"These firings were not legal," Rebecca Kelly Slaughter says after the Trump administration dismissed her and Alvaro Bedoya as commissioners of the US Federal Trade Commission. She speaks on ...

Federal Trade Commission commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter testifies during a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 8, 2019, regarding ...

On March 18, Democratic Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter received an email from the White House stating that they were fired, effective immediately and without any legal cause.

On March 18, the Trump administration fired Democratic appointed FTC commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, leaving the FTC with only two commissioners (Melissa Holyoak and ...

Federal Trade Commission Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter (L) and Alvaro Bedoya (R) sit behind FTC Chair Lina Khan © Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Rebecca Kelly ...

More than 250 Democratic lawmakers are urging a judge to rule that President Donald Trump lacked authority to fire Federal Trade Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter.

Former Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, a Democrat, confirmed to lawmakers on Wednesday that she will challenge President Donald Trump's attempt to oust her from the agency.

FTC commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya were dismissed from their roles in March, with the administration telling the former commissioners their continued service at the FTC ...

Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter said they’d been dismissed illegally and would sue to block Trump’s order. They also said they consider themselves still part of the FTC ...

Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter both released statements saying they'd been dismissed illegally. The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.