If Trump succeeds in politicizing the Federal Trade Commission, he could wield immense power and pressure businesses to bend to his will.

The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to fire the sole remaining Democrat on the Federal Trade Commission, the latest victory in his aggressive push to exert greater control over the federal bureaucracy.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday let President Donald Trump remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission, the latest in a string of high-profile firings allowed for now by Supreme Court.

The US Supreme Court announced Monday that it will rule on the firing of a federal agency head and consider whether to overturn a 95-year-old case that prevents the president from firing Federal

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) agreed to pay $2.5 billion in fines and reimbursements on September 25, 2025, to resolve claims made by the Federal Trade Commission that it had fraudulently signed up millions of customers for Prime memberships. About 35 million customers who registered between June 2019 and June 2025 are covered by the settlement.

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court Thursday to let the president fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission, the latest in a string of emergency petitions over the president’s removal power.

The Federal Trade Commission issued a warning that scammers are often pretending to be someone official, including FTC officials.

A federal trial against Amazon commenced Monday in Seattle, with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accusing the company of employing deceptive tactics, known a