FTC Action Leads to Ban for Owners of Automators AI E-Commerce Money-Making Scheme
The owners of a money-making scheme that claimed to use artificial intelligence to boost earnings for consumers’ e-commerce storefronts have agreed to surrender millions in assets to settle the FTC’s…
On Consultations with France on the Indo-Pacific
The United States held Indo-Pacific Consultations with France in Washington, D.C. on February 22, 2024. They shared assessments of political, security, and economic developments in the region. Officials from both…
Joint Statement on the Consultations between European External Action Service Secretary General Sannino and United States Under Secretary Nuland
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the European Union. Begin text: On February 7-8, 2024, Under Secretary of…
Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kritenbrink’s Travel to Singapore, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Brunei
Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink will travel to Singapore; Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Bangkok, Thailand; Hanoi, Vietnam; and Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, February 23-March 4…
Responding to Two Years of Russia’s Full-Scale War against Ukraine and Aleksey Navalny’s Death
Tomorrow marks two years since Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. After ten years of conflict, sovereign, democratic Ukraine remains courageous in the face of formidable odds. The…
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino At a Joint Press Availability
MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Good morning. In the press room of Argentine government house, after the meeting with the president of Argentina, Javier Milei, the Foreign Minister of Argentina Diana Mondino,…
U.S. Senior Official for the DPRK Pak’s Video Conference with PRC Special Representative on Korean Peninsula Affairs Liu
U.S. Senior Official for the DPRK Dr. Jung Pak held a videoconference on February 21 with PRC Special Representative on Korean Peninsula Affairs Liu Xiaoming to discuss the DPRK’s increasingly…
FTC Challenges Kroger’s Acquisition of Albertsons
The Federal Trade Commission today sued to block the largest proposed supermarket merger in U.S. history—Kroger Company’s $24.6 billion acquisition of the Albertsons Companies, Inc.—alleging that the deal is anticompetitive.…
FTC Action Leads to Ban for Company and Its Owner Who Failed to Ship PPE ‘Next Day’ at Height of Pandemic
As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, Kevin Lipsitz, who defrauded consumers by falsely promising “next day” shipping of facemasks and respirators to consumers at the height of…
Assistant Secretary Stewart Travels to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability, Mallory Stewart, will travel to Hawaii February 26-March 1 to co-chair the Strategic Policy Dialogue with Australian government officials. Discussions…