The emerging MAGA antitrust model

The Justice Department's settlement with Ticketmaster this week marks a new chapter of the MAGA antitrust movement that may look different than some were expecting. The deal offers a window into how Trump-era antitrust works, signaling that aggressive corporate breakups are out of favor. That could shape how the government approaches other cases—including in AI and emerging tech. "The big thing is: We're not the Biden administration," a senior DOJ official told Axios. "We're willing to bring cases. But we're also not afraid to settle. I don't think it's a secret to say this administration wants deals." The official called the proposed settlement with Ticketmaster "very meaningful," and said those describing it as weak would have only accepted a breakup, which a federal judge has not ordered in decades.