Lina Khan

"We will keep fighting to free hardworking Americans from unlawful noncompetes," the agency said in response to the decision.

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Billionaire donors are pressuring Kamala Harris to fire Lina Khan, whose term as FTC chair has seen aggressive antitrust actions against tech giants. David Sirota interviewed Khan about her anti-monopoly agenda and the corporate efforts to shut it down.

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"The administration is cracking down on all the ways that companies—through paperwork, hold times and general aggravation—waste people's money, waste people's time," a White House official said.

"The Federal Trade Commission must intervene to block this destructive corporate coupling," an expert said.

Khan is the first real antitrust champion America has had in years. But will leading Democrats have the guts and integrity to defend her?

"Thirty million workers who were trapped by these agreements will now stay trapped thanks to this ruling," an expert said.

"As grocery store 'price gouging' reaches the top of the political ticket, the FTC is intervening to protect consumers and workers from further harm."

Harris should reject the smear campaign against Khan's FTC and commit to reappointing her as chair of the commission, signalling that under her administration, corporate lawbreakers would face the full force of the law.