President Donald Trump’s Federal Trade Commission will “vigorously” sue to block illegal mergers, the agency’s new chairman said Monday, highlighting support for the repeated deal challenges during the Biden era.

President Donald Trump is moving to give the White House direct control of independent federal regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission.

In a far-reaching executive order Tuesday, Trump demanded that the White House review regulations at the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and other agencies with sweeping power to shape everything from shipping lanes to nuclear power plants.

President Donald Trump's new Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson outlined the new administration's plans for antitrust enforcement and regulation.

In practical terms, the order seems unlikely to make much difference. The new FCC and FTC chairmen have already shown themselves to be enthusiastic supporters of Trump's agenda.

The new chair of the Federal Trade Commission is putting his commissioners on notice that he thinks President Trump has the right to fire them if he wants to. Why it matters: Andrew Ferguson, who replaced Lina Kahn on Jan.

FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson sent a memo to agency staff on Tuesday clarifying that the Biden-era guidelines will remain in place — for now — in a setback for healthcare mergers.

President Donald Trump appointed Andrew Ferguson to lead the Federal Trade Commission. Ferguson, a Republican, has vowed to take on Big Tech.

President Trump's new executive order challenges the independence of the FCC, FTC and financial regulators. Former U.S. Attorney Greg Brower and New York Times reporter Teddy Schleifer join Alex Witt to provide analysis on that and Elon Musk's actions to cut the federal workforce.

White House seeks sway over FCC, FEC, FTC and some Fed operations. Politics professor Sarah Binder says it "grabs power from Congress."

President Donald Trump is moving to give the White House direct control of independent federal regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission.