Ticketmaster Monopoly Verdict and Senate Republican Reaction

President Trump said Monday that he is ordering the Justice Department to investigate mail-in ballots in Maryland after the state’s election board reported some voters received the wrong ballot for the upcoming primary elections.   “In Maryland, they sent out 500,000 Illegal Mail In Ballots, and the

Senate Republicans on Tuesday vented their frustration and disappointment over President Trump’s decision to endorse state Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn (R) in the Texas Senate Republican primary, a move that deals a crushing blow to Cornyn’s hopes of winning the May 26 runoff. “

A jury ruled that Live Nation-Ticketmaster is a monopoly in violation of federal and state antitrust laws, and the states that brought the case should use their leverage to press for a settlement that locks in real consumer protections and opens up the marketplace to more competition.