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Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Commerce Committee to Mark Up Kids Online Safety Act; Public Interest Groups Prepare Suit Challenging Lifting of Broadcast Cap; European Grocery Chains Adopt Sovereign Payment System to Compete with Visa and Mastercard; Trump-aligned Lobbying Group Drops Micron; FCC Launches Enforcement Action Against Drone-maker with Chinese ties; California Audits Gig Economy Platforms

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 28, 2026 Read Now >
China’s Simplified Reviews Aren’t So Simple Anymore After SAMR Switches Four Recent Merger Cases to Longer Standard Probes

China’s antitrust authority has switched at least four recent merger cases that it was reviewing under its quicker “simplified” procedure to its more standard process, signaling that the regulator has raised the bar for sped-up probes, legal practitioners said. The cases include...

Jul 28, 2026 Read Now >
Kone/TK Elevator: Merger Sparks Concerns About Innovation

The proposed merger between Finland’s Kone (KNEBV) and Germany’s TK Elevator would significantly harm innovation and increase costs across the elevator industry, a sector player told The Capitol...

Jul 28, 2026 Read Now >
The European Antitrust Agenda: EU Court Strengthens Commission’s Approach in Goldwind Case; EU Google Search Sanction Dodges Big AI Questions

Welcome to The European Antitrust Agenda, our weekly overview of European tech and competition law developments. Key stories we’re following this week include: • Information requests can keep coming as EU court dismisses Goldwind’s ask • Google critics hoping EU would offer...

Jul 28, 2026 Read Now >
Antitrust Agenda: While Children Lose SNAP Benefits Due to State Cost Sharing, Equifax Stands to Benefit; Lina Khan Appointed to NYC Economic Development Commission, Expert Discusses Her Next Steps; House Debates Resale Ticketing Reform; NJ Bans Algorithmic Housing Rental Price Fixing; Bipartisan Resolution Directs FTC to Investigate Fire Trucks

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: • Equifax’s alleged monopoly over work and income verification may benefit from states having to pay for SNAP. • Lina...

Jul 27, 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 >
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 >
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 >

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