"Google’s illegal conduct has created an economic goliath, one that wreaks havoc over the marketplace to ensure that—no matter what occurs—Google always wins," the DOJ filing says. To that end, the government maintains that Chrome must go if the playing field is to be made level again.

The Department of Justice is reaffirming a proposal that a court force Google to sell Chrome to restore competition to online search.

DOJ has taken a new approach to the Trump administration's plans to break up Google but will not make it sell its AI investments.

The most eye-catching development is the increasing likelihood that Google could be forced to divest Chrome—yes, the Chrome browser that dominates over 60% of global web traffic. A Chrome breakup, once considered a fringe idea,

The move potentially signals that big tech won’t get a free pass from U.S. antitrust regulators under President Trump.

Google is urging officials at President Donald Trump’s Justice Department to back away from a push to break up the search engine company, citing national security concerns, according to people familiar with the discussions.

Some companies - SpaceX, Starlink, Meta - are doing well under the current administration. Google, not so much.

Despite the tech giant's efforts last week to persuade officials to drop the idea, the DOJ on Friday still called for Google to divest its popular Chrome browser-and potentially Android-as part of its ongoing search antitrust case.