A U.S. judge formally admonished Amazon.com on Thursday for withholding documents from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit accusing the e-commerce giant of deceiving customers of its paid Prime service.

Critics of gender-affirming care for minors made their case at a day-long workshop before a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that, under the Trump administration, has warmed to their views.

Companies that can't back up claims that their products are made in the U.S. could face hefty penalties from the Federal Trade Commission.

The FTC has an "unequivocal basis" to investigate the transgender medicine industry, Commissioner Mark Meador says.

DOJ and FTC officials are teaming up to prosecute hospitals, doctors, and drugmakers for performing sex-reassignment procedures on minors.

Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson opened the workshop, titled "The Dangers of 'Gender-Affirming Care' for Minors," and in his remarks said that the agency will issue a request for information in the near future on gender-affirming care, emphasizing that the workshop was "not about politics."

On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the FTC’s “click-to-cancel” Negative Option Rule, holding that the FTC violated the FTC Act and the Administrative Procedure Act when it finalized the rule (previously discussed here ).

Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson has called his agency's rule banning noncompetes unconstitutional. Still, he says protecting workers against noncompetes remains a priority.