FTC, Trump and Ferguson

FTC grants Chairman Andrew Ferguson authority to comply with Trump's orders to end DEI programs: 'A scourge'
The Federal Trade Commission has approved a motion granting Chairman Andrew Ferguson the authority to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders slashing DEI programs.
As designated FTC chair, Ferguson already making major changes per Trump orders
Within hours of being inaugurated for the second time, President Trump officially designated Andrew Ferguson as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. “I am honored that President Trump chose me to lead the Federal Trade Commission,
FTC’s Ferguson Cuts Agency DEI Programs as Part of Trump Mandate
New FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson is closing the agency’s Office of Workplace Inclusivity and Opportunity and placing all its employees on administrative leave, the agency said Wednesday.
FTC chair trashes DEI, 'a scourge on our institutions'
Newly-installed Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson has announced that the agency is stamping out efforts to build diversity at the agency
FTC Release: FTC Grants Chairman Ferguson Authority to Comply with President Trump's Orders to End DEI
The Federal Trade Commission approved a motion to give Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson authority needed to comply with President Trump's executive orders ending DEI across the federal government. View Press Release: The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content.
New FTC Chair Fighting DEI, Cuts Off Public Comments on Surveillance Pricing
Per Bedoya’s statement, in which he described Ferguson as “uninterested in the challenges that regular human beings face,” he ...
FTC Commissioner Slams Agency’s New GOP Leader For Targeting DEI As First Move
Democrat Alvaro Bedoya said he's met struggling Americans all over the country. “Let me tell you what they didn’t talk about: ‘DEI.’” ...
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In the Matter of ‘accessiBe’ - Can This Case Provide a Window into the Direction of Andrew Ferguson’s FTC?
On Jan. 3, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with software provider accessiBe. At first, accessiBe seems to be a ...
FTC Finalizes Child Online Privacy Rule Updates, But Ferguson Eyes Further Changes
The updates “contain several measures improving data privacy and security protections for children” but “no one should have any doubt that these issues are the result of the Biden-Harris FTC’s frantic ...
Biden's US FTC chair to resign commission in coming weeks, memo says
Lina Khan, who until Monday was an aggressive enforcer of antitrust law as the head of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC ...
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The New Administration: Trends in Antitrust Enforcement
The Trump Administration’s antitrust enforcement priorities are beginning to take shape. On January 20, 2025, President Trump designated ...