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.

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 said.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday called on Amazon.com and Walmart to crack down on third-party sellers that make deceptive "Made in USA" claims on the retailing giants' online marketplaces.

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.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and 15 other Democratic lawmakers are renewing a call for an investigation this week into whether "tariff enabled price-gouging" is set to impact consumers in the years ahead as President Trump's trade moves continue to ripple through the US economy.