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The European Antitrust Agenda: EU Plans Public Procurement Restrictions; Apple Appeal Loss Has Consequences for Future 'Gatekeepers' library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9ngub4ag9… h/t @JavierespBX, @lydimcg, @JanosAllAmm, @JoannaSopinska, @pianese_barbara, & @catstupp $AAPL $AMZN $BKR $GTLS $META $MSFT $SAN $SAP $SNY

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 Martinez-Olguin library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9nh19y91c… h/t @MaxBerengaut, @SaraMorrison, & @ColeCahill $DE $EFX $HRL $JBSS3 $PSKY $TSN $WBD $XYZ

Federal courts have been a key obstacle to progressive economic policy. But Congress has dealt with this problem before. At @Capitol_Forum , @sethfrotman & I show how a 90-year-old law keeping courts out of state tax issues is a blueprint for reining in fed courts generally.

Join us tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. ET for a conference call with Sean Flaim, Visiting Scholar at The Catholic University of America, on "The Assault on Congress's Anti-Monopoly Solution." RSVP to join us: thecapitolforum.com/events/?utm_so…

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 library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9n99a3vqc… h/t @pdmcleod & @hannahcmpbell $AFRM $AXP $BLK $C $COF $FRBK $LYFT $MSFT $STT $SYF $UBER $XYZ

Vishio, DOJ Antitrust Division's Head of Civil Enforcement, Set to Depart library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9n8x7f3zp… h/t @rebeccamkern & @joshkosman $LYV $PSKY $WBD

Saipem/Subsea7: Merger Headed to Phase 2, Sources Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9n8tte259… h/t @JavierespBX & @pianese_barbara $BKR $FCN $HAL $SLB $XOM

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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 library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9n6fp29hb… h/t @papscun, @ColeCahill, & @hmonicken $ACI $AMZN $GOOG $GOOGL $KR $LYFT $UBER $WMT

Onsemi/Synaptics: Buyout Creating Physical AI Powerhouse Critical to Chinese Industries Likely to Face Intense SAMR Review library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9n6c1vnbn… $BIDU $BYDDY $LNVGF $LNVGY $NIO $ON $SYNA $XIACF

Cintas/UniFirst: Deal Triggers Industry Concerns over First Aid and Safety Solutions Impact library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9n5xre7gp… h/t @saniya_rao $CTAS $UNF $VSTS

Don't miss this week's Tech Policy Briefing tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. ET. @TeddyDowney and @sloan_sacha discuss the latest developments in tech policy and antitrust, including Apple, SAP, children's online safety, DRAM litigation, Uber, Lyft, and more. RSVP: thecapitolforum.com/events/?utm_so…

The EU this morning formally opened a dumping probe into Chinese Peking duck, acting on a complaint filed by five EU producers. The notice does not disclose the companies’ names. eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/…

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 library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9n41ghknd… h/t @AliceTrace67285 $ABBV $ADUS $AHCO $AMRX $ARDT $BVS $CI $CORT $CTEV $CVS $CYH $DVA $DXN $ENOV $FLO $FMCQF $FME $FMS $FRE $GSK $HCA $HIMS $HROW $HUM $LLY $LMRI $MRK $NESN $NSRGY $OFIX $PFE $RDNT $SAN $SNY $TAK $TEVA $THC $UNH $VTRS

Cerberus-owned Ligado Networks in Talks to Settle $39 Billion DOD Suit library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9n3bzcqww… h/t @joshkosman, @rebeccamkern, & @saniya_rao $T $VZ

SCOOP: EU fines against Google under the Digital Markets Act appear imminent after negotiations with the European Commission stalled, according to sources familiar with the matter. library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9n36wmd62… h/t @JavierespBX & @lydimcg

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 library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9n1nw63dx… $AAPL $AMZN $AVGO $GOOG $GOOGL $INTC $META $MSFT $TSM