Newsweek sought email comment from the FTC and its outgoing chairwoman, Lina Khan, on Friday. The flurry of lawsuits before the change to a GOP administration underscore the tension within the FTC between pro-regulation Democrats and anti-regulation Republicans.

Democrats may have lost power in Washington in part because voters blamed them for the rising cost of goods, but when Joe Biden’s administration hands over power, it will also leave behind a series of strong new protections for consumers.

You might say the same thing about many of the Biden administration's lame-duck activities—and there have been a lot of them.

The Federal Trade Commission is suing Greystar for allegedly deceiving tenants through fees that raised rents above the advertised amount.

The FTC announced Friday it reached a settlement with Welsh Carson that limits the private equity firm’s involvement in its anesthesia business, which the agency deemed a monopoly.

The executive order follows a ProPublica investigation that found Microsoft prioritized profit over security, leaving the federal government vulnerable to the largest hack in U.S. history. Vendors must now demonstrate that their products are secure.

The US Federal Trade Commission sued PepsiCo Inc. Friday under a rarely invoked 1930s law called the Robinson-Patman Act that bars price discrimination against retailers.

Greystarwas sued by the Federal Trade Commission Thursday over allegations that the nationwide manager of apartment buildings, stuck renters with millions of dollars in hidden fees.

It takes effect Tuesday but its fate is already in doubt. The new FTC rule faces legal challenges and possible opposition from Trump administration.

"To my mind, all of this public input and engagement made our work sharper and helped us really set priorities and focus on what people were telling us—the biggest challenges and pain points they were experiencing in our economy,

The Federal Trade Commission wants to understand more about how “mega investors” have impacted home prices and rents across the country.

With just days to go in his presidency, U.S. President Joe Biden is releasing a flurry of new measures that challenge China's chip-making and shipbuilding and limit Russian oil, while a ceasefire in Gaza is said to be in reach after months of failed talks.