The two Democratic members of the five-member Federal Trade Commission were fired by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, drawing criticism from Democratic senators. The Federal Trade Commission ...

A majority of justices on the Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to let President Trump fire a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member without cause, significantly limiting the independence of ...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in a case with huge implications for both presidential power and the future of independent federal agencies. Yet the big question on the mind of ...

The Supreme Court’s conservative justices appear ready to overturn a 90-year-old precedent that said the president cannot fire a Federal Trade Commission member without cause. A ruling for Trump would ...

Washington DC - The only two Democrats on the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have been fired by President Donald Trump, the White House said, opening the door for the Republican to appoint ...

During oral arguments, the conservative justices made clear that they intend to allow Trump to fire FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter—and reorder the separation of powers. President Donald Trump ...

If Monday’s Supreme Court argument is any indication, the days of “independent” agencies acting as a fourth branch of government are numbered. In Trump v. Slaughter, a solid majority of the justices ...

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The White House is withdrawing its nomination of Ryan Baasch for a Federal Trade Commission seat and instead naming him deputy director of the National ...

The Supreme Court will likely rule in favor of President Trump in a critical pending case that should be decided in early 2026, vastly expanding the president’s power to remove members of independent ...