Multiple Senate Democrats on the Commerce, Science and Transportation on Tuesday pressed President Trump’s Federal Trade Commissioner nominee, Mark Meador, over the independence of the

Mark Meador, President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill the third Republican seat on the five-member Federal Trade Commission, told a Senate panel the agency should focus on the tech industry and the abuse of noncompete agreements in employment contracts.

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.

The order is the latest example of Trump’s embrace of a broad and controversial theory of executive power. The White House is confident the Supreme Court will bless his approach.

Now more than a month into President Trump’s second term, the Administration’s antitrust enforcement priorities have begun to take shape.

The Federal Trade Commission announced on Thursday that it will launch a public inquiry into "censorship by tech platforms," soliciting comments from

The Trump administration has taken another step to centralize the executive branch with a new order that “reins in independent agencies.” | The White House's latest executive order would give the president greater control over federal agencies typically shielded by cross-term leadership appointments and dismissal protections.

President Donald Trump's nominee to the FTC, Mark Meador, supports the idea that the White House should have control over government agencies, aligning with other Republican commissioners. This move aims to challenge a long-standing Supreme Court precedent ensuring FTC's independence,

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, on Friday said he is concerned that Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson's actions are undermining the FTC's independence and threatening the bipartisan structure of the agency Congress created.

Trump’s new EO would effectively bring the FTC, SEC, FDIC under control of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget The White House has already said that Trump has the authority to ...

FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson sent a memo to agency staff on Tuesday clarifying the Biden-era guidelines will remain in place — for now — in a setback for healthcare mergers.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is launching a probe into leading technology companies’ content policies and user bans, Chair Andrew Ferguson announced Thursday, suggesting their actions