FTC

How Trump's firings could upend a 90-year-old Supreme Court ruling limiting his power

5:00am March 21, 2025

Already, lower courts have found President Trump's removal of Democratic members of independent agencies to be unlawful. The Trump administration has appealed.

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FTC asks to delay Amazon trial over 'dire' resources, then quickly backtracks

12:28pm March 14, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission is in a "dire resource situation," a federal lawyer said on a call about its major lawsuit against Amazon. Within hours, he retracted the claim.

John Deere faces U.S. lawsuit over farmers' ability to repair tractors

1:58pm January 15, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission and two states accuse Deere of costing farmers time and money by unfairly limiting software access and forcing the use of only authorized dealers.

Albertsons sues Kroger and ends failed grocery megamerger

10:52am December 11, 2024

The lawsuit over a deal to combine the two largest U.S. supermarkets came just a day after it was blocked in both federal and Washington state courts.

Kroger and Albertsons grocery megamerger halted by two courts

4:12pm December 10, 2024

Two rulings — in federal and state courts — make it increasingly likely that Kroger might abandon its $24.6 billion plan to buy Albertsons. The merger aimed to combine two of America's largest supermarket chains.

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FTC Chair Lina Khan Testifies In House Appropriations Committee Hearing

Federal judge throws out U.S. ban on noncompetes

12:31pm August 21, 2024

A federal judge in Texas has struck down the government's ban on noncompetes. An estimated 30 million U.S. workers are subject to the employment agreements.

Politics & Government

Tech luminaries and VCs go all-in on Kamala Harris campaign, 5 things to know

8:32am August 03, 2024

by Dara Kerr

Harris started her political career in the Bay Area. And since launching her campaign, donations from Silicon Valley have poured in. But that doesn’t necessarily mean she’ll go easy on Big Tech.

Kroger first announced its plans to buy Albertsons in October 2022.

National

FTC and 9 states sue to block Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger

2:26pm February 26, 2024

by Alina Selyukh

The Federal Trade Commission and 9 states want to stop the deal that would combine the country's two largest grocery store chains. The companies say they have to merge to compete with Walmart.

Federal lawsuit is aimed at $320M Novant Health acquisition deal

5:31pm January 25, 2024

by Eddie Garcia

The Federal Trade Commission is suing to block Winston-Salem-based Novant Health from acquiring two regional hospitals. The complaint says that if the deal were to proceed, prices for medical services could rise.

Washington's attorney general has sued to stop Kroger from merging with Albertsons and creating a grocery-store colossus. Here, a Kroger in Flowood, Mississippi operates a gas station and a pharmacy.

National

Warning of higher grocery prices, Washington AG sues to stop Kroger-Albertsons merger

5:44pm January 15, 2024

by Alina Selyukh

"Shoppers will have fewer choices and less competition, and, without a competitive marketplace, they will pay higher prices at the grocery store," Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson said.