The terminations took place across the agency, according to two sources familiar with the matter, one of whom said that included both the Bureau of Consumer Protection and Bureau of Competition. The sources did not definitively link the terminations to actions by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),
Chairman Andrew Ferguson affirmed last week in a memorandum to FTC staff that the 2023 Merger Guidelines will remain in effect for the foreseeable future. This decision aligns with a broader pattern emerging in President Donald Trump's Administration of maintaining a rigorous approach to antitrust merger enforcement.
On February 26, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the launch of a Joint Labor Task Force (“Task Force”) aimed at “rooting out
Conservatives should not applaud Ferguson as he tries to put the government’s thumb on the scale in the name of fairness
Watch out for that text — it could cost you more than just a toll. Scammers posing as toll bill collectors are blasting Virginia drivers with fake payment demands via text message, the Virginia Depart
Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson told staff the task force will scrutinize unfair and anticompetitive labor practices, including no-poach, nonsolicitation, no-hire and noncompete agreements,
U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday he believes the White House should control government agencies, adding to calls from the FTC's other Republican commissioners to end the agency's independence.
Jim Ganther, CEO of Mosaic Compliance Services, discusses the decision to strike down the FTC's CARS rule and its implications for dealers.