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Workforce ReductionEconomyP2025: Consumer ProtectionEVT-2025-0512-073
FTC consumer-protection bureau staff placed on leave and new merger challenges halted — curtailing antitrust enforcement aligned with Project 2025's FTC chapter.
May 12, 2025
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Enforcement PauseFinancial Regulation8/10
FTC deprioritized merger challenges and consumer fraud cases under new leadership — weakening antitrust and consumer protection oversight.