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Trump FTC Pick Andrew Ferguson Now Wants to Politicize Agency

For years, Republicans claimed that Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan was politicizing her ostensibly independent agency by working too closely with the Biden administration. Days before the election, House Republicans aligned with Donald Trump even put out a scathing report on the subject. That was then. In a repeat of the last time Trump […]

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Andrew McCutchen returns to Pirates on one-year deal

Dec 23, 2024, 10:40 AM ET Veteran slugger Andrew McCutchen is returning to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team announced on social media. McCutchen received a one-year deal worth $5 million, a source told ESPN, confirming a report by MLB.com. Source: He’s back. pic.twitter.com/I2FqZJA2l9 — Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) December 23, 2024 The 16-year-veteran hit .232 with […]

Politics

Trump says he’ll name Andrew Ferguson head of FTC and Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump made another flurry of job announcements on Tuesday, selecting Andrew Ferguson as the next chair of the Federal Trade CommissionRon Johnson was nominated to be ambassador to Mexico, and Kimberly Guilfoyle to be ambassador to Greece. Ferguson, who is already one of the FTC’s five commissioners, will replace Lina Khan, […]