USMCA, the North American trade deal designed to replace NAFTA, was supposed to be law by now. But the White House and Democrats keep failing to settle all their differences, and now Mexico is beginning to balk. Dan digs in with Politico's Sabrina Rodríguez.
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America has waited a decade for an aggressive government crackdown on white-collar crime. Now, just before the election, and in the middle of a bull market, it has arrived.
Why it matters: When times are good, investors become more trusting and more greedy. That makes them more likely to put their money into fraudulent or criminal enterprises.
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The Justice Department's antitrust suit against Google is a strong, straightforward monopoly case, competition lawyers and experts tell Axios. But that doesn't mean it'll be an easy journey for the government.
The big picture: Winning any antitrust case is a heavy lift. It's even more of a challenge to pull off victory in a future-looking case that seeks to make room for potential new competition to flourish.
Every available piece of data proves it: The coronavirus pandemic is getting worse again, all across America.
The big picture: As the death toll ticks past 212,000, at a moment when containing the virus ought to be easier and more urgent than ever, we are instead giving it a bigger foothold to grow from.