Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President who pursued a policy of "The Square Deal" to regulate large businesses and protect consumers. He filed antitrust suits against 44 trusts. The 27th President, William Howard Taft, continued Roosevelt's progressive policies but faced criticism for favoring big business. This split the Republican Party in 1912. Woodrow Wilson was elected as the 28th President and pursued the "New Freedom" agenda, passing laws like the Clayton Antitrust Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act to strengthen antitrust regulations.