Meador will need to be confirmed by the Senate, but Ferguson can assume the role of FTC chair immediately following Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20 since he is already a commissioner.

President Trump officially designated Andrew Ferguson as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. Images courtesy of the FTC. Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, 10:06 AM ...

NEW YORK, Dec 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump tapped Federal Trade Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to lead the consumer protection and antitrust agency, Trump said on social media on ...

Federal Trade Commissioner Andrew Ferguson, whose appointment was held up by a prominent conservative in the Senate, was nominated on Tuesday by president-elect Donald Trump to lead the agency.

Trump chose Andrew Ferguson, a Republican FTC commissioner, as the agency's next chair. Ferguson will likely be friendlier to mergers than the current chair, but keep targeting Big Tech.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Andrew Ferguson to head the Federal Trade Commission is the latest sign that his ...

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Andrew Ferguson to be the next chair of the FTC. Ferguson will take over for Lina Khan.

WASHINGTON—Andrew Ferguson started his legal career with such a conventional antitrust practice—defending companies facing investigations and allegations of anticompetitive conduct—that his ...

Andrew Ferguson, one of the Federal Trade Commission’s current two Republican commissioners, will take over as FTC chair when Donald Trump takes office in January, marking an end to Lina Khan ...

Andrew Ferguson can't see around the corner. Since he can't he should run from the economy-sapping excesses of Lina Khan, and let markets work. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson weighed in on the agency’s antitrust case against social media giant Meta Platforms in a Monday appearance on “Mornings with Maria." ...