Trump’s DOJ Antitrust Chief Gail Slater Wins Senate Confirmation

New DOJ antitrust chief builds team from prior administrations

Gail Slater, the new head of antitrust enforcement at the U.S. Justice Department, plans to hire veterans of previous administrations under Barack Obama and Donald Trump to help her oversee cases and investigations in tech, healthcare, finance and other sectors,…

Senate Meets on Sauer for Solicitor General, Dhillon and Reitz for Assistant Attorneys General

The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a business meeting to consider the nominations of Dean Sauer, of Missouri, to be solicitor general of the United States, and Harmeet Dhillon, of California, and Aaron Reitz, of Texas, both to be assistant attorneys general for the Department of Justice. ...

Trump’s DOJ Antitrust Chief Gail Slater Wins Senate Confirmation

The US Senate confirmed Gail Slater to lead antitrust enforcement at the Justice Department, installing a key official who will oversee lawsuits alleging illegal monopolization by companies including Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Apple Inc. and Visa Inc.

Grassley: The Antitrust Division Will Flourish under Slater’s Strong Leadership | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee “Nomination of...

Slater Confirmed to Head of DOJ’s Antitrust Division

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2025 - Gail Slater has been confirmed by the Senate to oversee the Antitrust division of the Department of Justice. Slater formerly worked as an antitrust attorney and served as an economic advisor to Vice President JD Vance while he was a senator.Slater was confirmed Tuesday with bipartisan support, with lawmakers voting 78 to 19. Republicans and Democrats alike, including former antitrust enforcers from previous administr…

US senate confirms Gail Slater, Trump's pick for DOJ antitrust chief

Although more than a month has passed since Trump’s inauguration, some positions in his administration remain unconfirmed. These are key positions that require a voting process involving the entire Senate. A few weeks ago, Kash Patel was confirmed as the new FBI director. Now, Trump’s pick to head the DOJ antitrust office has also been confirmed, and she is now in charge of ongoing and upcoming cases in the US against big tech companies. Gail Sl…