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Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery: Republican AGs Would Seek to Intervene in States' Lawsuit in Support of Paramount if Supreme Court Gambit Fails
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September 18, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Skyworks/Qorvo: Deal Faces Important Inflection Point as SAMR Phase 3 Deadline Approaches
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September 18, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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(1/2) MAUDE Monthly: Medline Reports Triple Again, Indicating Accelerated Reporting of Past Injuries and Malfunctions; Abbott Freestyle Reports Jump Sharply, Revealing Large Problem with Device Alarm;+
September 18, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Capitol Forum Analysis of August MAUDE Data
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September 18, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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(1/2) 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; +
September 18, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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EU Moves Closer to Restricting Electrical Steel Imports After Member State Vote, Sources Say
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September 18, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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EU to Open Steel Dumping Probe to Stop Downstream Import Shift, Sources Say
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September 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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AkzoNobel/Axalta: Companies Mull Sale as They Prepare to File Merger to European Commission, Sources Say
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September 17, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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Booker Presses DOJ on Whether Antitrust Chief Nominee Candeub Is Working on Competition Issues Prior to Confirmation Vote
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September 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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(1/2) 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; +
September 17, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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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
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September 16, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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Join The Capitol Forum and FGS Global on Sept. 29 in Washington D.C. for The Future of State and Congressional Antitrust Enforcement, featuring Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee.

📍 The Warner Building
🕐 2–5 p.m.

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September 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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(1/2) 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; +
September 16, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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EU Broadens Planned Electrical Steel Import Curbs to Include Transformers, Sources Say
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September 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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A new issue of The Forum is now available!

This issue features op-eds by Evan Swarztrauber, Joel Thayer, and Etrit Demaj.

Read the latest issue and subscribe: thecapitolforum.com/the-forum/?u...
September 15, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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EU To Open Dumping Probe into Cellulose Derivative from Asian Countries, Sources Say
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September 15, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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Kimberly-Clark/Kenvue: Brussels Expected to Approve Tie-Up with Remedies in Phase 1, Sources Say
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September 15, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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The European Antitrust Agenda: Commission Ignores Chinese Blocking Orders; Brussels Hosts Digital Rulebook Meeting on Browsers
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September 15, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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PriceLabs: Inclusion of Forward-Looking Occupancy and Pricing Data, Granular Competitor Benchmarking May Raise Antitrust Concerns
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September 15, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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(1/2) 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; +
September 15, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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(1/2) The Asia Antitrust Agenda: Beijing Reshuffles SAMR Leadership; China Moves to Extend Antimonopoly Law to AI; +
September 14, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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MMG/Anglo American: EU Leans Toward Blocking Deal, Prepares Statement of Objections $1208
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September 14, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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Dutch Antitrust Authority Eyes Google's Ad Transparency Under EU Digital Rules
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September 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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Join us this week for a full agenda of timely conversations spanning insurance, the 2026 elections, competition in the agricultural equipment aftermarket, and technology and media policy.

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September 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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(1/2) 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; +
September 14, 2026 at 2:06 PM