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RSVP: https://thecapitolforum.com/events/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=events04 May 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:7ilccpe4jsqmwptw6pz6v5uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzwsiaoys26https://bsky.app/profile/capitolforum.bsky.social/post/3mkztvzxoq226New EU Trade Chief's Challenges: Holding U.S. Line and Bracing for China Confrontation https://library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9fvuhuxv03yh h/t @joannasopinska.bsky.social04 May 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:7ilccpe4jsqmwptw6pz6v5uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkztvzxoq226https://bsky.app/profile/capitolforum.bsky.social/post/3mkztuj5cn226(1/2) Financials Friday: Banks Push Back Against New Capital Rules; State AGs Looking at Payments to Brokers for Traffic Flow; Senate to Hold Sports Betting Hearing; Kalshi Changes Policies After Correspondents Dinner; +04 May 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:7ilccpe4jsqmwptw6pz6v5uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkztuj5cn226https://bsky.app/profile/capitolforum.bsky.social/post/3mkzti2cz3c26Smithfield Foods/Nathan's Famous: With Shutdown Over, CFIUS to Resume Review, But Delays Could Persist in Near Term https://library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9fn2b2mq8ny4 $NATH $SFD04 May 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:7ilccpe4jsqmwptw6pz6v5uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzti2cz3c26https://bsky.app/profile/capitolforum.bsky.social/post/3mksmtlted22bDisney-InterDigital Patent Fight Could Have Big Financial Consequences for Video Streamers and Beyond https://library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9fmgbvd91df1 h/t @saramorrison.bsky.social $AMZN $DIS $DLB $IDCC $NFLX $NOK $PSKY $ROKU $WBD01 May 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:7ilccpe4jsqmwptw6pz6v5uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksmtlted22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/capitolforum.bsky.social/post/3mksmsgdnp22bMerger Monthly: Are State AGs Politicizing Antitrust Enforcement? 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