Federal Trade Commission

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other progressives called on the Federal Trade Commission to resist pressure to water down the agency’s proposed ban.
The agency said banning use of the clauses would raise wages for workers across the country.
The Federal Trade Commission said Microsoft's takeover of the video game company could suppress competitors.
The senators sent a letter asking the FTC to oppose the $25 billion deal, calling the two grocery chains “anticompetitive and antiworker.”
The Senate Intelligence Committee's letter to the Federal Trade Commission on TikTok comes after a BuzzFeed News report on TikTok user data access in China.
“The use of AI is compounding the longstanding discrimination that jobseekers with disabilities face,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke told reporters Thursday.
“Manufacturers, be warned: It’s time to clean up your act and let people fix their stuff,” said Nathan Proctor, a right-to-repair policy advocate.
The president plans to sign a sweeping executive order aimed at curbing monopolies and boosting worker leverage.
“In total, Amazon stole nearly one-third of drivers’ tips to pad its own bottom line,” Commissioner Rohit Chopra said.
The antitrust lawsuits were announced by the Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General Letitia James.