Scott, Baldwin ask FTC to investigate Amazon, Walmart AI over 'Made in USA' fraud detection

The Hill - Sep 17, 2026

Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) sent a letter Thursday to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson and FTC Commissioner Mark Meador surrounding alleged anticompetitive practices by Walmart and Amazon regarding “Made in the USA” products. “We write to request that the Federal Trade Commission ... investigate alleged anticompetitive practices by Amazon...

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Scott, Baldwin ask FTC to investigate Amazon, Walmart AI over 'Made in USA' fraud detection

More News

Data centers, drawing concerns over water and power, may have another surprise impact: Forever chemicals

More than 100 Democratic operatives urge party leaders to reject AI cash

5 key players in Congress on AI policy

Moore says he would 'absolutely sign' statewide data center moratorium

Scott, Baldwin ask FTC to investigate Amazon, Walmart AI over 'Made in USA' fraud detection

Crypto shifts focus to Trump regulators after coming up short in Senate

Haaland backs data center moratorium in New Mexico

Senate Democrat blocks House-passed bill on data center electricity costs

Almost 2 in 3 say AI development a bad thing: Survey

OpenAI discloses 6 reports of AI models' 'unexpected or concerning' behavior

Judge orders Google to change ad auction rules

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