.2 billion bid earlier this month to acquire the U.S operations of Australia’s Austal Limited (ASX: ASB) could be complicated by geopolitics and the Department of Defense’s tough new attitude toward foreign acquisitions of...

Aug 25, 2026 Read Now >

Super.com: Cash Advance Feature Could Expose Company to Scrutiny, Raise Consumer Protection Concerns, Experts Say

Super.com’s cash advance offering, “Super.com Cash,” resembles Earned Wage Access (EWA) products that have faced private litigation and federal enforcement, as well as scrutiny from California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) for allegedly failing to...

Aug 25, 2026 Read Now >

Democratic Lawmakers—Including Warren and DeLauro—Back Federal Funding of State Antitrust Enforcement

Several Democratic lawmakers—including Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Rosa DeLauro, the likely Appropriations Committee chair if her party takes control of the House next year—say they would support federal funding for state antitrust enforcement...

Aug 20, 2026 Read Now >

CFIUS Review Slowdown Extends Beyond DHS-Led Cases, Sources Say, Citing Staffing and Leadership Gaps; Heavier Reliance on Outside Contractors for Risk Assessments

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is experiencing a broader slowdown in merger reviews than the shutdown-driven backlog at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alone would explain, according to sources familiar with the...

Aug 20, 2026 Read Now >

Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery: Judge Prepares Parties for Open Court Proceedings; No Limit to Number of Witnesses

U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín today laid out her expectations for transparent court proceedings regarding the scheduled March trial on the lawsuits to block Paramount Skydance’s (PSKY) proposed $81 billion Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD)...

Aug 19, 2026 Read Now >

Maude Monthly: Insulet Omnipod Lots Outside of Recall Appear to Be Showing Same Defects; Medline Reports Thousands of Backlogged Reports; ConvaTec Subsidiary Discloses Hundreds of Deaths but Little Investigation of Their Causes

Adverse-event reports for Insulet Corporation’s (PODD) Omnipod 5 insulin pump that describe the specific defect behind two recalls earlier this spring reached an all-time monthly high in July, according to a Capitol Forum analysis of the FDA’s Manufacturer and User Facility Device...

Aug 18, 2026 Read Now >

Capitol Forum Analysis of July MAUDE Data

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...

Aug 18, 2026 Read Now >

NextEra/Dominion: Virginia State Utility Regulator Who’s Former Employee of Buyer Won’t Recuse Herself from Deal Review

The chair of the Virginia utility regulator whose previous employment at NextEra Energy (NEE) has raised conflict-of-interest questions declined to recuse herself from the review of the renewable energy company’s $66.8 billion acquisition of Dominion Energy...

Aug 18, 2026 Read Now >

Western Union/International Money Express: Deal Faces Open-Ended Review by California Financial Regulator

Western Union (WU) faces an open-ended review by California’s financial regulator of the company’s proposed $500 million acquisition of rival International Money Express...

Aug 18, 2026 Read Now >

Settlement of Ligado Networks Suit Against U.S. Still Possible Despite Company Seeking Discovery

A settlement of Ligado Networks’ $39 billion suit against the U.S. government is still possible despite the company on Friday saying that it would seek discovery in the litigation, sources familiar with the matter...

Aug 17, 2026 Read Now >

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