The Trump administration expands its use of AI in the hunt for healthcare fraud
Read full article: The Trump administration expands its use of AI in the hunt for healthcare fraudThe Department of Health and Human Services is boosting its use of artificial intelligence to monitor audits from federal grant recipients.
Vance holds first meeting of a new anti-fraud task force targeting benefit programs
Read full article: Vance holds first meeting of a new anti-fraud task force targeting benefit programsVice President JD Vance has held the inaugural meeting of a new anti-fraud task force heās leading as the Trump administration seeks to show itās cracking down on potential misuse of social programs.
Correction: Trump-Media Monitor story
Read full article: Correction: Trump-Media Monitor storyIn a story published March 15, 2026, about conservative criticism of a media rating service, The Associated Press erroneously reported that veteran journalist Steven Brill said that he had not donated money to politicians.
Trump's FTC chairman chides Apple boss Tim Cook for content of Apple news feed
Read full article: Trump's FTC chairman chides Apple boss Tim Cook for content of Apple news feedPresident Donald Trump's Federal Trade Commission chairman has written to Apple chief Tim Cook, complaining that the company has āsuppressedā content from conservative news sources in the Apple News feed loaded onto many of its devices.
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with āsuspiciousā travel patterns
Read full article: Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with āsuspiciousā travel patternsThe U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
FTC sues Ticketmaster, saying it forces fans to pay more for concerts and events
Read full article: FTC sues Ticketmaster, saying it forces fans to pay more for concerts and eventsThe Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan group of state attorneys general sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Thursday, saying they are forcing consumers to pay more to see live events through a variety of illegal tactics.
FTC dismisses lawsuit against PepsiCo that was filed by Biden-era FTC
Read full article: FTC dismisses lawsuit against PepsiCo that was filed by Biden-era FTCThe Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission has voted to dismiss a lawsuit against PepsiCo that the previous commission filed in the waning days of the Biden administration.
FTC sues Uber, alleging it signed up Uber One subscribers without their permission
Read full article: FTC sues Uber, alleging it signed up Uber One subscribers without their permissionThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Uber on Monday, alleging that the company enrolled consumers in its Uber One subscription program without their consent and made it too difficult for them to cancel.
Trump fires 2 Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission, seeking more control over regulators
Read full article: Trump fires 2 Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission, seeking more control over regulatorsPresident Donald Trump has fired two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission, intensifying efforts to exert his administrationās control over independent agencies across the government.
FTC reverses its request for a delay in an Amazon trial, says it has resources to litigate the case
Read full article: FTC reverses its request for a delay in an Amazon trial, says it has resources to litigate the caseA lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission has walked back his comments about a lack of resources and staff turnover interfering with the agencyās preparations for a trial involving Amazonās Prime program.
US lawsuit accuses PepsiCo of price discrimination that favored Walmart over smaller stores
Read full article: US lawsuit accuses PepsiCo of price discrimination that favored Walmart over smaller storesA lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission alleges that food and beverage maker PepsiCo engaged in illegal price discrimination by giving unfair price advantages to one big-box retailer.
Event promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up front
Read full article: Event promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up frontThe Federal Trade Commission says it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to disclose any fees up front when they list prices.
Proposed merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons is halted by federal, state judges
Read full article: Proposed merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons is halted by federal, state judgesThe proposed $24.6 billion merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons floundered on Tuesday after judges overseeing two separate cases both halted the deal.