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Xponential Fitness: SBA Loan Losses Exceed $9 Million

Small Business Administration (SBA) loan losses linked to franchisees of Xponential Fitness (XPOF) now exceed $9 million after more than $1.4 million in new charge-offs were recorded in the second quarter of this year, a Capitol Forum analysis of SBA loan data has...

Jul 24, 2026 Read Now >

Universal Health Services: Lawsuit Alleges Three Minors Were Sexually Assaulted While Patients at Missouri Psychiatric Hospital; One Allegation Relates to 2025 Assault, Potentially After Company Lost Insurance Coverage

A lawsuit filed in Vernon County, Missouri last month alleges that three minors were sexually assaulted during their stay at Heartland Behavioral Health, a psychiatric facility operated by Universal Health Services (UHS) in Nevada, Missouri. Importantly, one of the allegations of assault,...

Jul 23, 2026 Read Now >

DOJ Sees Spike in Merger-Related Lobbying; Paramount Skydance Ramps Up Lobbying in Prelude to States-Led Lawsuit Opposing Warner Bros. Discovery Buyout

Merger-related lobbying targeting DOJ spiked in the second quarter of 2026 amid personnel shake- ups at the agency and reports that a politicized leadership curbed staff reviews of deals, according to a Capitol Forum analysis of lobbying disclosures due this...

Jul 23, 2026 Read Now >

Labor Weekly: Cargill Lockout Drags On as Teamsters Blame Beef Cartel; New York Law Meant to Expand State Oversight of Unionization Thrown Out in Win for Amazon; Trucker No-Poach Case Should be Tossed for Failed Horizontal Claims, Kroger Says

Welcome to Labor Thursday, our weekly overview of competition and labor market issues. Key stories we’re following this week include: • Lockout of Teamsters-affiliated workers at Cargill Colorado meatpacking plant drags into third month; economists cite market power as source of...

Jul 23, 2026 Read Now >

Efforts to Settle $39 Billion Ligado Networks Suit Supported by FCC Chairman Carr

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said he wants to see bankrupt satellite company Ligado Networks settle its $39 billion suit against the U.S....

Jul 22, 2026 Read Now >

DOJ Antitrust Division Nominee Adam Candeub Hearing Planned for August 5

The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to hold a hearing on August 5 regarding President Donald Trump’s nomination of Adam Candeub to lead DOJ’s antitrust division, a source familiar with the matter...

Jul 22, 2026 Read Now >

Health Care Weekly: HHS Withholds More Medicaid Funds from CA and MN, Citing Suspected Fraud; House Dems Propose Bill Targeting Commercial Health Insurance Denials; Senate Votes Against Resolution to Scrap WISeR; Eli Lilly Buys Psychedelics-Focused Drugmaker; FDA Issues Letters, Asks for Input on Monitoring Infant Formula Industry; CMS Collects Public Comment on Implementing PBM Laws

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: • HHS defers more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and...

Jul 22, 2026 Read Now >

Rising Conservative Media Outlet Formed By Political Operatives Doesn’t Disclose Lobbying Ties in Articles About Clients

The Washington Reporter, a conservative media outlet promoted by President Donald Trump, regularly fails to disclose conflicts of interest stemming from Garrett Ventry’s work as a paid lobbyist for companies the outlet covers. In several cases, the site published articles on Ventry’s...

Jul 22, 2026 Read Now >

Primo Brands: Customers, Former Employees Report Fee Increases, Declining Water Delivery Services and Cancellation Difficulties

In the wake of the November 2024 merger between BlueTriton Brands and Primo Water that created North America’s largest bottled water and water delivery company, the combined firm’s service quality has deteriorated as its prices continue to rise, a Capitol Forum investigation...

Jul 22, 2026 Read Now >

IonQ/SkyWater: U.S. Government Investment in Quantum Industry Softens Some Third Party Concerns Amid FTC Review

The U.S. government’s recent capital injection into the quantum computing industry has softened some third party concerns about quantum developer IonQ’s (IONQ) pending $1.8 billion acquisition of specialty foundry SkyWater Technology (SKYT), sources familiar with the matter...

