In practical terms, the order seems unlikely to make much difference. The new FCC and FTC chairmen have already shown themselves to be enthusiastic supporters of Trump's agenda.

The new chair of the Federal Trade Commission is putting his commissioners on notice that he thinks President Trump has the right to fire them if he wants to. Why it matters: Andrew Ferguson, who replaced Lina Kahn on Jan.

President Donald Trump appointed Andrew Ferguson to lead the Federal Trade Commission. Ferguson, a Republican, has vowed to take on Big Tech.

President Donald Trump is moving to give the White House direct control of independent federal regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission.

The Biden-era guidelines for antitrust reviews of mergers by the DOJ and FTC are widely disliked by corporations.

The new leader of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is opening an inquiry into whether a wide range of online services from social media giants such as Meta to ride-sharing companies such as Uber "censor" users.

President Trump's new executive order challenges the independence of the FCC, FTC and financial regulators. Former U.S. Attorney Greg Brower and New York Times reporter Teddy Schleifer join Alex Witt to provide analysis on that and Elon Musk's actions to cut the federal workforce.

The Biden-era guidelines for antitrust reviews of mergers by the DOJ and FTC are widely disliked by corporations.

The post, which got thousands of upvotes and comments, talks about concerns over President Donald Trump's new executive orders. The main worry is that these orders give the White House more control over financial agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Trade Commission.

In a far-reaching executive order Tuesday, Trump demanded that the White House review regulations at the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and other agencies with sweeping power to shape everything from shipping lanes to nuclear power plants.

The Federal Trade Commission is creating a task force to investigate corporate behavior that harms workers in ways that violate antitrust and consumer protection laws, Chairman Andrew Ferguson said Monday.