A coalition of advocacy groups and lawmakers urged the Federal Trade Commission to hold companies accountable as online harms against people of color and women proliferate.

Jimmy Carter improving competition through his antitrust policies and by widespread industry deregulation

LiveNation and Ticketmaster gave one company control over several parts of the production and selling process.

FTC has been an independent agency. But if some companies and their ideological allies have their way,

FTC rulemaking on non-compete agreements faces legal obstacles but could reap political and public policy benefits

The year ahead will intensify congressional scrutiny of the FTC, generate vigorous debate about new merger guidelines

The Chinese-owned ByteDance Ltd., which owns TikTok, has come under growing scrutiny from US regulators

Bedoya, proposed rulemaking on commercial surveillance and data security and decided several major cases on consumer protection and competition

Lawmakers mull privacy legislation, they should examine whether restrictions on companies might limit consumer choice

The Supreme Court will hear arguments involving when companies can challenge actions of the FTC

If House Republicans have their way, members of the FTC will have to leave their posts the day their terms expire

The House passed a bill that combined three measures which advocates of stronger enforcement

Media companies and their congressional allies have escalated efforts to obtain an exemption to antitrust laws

Democratic House and Senate leaders haven’t committed to holding a vote on the legislation.

House committee has approved comprehensive privacy legislation, the prospects of passage by the full chamber and in the Senate are less certain

A complaint against Amazon could be based on novel legal theories and resemble the Facebook case in its breadth

FTC employees are likely to be required to be back in the office for at least two days during each pay period

FTC member Phillips spoke with FTCWatch reporters, Phillips critiqued the views of the so-called neo-Brandeisians

Khan's relationship with that staff was in tatters, according to a staff survey recently made public.

Congressional backers of giving the FTC more powers to recover ill-gotten gains will need a host of skills

The link between market competition and democracy is creating an intellectual tug-of-war between progressives and their conservative counterparts.

FTC was deprived of some of its powers to obtain redress by the Supreme Court

US Chamber of Commerce raise awareness about FTC actions the organization views as hostile to the American economy.

Republican senator vowing to hold up Bedoya’s confirmation because he wants the FTC to approve the acquisition of a farm company

A Supreme Court decision and indecision by Congress are spurring creativity at the Federal Trade Commission.

The Build Back Better legislation, which contains millions of dollars and grants powers for the FTC, is likely to perish.

Supreme Court could pave the way for additional limits on the powers of the Federal Trade Commission

Black underrepresentation in the acquisition of divested assets raises questions at FTC and DOJ

FTC approves only the most experienced, well-financed divestiture buyers to ensure that competition lost from a merger will be replaced or even enhanced.

FTC Chair Lina Khan’s bold attempts to reshape the agency’s enforcement priorities could cause pushback from her adversaries on Capitol Hill.

On Capitol Hill, it appears privacy policymaking has hit a wall. That’s been a challenge for the FTC.

Can a law enforcement agency relying on secrecy to do its work be democratized? Federal Trade Commission Chair

Momentum is building among congressional Democrats to give the FTC funding to create a new bureau to focus on data security and privacy matters,

Republican commissioners have complained about being cut out of the information flow at the FTC.

State AGs are decisive allies to the FTC and are on the vanguard of protecting American consumers.

When Congress discusses ways to change the rules regarding how the Federal Trade Commission operates.

President Joe Biden’s moves to ramp up antitrust enforcement could impact how companies do business

Federal Trade Commission is fending off attacks from a growing chorus of congressional critics. Next steps are crucial

If personnel drives policy, look for the FTC to wallop Big Tech with Lina Khan sworn in as the youngest-ever chairwoman.

Congressional Democrats are speeding up their efforts to ensure the FTC is given statutory power to recover ill-gotten gains.

After three years on the Federal Trade Commission, Noah Phillips says comity still exists among commissioners.

The Biden administration and lawmakers are working on ways to beef up antitrust enforcement in the healthcare sector.

House Democrats unveiled language that grants the Federal Trade Commission the right to seek financial restitution for unfair and deceptive practices.

If the Supreme Court limits the FTC’s ability to obtain redress, the agency will likely concentrate on alternate ways of enforcing existing rules.

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter is reshaping the political and policy aspects of her role of Federal Trade Commission chair to get the job permanently.

Senate and House lawmakers are beginning the hard work of trying to find common ground between the parties about how to overhaul the nation’s antitrust laws.

Learn more about Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Rebecca Slaughter's strategy for dealing with privacy issues.

The FTC has gained allies on Capitol Hill as House Democrats appear willing to give the agency more to go after companies that hurt consumers.

US regulators and private law firms have struggled to attract African American talent to their ranks, leading to poor representation at the most senior levels.

The small number of African American attorneys practicing antitrust, both in government and the private sector, hasn’t gone unnoticed.

Andrew Smith is confident the Federal Trade Commission is in a better place today than when he arrived more than two years ago.

FTC’s two Democratic members set out a possible roadmap for the future in their dissents over the agency’s settlement with Zoom.

It seems like a safe bet that Federal Trade Commission member Rohit Chopra is a pessimist.

At a time when once arcane issues involving antitrust are making headlines, it’s doubtful a newly elected Congress will succeed in tackling such big matters.

Federal Trade Commission chairmen try for unanimity on big cases and policy statements. But the agency’s partisan divide on new vertical merger guidelines is symptomatic of the broader ideological division on antitrust issues.

News of a federal judge approving amendments sought by 16 states to Live Nation’s settlement with the Justice Department didn’t tell the full story.

In a wide-ranging, hour-long telephone interview from Paris where he was attending the OECD Global Forum on Competition, Makan Delrahim pulled no punches.

Veteran practitioners were surprised by news of the Federal Trade Commission securing monetary relief against personal finance website LendEDU, which engaged in a pay-to-play scheme.