Jul 22, 2026 Read Now >

Amazon: Sellers’ Inventory and Fund Access Frozen After ‘Kafkaesque’ Counterfeit Accusations; New Bill Would Ban Holds, Require Transparency and Appeals Process

Amazon (AMZN) third-party sellers say that when accused of trading counterfeit goods by the e- commerce giant, they’ve been left with few ways to plead their case and verify their inventory’s legitimacy. Even when they’re able to prove their products’ chain of custody...

Jul 21, 2026 Read Now >

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Consumer Electronics Snarled by Trump’s Tariffs on Canada; eBay Complains Customs Rules Threaten Sales; House Lawmakers Seek Ways to Mitigate Shutdown Effects as Funding Deadline Approaches; Volvo Given Green Light to Sell Connected Vehicles in U.S. While Polestar Denied; Anthropic Settlement May Provide Guidelines for Future Settlements in AI Copyright Cases

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...

Jul 21, 2026 Read Now >

Buy Now Pay Later, Earned Wage Access, and Student Loan Servicing Industries Face Likely Scrutiny with Rohit Chopra at Helm of California Enforcement Agency

Former CFPB Director and FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra has garnered a reputation as one of the most effective and aggressive enforcers of consumer protection law in the nation. Now, with Chopra overseeing California’s consumer finance law enforcement apparatus, the sector could soon...

Jul 21, 2026 Read Now >

Clarity Act Grants Legal Immunity to Trump-Affiliated Crypto Company; Democrats Say They Were Unaware and Provision Raises Further Ethics Concerns

Congress’s signature cryptocurrency legislation would quietly shield crypto platform Solana, which has financial ties to the Trump family’s crypto empire, from past allegations of offering unregistered...

Jul 20, 2026 Read Now >

Antitrust Agenda: Second Circuit Approves Implicit Coercion Theory That May Affect App Store Cases; Supreme Court Justices Hear Questions on Shadow Docket Reform; Senate Ag Democrats Have Anti-Monopoly Chance with McConnell’s Absence; California AG Bonta on Paramount/WBD Suit

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: • Implicit tying and judicial rate-setting gets Second Circuit blessing in data bundling case. • Lawmakers challenge...

Jul 20, 2026 Read Now >

State AGs Move Forward in Pressing Their Legislatures, Governors, U.S. Congress for More Antitrust Enforcement Funding

Democratic and Republican state attorneys general whose antitrust actions are overshadowing the more hands-off approach of their federal counterparts are following through on plans to obtain funds and further beef up their enforcement...

Jul 20, 2026 Read Now >

The Asia Antitrust Agenda: Korea Fair Trade Commission Emerges as Regulator to Be Reckoned With

The Asia Antitrust Agenda is a biweekly column showcasing key regulatory developments in the region. Key stories we’re following for this edition include: • Korea price-fixing probe, another sign of its active antitrust enforcement agenda. • Japan antitrust regulator revises merger...

Jul 20, 2026 Read Now >

Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros.: Studio Proposes Delaying Closing Until Next Month in Exchange for Decision Before September 30

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) will wait to close its proposed Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) acquisition until after August 16 if a judge decides on the states’ suit seeking to block the deal before September 30, the date when the company would have to start paying a $7 million-a-day fee, an...

Jul 17, 2026 Read Now >

Financials Friday: State AGs Warn Against Giving Banking Charters to Fintechs; Crypto Bank Asks SCOTUS to Weigh In on Fed Master Account Access; Dems Raise Concern About Fed Jobs Task Force’s Links to AI; Mamdani Proposes Sweeping Junk Fee Rule; Trump’s CFPB Nominee to Appear Before Congress Next Week

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: • State AGs warn that lending fintechs are seeking banking charters to dodge...

Jul 17, 2026 Read Now >

As Florida AG Investigates Caremark, Independent Pharmacists and Pharmacy Owners Say CVS Self-Preferences and Targets Independents with Unfair Rates and Audits

Last month, the Florida attorney general issued a subpoena to CVS (CVS) to determine whether its pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), Caremark, is harming independent pharmacists by steering patients to its own pharmacies, giving higher reimbursements to itself, and subjecting independent...

