FTC, Trump and Andrew Ferguson

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 Ferguson Wins First Vote Over Trump's DEI Purge
Ferguson, who has criticized social media companies for left-leaning content moderation policies, asked the commission on Thursday to grant him authority to strip all mention of DEI from FTC documents after President Donald Trump's executive order banning such programs in the federal government.
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.
Trump orders elimination of DEI programs in federal government
Among the sweeping changes that President Donald Trump has planned for his second term is ending diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts across the federal government.
Trump Order Ending Federal DEI Programs Leaves Agencies and Stakeholders on Uncertain Ground
Federal agencies, employees and contractors are trying to process how President Donald Trump’s sweeping anti-DEI executive order will upend their work
Trump Order Ends Federal DEI Programs
President Donald Trump's assault against diversity, equity and inclusion policies to corporate America, targeting federal contractors and publicly traded companies for practices he labeled "dangerous,
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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 ...
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Trump inherits another Big Ag lawsuit as FTC sues John Deere
This story was updated to add Deere & Company’s statement. Deere & Company, one of America’s largest farm equipment ...
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Trump administration will likely kill the FTC’s controversial noncompete rule
The noncompete ban issued by the Federal Trade Commission emerged as one of the most talked about employment law issues in 2024 affecting workers, including medical professionals. Noncompete ...
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How the Trump administration threatens internet freedoms
As for the FTC, which is meant to protect consumers, Trump has chosen Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to lead the agency.
FTC Chair Khan hopes Amazon, Facebook won't get ‘sweetheart deal' from Trump in antitrust cases
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.
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What will antitrust enforcement look like under Trump 2.0?
It’s an open question since Trump’s picks are sending mixed messages ... three major antitrust nominees. Trump tapped Andrew Ferguson for FTC chair, Mark Meador to replace Ferguson’s ...
How Trump’s former solicitor general cleared the way for his deregulatory agenda
Trump has promised a more crypto-friendly administration. The present-elect named regulatory hawk and crypto advocate Paul ...
Trump tech appointees point to a deregulated industry, tech players say
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 ...
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Why Some Progressives Are ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Trump’s Antitrust Agenda
President-elect Donald Trump’s top antitrust policy ... announced plans to promote Federal Trade Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to chair of the FTC; and selected antitrust attorney Mark Meador ...
Joe Biden US FTC chair to resign commission in coming weeks, memo says
WASHINGTON: Lina Khan, who until Monday was an aggressive enforcer of antitrust law as the head of the US Federal Trade ...
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.’” ...