Newsweek sought email comment from the FTC and its outgoing chairwoman, Lina Khan, on Friday. The flurry of lawsuits before the change to a GOP administration underscore the tension within the FTC between pro-regulation Democrats and anti-regulation Republicans.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's merger-busting, antitrust enforcement powers are coming under threat as conservatives look to harness President-elect Donald Trump's support for limiting government.
The Democratic enforcer significantly expanded the agency’s remit; now the new GOP administration will decide how to follow through.
It takes effect Tuesday but its fate is already in doubt. The new FTC rule faces legal challenges and possible opposition from Trump administration.
Melania Trump said she will be bringing back her 'Be Best' campaign during her second stint as first lady after Donald Trump assumes office
The outgoing chair of the Federal Trade Commission believes Meta and other companies are hoping that favors for the president-elect will grant them leniency.
Lina Khan, who was tapped by President Joe Biden to lead the FTC, is set to be replaced by President-elect Donald Trump’s pick Andrew Ferguson.
Antitrust regulators have reached a deal with Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe that doesn’t penalize the private equity firm for rolling up the market for anesthesia services in Texas, but tries to prevent it from happening again.
Many have noticed how differently some business leaders are greeting the second Trump presidency, write Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
President-elect Donald Trump’s recent appointments and cabinet nominees are pointing to a four-year stint of deregulation in the tech industry, and lots of potential for competitive growth within the industry and globally,
Andrew Ferguson, an FTC commissioner and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the agency, has opposed much of the agency’s rulemaking agenda under Chair Lina Khan. Ferguson said he voted ...
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Michael Bennet have questioned major tech executives, including OpenAI's Sam Altman, about their recent donations to President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural fund.