Jul 17, 2026 Read Now >

Labor Weekly: Union Lawsuit Over Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery is Best Path to Block Merger, Posner Says; Waymo-Legalization Bill in D.C. Targeted by Unlikely Allies in Unions, Uber, and Lyft; Labor Board Members Advance Out of Senate Committee; DOJ Defends Wage-Fixing Conviction at 9th Circuit

Welcome to Labor Thursday, our weekly overview of competition and labor market issues. Key stories we’re following this week include: • Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery: Writers Guild lawsuit to block deal alleges deep labor market harms. • Waymo clashes with Uber, Lyft and...

Jul 16, 2026 Read Now >

Live Nation: Republican and Democratic States Split on Whether to Intervene in Tunney Act Case Before Federal Judge

Republican and Democratic state attorneys general are divided over whether to get actively involved in a federal court’s review of DOJ’s settlement with Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), sources familiar with the matter...

Jul 16, 2026 Read Now >

Proposed OPPS and ASC Rule May Curb Hospital Consolidation in Imaging Space, Drive Volume to Non-Hospital Settings

A proposed rule from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) would disincentivize hospital ownership of outpatient imaging clinics—potentially driving down costs for patients and the government—and may push more services out of the hospital setting into ambulatory surgical...

Jul 15, 2026 Read Now >

Commerce Department’s National Security Watchdog Grants UAE Firm with History of Tech Transfers to China Access to Sensitive AI Chips Even as Agency Chief Says Enforcement Understaffed

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a rule that grants G42, United Arab Emirates-controlled with alleged history of technology transfers to China, license-free access to advanced U.S. artificial intelligence...

Jul 15, 2026 Read Now >

Health Care Weekly: HHS OIG Requests Information on Direct-To-Consumer Drug Sales, Anti-Kickback Laws; CMS Seeks to Break AMA Monopoly on Coding and Payments; CMS to Propose Rule Loosening Conditions for Participation in Medicare, Medicaid; FTC Settles With Caremark; FDA to Defend Legal Authority to Publish CRLs; FDA Cracks Down on Online Ketamine Sales; FDA Issues Guidance, Schedules Hearing on Psychedelic Research and Usage

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: • HHS OIG may seek to update anti-kickback regulations to accommodate DTC drug...

Jul 15, 2026 Read Now >

Senators Co-Sponsoring Legislation That Would Empower Qualcomm in IP Licensing Fight with Arm

Two U.S. senators are co-sponsoring legislation that would require foreign companies such as Arm Holdings (ARM) to license technology vital for making semiconductors to customers like Qualcomm (QCOM) on “reasonable” terms, adding another twist in the heated legal fight between the two...

Jul 15, 2026 Read Now >

Capitol Forum Analysis of June 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...

Jul 15, 2026 Read Now >

Maude Monthly: Abbott CGM Low Reading Problem Continues to Grow as Company Discloses Additional Death; Medline Reports Hundreds of Late Reports in Wake of FDA Scrutiny; MAUDE Data Reveals Additional Issue with Insulet Omnipod

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...

Jul 15, 2026 Read Now >

Senator Mike Lee Raises Questions About Whether Uber, Lyft Engaging in Anticompetitive Behavior

Senator Mike Lee, R-UT, in a letter raised concerns with the CEOs of Uber (UBER) and Lyft(LYFT) about whether the ride-share companies’ business practices regarding pricing, driver compensation and algorithmic systems are anticompetitive. “These two companies account for the...

Jul 15, 2026 Read Now >

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: More States Oppose Nexstar/Tegna Merger; Iran Sanctions Walkback Leaves Companies Scrambling; NY State Anti-Data Center Order May Serve as Model for Others; Anti-Piracy Bill to be Unveiled in House

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: Details are...

Jul 14, 2026 Read Now >

Antitrust Agenda: How Democrats May Approach Supreme Court Reform; USDA’s Rollback of Biden-Era Rules Lacks Clear Benefit for Ranchers, Poultry Growers; FTC and State AG Settlement in John Deere Boosts Right-to-Repair Movement, but Skeptics Point to Loopholes; State AGs Sue to Block WBD/Paramount—Read Our Profile of Judge Martínez-Olguín

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: • California and 11 other state AGs sue to block Paramount/WBD. • Recent Supreme Court decisions reignite high court...

