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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has turned the antitrust lens inward, examining and recommending removal or revision of federal regulations it deems as potential barriers to entry and innovation. In a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) dated September 16, 2025, Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson identified more than 125 regulations that, in his view, restrict entry, entrench incumbents, or otherwise distort competition (the “Ferguson Letter”). The recommendations were issued pursuant to Executive Order 14267, which directs agencies to reduce anticompetitive regulatory barriers.Continue Reading FTC Recommends Rollback of Anticompetitive Regulations

As we predicted before the inauguration, Trump 2.0 antitrust enforcers have shown continued support for the pro-worker, anti-tech antitrust agenda that has permeated recent antitrust enforcement through the last two administration changes. This time around, President Trump appointed competition agency leaders in Chair Ferguson at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and AAG Slater at the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) who identify with a brand of conservative populism coalescing around many of the same policies and priorities as Biden-appointed competition leaders like FTC Chair Lina Khan. For example, since the inauguration, antitrust agencies under their leadership have forged on with antitrust cases against Big Tech, backed the Biden-era revisions to the merger and labor guidelines, and doubled down on efforts to use antitrust laws to protect American workers.Continue Reading Red Tape Rollback: DOJ’s Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force