FTC commissioner Alvaro Bedoya warns that President Trump's firing of him and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter may lead to corrupt corporate pardons.

The FTC historically had a 3–2 partisan split, with the president's party having a one-seat advantage. But President Trump ...

Jordan has arrested 16 members of the Muslim Brotherhood who were trained and financed in Lebanon and had plotted attacks on ...

Two Federal Trade Commission members who were fired this month have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing on Thursday that the decision violated a long-established legal precedent ...

Bedoya’s term expires in 2026 and Slaughter’s is up in 2029. Bedoya was nominated to the FTC under President Joe Biden, while Slaughter was first nominated by President Donald Trump.

“We need to be focused on the billionaires over President Trump’s shoulder at his inauguration,” says Alvaro Bedoya. “We need to be focused on the billionaires over President Trump’s ...

From left, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Donald Trump, and Alvaro Bedoya. Photos: Getty Images The chaos in Washington, D.C., has spread to the Federal Trade Commission. On Tuesday, Donald Trump fired ...

Alvaro Bedoya, a Democratic commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, had been scheduled to address the legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, along with Seth Frotman ...

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The dismissal of the Federal Trade Commission members Tuesday potentially will allow President Donald Trump to fill their slots on the independent corporate regulator with officials more ...

President Donald Trump's administration is facing more legal challenges after firing two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday.

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