Jul 13, 2026 Read Now >

Financials Friday: Vought To Testify Before Senate; Housing Bill To Become Law Tonight, Probably; CFPB Signals Turnaround on Credit Card Fees; Earned Wage Advance Bill Passes Committee But Has No Path Forward; Cash App Pays $45 Million Over Scam Accounts; Fed Unveils Task Force Members

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: • Vought to testify on Capitol Hill next week. • CFPB reverses course and...

Jul 10, 2026 Read Now >

Vishio, DOJ Antitrust Division’s Head of Civil Enforcement, Set to Depart

Miriam “Mimi” Vishio, the DOJ antitrust division’s acting director of civil enforcement, is departing, sources familiar with the situation said, the latest sign that the exodus of the department’s senior career officials...

Jul 10, 2026 Read Now >

Labor Weekly: Proposed Kroger-Giant Eagle Merger Would Tighten Regional Unionized Labor Markets; USMCA Non-Renewal Presents Moment of Opportunity for Unions; Department of Labor Targets October for Independent Contractor Rule; Walmart Pays $13 Million to End Texas Labor Probe; Labor Board Affirms Bargaining Order at Amazon Staten Island Warehouse

Welcome to Labor Thursday, our weekly overview of competition and labor market issues. Key stories we’re following this week include: • Kroger/Giant Eagle: Merger threatens to reduce union bargaining leverage in echo of aborted Albertsons deal. • USMCA non-renewal presents an...

Jul 09, 2026 Read Now >

Cintas/UniFirst: Deal Triggers Industry Concerns over First Aid and Safety Solutions Impact

Cintas’ (CTAS) $5.5 billion bid to acquire UniFirst (UNF) would eliminate competition between the two companies to provide workplace first aid and safety solutions while also giving the acquirer substantial influence over a key cog in the market’s supply chain, industry sources told...

Jul 09, 2026 Read Now >

Health Care Weekly: VA Suspends Harrow’s Out-of-State Compounding Licenses; CMS Reneges on Bone Growth Stimulator Payment Change; CMS Proposes Bundling Payment for Phosphate Binders into ESRD in 2027; OPPS Rule Includes Site Neutrality Measures, 340B Reimbursement Crackdown; CMS Seeks Stricter Enrollment Oversight for Home Health, DME; FDA 483s

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: • Virginia suspends Harrow’s compounding licenses. • CMS walks back pricing...

Jul 08, 2026 Read Now >

Cerberus-owned Ligado Networks in Talks to Settle $39 Billion DOD Suit

Ligado Networks is in settlement talks with DOJ over the bankrupt satellite company’s $39 billion suit alleging that the Department of Defense and other U.S. government agencies unlawfully seized its L-band spectrum without compensation, sources familiar with the matter...

Jul 08, 2026 Read Now >

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Supreme Court Lets Texas Age Verification Law Stand—For Now; Tech Firms Push for USMCA Renewal; Senate Commerce to Markup Kids’ Online Safety Bill; Receiver Looks to Sell Jupiter Systems Before Company Runs Out of Cash; New Jersey Goes After Data Brokers

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...

Jul 07, 2026 Read Now >

SAP: Company’s New API Policy Could Further Vendor Lock-In, Risking Additional Regulatory Scrutiny

A new letter to the European Commission, obtained by The Capitol Forum, highlights the alleged anticompetitive effects of SAP’s (SAP) updated application programming interface (API) policy and calls on the Commission to open an investigation into the...

Jul 07, 2026 Read Now >

DOD Takes Harder Line in CFIUS Reviews of Foreign Defense Acquisitions, Even for Buyers From U.S. Allies; Gilat, Beretta Deals Among Those That Could Be Affected

The Pentagon has grown markedly more negative about foreign acquisitions in the U.S. defense sector—including by buyers from allied nations—and is increasingly the member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) that dealmakers fear most, according to seven...

Jul 07, 2026 Read Now >

Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery: States AGs Discuss Signing Onto Suit; But GOP Officials Unlikely to Join Challenge, Source Says

State attorneys general investigating Paramount Skydance’s (PSKY) proposed acquisition of rival studio Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) are discussing which will sign onto a suit to block the $81 billion transaction, sources familiar with the matter...

