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Trump firings at US FTC clear path for enforcement docket shake-up

By Madeline Hughes, Chris May, Curtis Eichelberger and Flavia Fortes ( March 19, 2025, 22:42 GMT | Comment) -- While the chair of the US Federal Trade Commission has always had broad discretion to open and close cases, there were internal checks and balances within the independent agency to keep tabs on the cases and foster debate on the bipartisan commission. After President Donald Trump fired commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter this week, what appears on that closely held list will be shaped solely by Republican commissioners who have been upfront about their willingness to defer to Trump’s directives. While the chair of the US Federal Trade Commission has always had broad discretion to open and close cases, there were internal checks and balances within the independent agency to keep tabs on the cases and foster debate on the bipartisan commission....

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