GOP-controlled Congress could remove FTC’s antitrust powers
With the Republicans in control of the White House and Congress, momentum could build for legislation to give the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust powers to the Department of Justice.
Predicting next steps as agencies usher in latest Trump era
In the weeks since the election, everyone has been trying to figure out what comes next for antitrust and consumer protection — not only in the impending Trump administration, but also in the closing months of the Biden term.
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Khan has options regarding the end of her FTC tenure
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan isn’t expected to be reappointed by the incoming Trump administration, but that doesn’t necessarily mean she will step down promptly from the commission.
Privacy Corner: Spy Museum’s Melton warns about supercharged risks with AI
The human weakness in intelligence gathering and sharing has been the subject of much of H. Keith Melton’s decades of work advising the US intelligence community since he graduated from the Naval...
Tempur Sealy merger trial outcome may hinge on CEO’s credibility
The winning side in the government’s move to block the Tempur Sealy-Mattress Firm merger is likely to be whichever legal team convinces the judge to accept its narrative about the motives of Tempur...
As robocalls plunge, state AGs want more action
The Federal Trade Commission received more than a million complaints about robocalls in fiscal year 2024, but the agency said this number represents more than a 50 percent reduction since fiscal...
FTC’s costs for hiring expert witnesses down 20 percent in FY 2024
The Federal Trade Commission’s cost of hiring expert witnesses in competition cases — which the agency has previously acknowledged is a “top risk” — dipped by 20 percent in fiscal year 2024 from...
Lawmakers bolstered antitrust enforcement in 1914 with Clayton Act
This is the third in a series of articles marking the 110th anniversary of the Federal Trade Commission’s founding.
Kissinger’s last book on AI heralds new beginning
As a Harvard undergraduate in the middle of the last century, Henry Kissinger wrote his senior thesis titled (in part): “The Meaning of History.” For his final work, published posthumously this month, his co-authors selected a similarly heady title.