Jul 06, 2026 Read Now >

Antitrust Agenda: DOJ’s Egg Price-Fixing Settlement Shifts Enforcement Burden to Private Plaintiffs; Kroger/Giant Eagle Combination Would Create Regional Market Powerhouse; Colorado AG Weiser’s Primary Win May Provide Boost to State’s Algorithmic, Surveillance Pricing Laws

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: DOJ, State AG settlement in egg price-fixing case helps private plaintiffs. Kroger seeks to acquire Giant Eagle grocery...

Jul 06, 2026 Read Now >

The Asia Antitrust Agenda: Region Bracing for ‘Summer of Actions’ as U.S., China Vie for Upper Hand on Trade; Apple Alleges Complaint Copying in India App Probe; Korea Investigates Alleged Abuse in K-pop Market; UK Blocks Shenzhen HYT from Buying TTG Global Solutions on National Security Grounds

The Asia Antitrust Agenda is a biweekly column showcasing key regulatory developments in the region. Key stories we’re following for this edition include: Businesses to swelter in heat from summer geopolitical tensions. China issues rules governing industrial and supply chain security...

Jul 06, 2026 Read Now >

Labor Weekly: Experts Weigh in After Supreme Court Ruling on NLRB Independence; Acting DOL Secretary Nominated to Permanent Post; House Democrats Probe NLRB GC’s Potential Amazon Conflicts; Confirmation Votes on New NLRB Members Delayed

Welcome to Labor Thursday, our weekly overview of competition and labor market issues. Key stories we’re following this week include: Supreme Court reversal on agency independence could stymie NLRB unconstitutionality arguments; board solicitor argues agency will still retain “zones...

Jul 02, 2026 Read Now >

Blackstone/TXNM: New Mexico Utility Regulator Finds Blackstone Purchase of TXNM Stock Illegal as Focus Turns Again to Merger Review

The New Mexico utility regulator’s order today that Blackstone (BX) unwind a $400 million purchase of TXNM Energy’s (TXNM) stock complicated the private equity firm’s financing of its proposed acquisition of the utility but also returned the commission’s focus to its review of the...

Jul 02, 2026 Read Now >

Financials Friday: SEC Chair Says Crypto Bank Deposits Coming Next Year; Landmark Illinois Law Requires Buy Now, Pay Later Lenders to Obtain Licenses; Banking Dems Call for Investigation into Fed Board Member Bowman; Warsh Teases Task Force Unveiling Next Week

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: SEC Chair says crypto bank deposits to be approved by next year. New Illinois...

Jul 02, 2026 Read Now >

Exclusive Dealing Claims Would Succeed More Often if Plaintiffs Test Longstanding Supreme Court Precedent, According to New Legal Paper

A paper looking at exclusive dealing found that the Supreme Court has never applied the rule of reason, the legal standard that only condemns anticompetitive conduct if its negative effects outweigh its benefits, to Clayton Act Section...

Jul 01, 2026 Read Now >

Narrowed COMPETE Act Passes Judiciary Committee as Fight over Private Right of Action Looms

The COMPETE Act, which would expand California’s antitrust law to outlaw monopolization, advanced out of the State Senate Judiciary Committee late last night after its author agreed to several amendments to overcome business...

Jul 01, 2026 Read Now >

Universal Health Services: Former Employee Accused of Sexual Assault in Washington Had Suspended Nursing License in Britain; Former Employees Raise Concerns Regarding Background Check Process

An ongoing Capitol Forum investigation of patient safety at psychiatric facilities operated by Universal Health Services (UHS) has found that a former employee accused of sexual assault of a patient at Fairfax Behavioral Health, a 157-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital in Washington...

Jul 01, 2026 Read Now >

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: KIDS Act Passes House But Faces Tougher Reception in Senate; Smaller Satellite Services Vie for Market Share; New Rules on De Minimus Strengthen Enforcement; Class Action Against DRAM Makers Could Indicate Next Wave of Memory Litigation

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...

Jun 30, 2026 Read Now >

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