Economic Liberties Commends Senate Leaders’ Push for Answers on Firing of DOJ Antitrust Chief
February 17, 2026 – Following oversight letters from Senate Judiciary leaders demanding answers from Attorney General Pam Bondi about the forced resignation of Department of Justice Antitrust Division chief Gail Slater, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
New State-Level Model Leg. Reins in Excess Utility Profits to Lower Costs
February 17, 2026 – Amid an acute energy affordability crisis, the American Economic Liberties Project today released new model legislation that would provide relief to utility customers by reining in unjust and unreasonable monopoly utility profits.
Economic Liberties Calls on FTC to Appeal Court Ruling Against Bipartisan HSR Form
February 13, 2026 – In response to news that Judge Jeremy Kernodle of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has sided with the Chamber of Commerce to strike down reforms to the premerger notification form and rules (otherwise known as the HSR Form) finalized on a bipartisan basis by the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Antitrust Division in 2024, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Calls For Congressional Investigation of Corruption at Bondi DOJ Following Ouster of Antitrust Chief
February 12, 2026 – In response to news that Senate-confirmed Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Gail Slater has been pushed out of her role at the Department of Justice—following reports of numerous clashes between Slater and high-ranking DOJ officials, some of whom allegedly meddled in antitrust enforcement at the behest of corporate lobbyists—the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Applauds Warren-Hawley “Break Up Big Medicine” Legislation
February 10, 2026 – In response to Senators Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley’s introduction of the Break Up Big Medicine Act, a ”Glass-Steagall“ for healthcare, which would structurally reform vertically-integrated healthcare monopolists along the lines advocated by Economic Liberties’ “Break Up Big Medicine” initiative, the American Economic Liberties Project put out the following statement.