Who Is Andrew Ferguson, the FTC Chairman Who Tilted the Agency to Trump?

Andrew Ferguson has used the Federal Trade Commission’s consumer protection mandate to investigate issues important to President Trump and his base.Andrew Ferguson, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government h

D David McCabe

Trump Stands in the Middle as Netflix and Paramount Vie for a Megadeal

The president has shattered norms by pledging to “be involved” in the regulatory fate of a transaction that could reshape the news and entertainment industries.President Trump has often relished pitting rivals against each other, from his “Apprentice” TV boardroom to the West Wing.

M Michael M. Grynbaum

Jared Kushner Is Part of Paramount’s Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Mr. Kushner’s private equity fund is one of the many groups helping Paramount mount a hostile bid to buy the group, whose holdings include CNN.Jared Kushner founded his private equity firm, Affinity Partners, after President Trump’s first term and faced scrutiny over its deep reliance on the Saudi s

L Lauren Hirsch

The U.S. Gave Mexico a List of Russian Spies. Mexico Let Them Stay.

Moscow has ramped up covert operations in Mexico, with spies meeting handlers in its bustling capital and seaside resorts, U.S. officials say.The Russian Embassy in Mexico City is one of Moscow’s largest around the world, according to its Foreign Ministry, although the Kremlin and Mexico have few ec

M Maria Abi-Habib

Trump Criticizes Zelensky as Ukraine Peace Talks Drag On With European Leaders

The destiny of Ukraine “is the destiny of Europe,” the German chancellor said on Monday, as he and other leaders met with President Volodymyr Zelensky in London.From left: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, President Emmanuel Macron of France and Chancel

M Michael D. Shear

6 Memorable Moments From the ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ Honors

President Trump expressed his love of “Phantom of the Opera,” got in more digs at Jimmy Kimmel and joked — perhaps — about adding his name to the arts center he has taken over.Before the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony on Sunday, President Trump had taken an unusually direct role in choosing the hono

J Julia Jacobs

Why Some Doctors Say There Are Cancers That Shouldn’t Be Treated

Statistics show a clear spike in eight cancers in younger people, but that has brought a debate over whether many cases ever needed to be found.An image of a patient’s prostate. Patients in the early stages of prostate cancer and other types of cancer might safely wait to see if the disease progress

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Cancer-Detecting Blood Tests Are on the Rise. Do They Work?

The tests have not been approved by federal regulators, but that hasn’t stopped patients from wanting them — and doctors from worrying.William Hill, a firefighter in Brockton, Mass., was diagnosed with cancer after taking an experimental blood test.

N Nina Agrawal