REPUBLICAN NATION – The Federal Trade Commission has announced it will no longer recognize the American Bar Association as a neutral legal institution, blocking its appointees from engaging with the organization and ending federal funding for ABA activities. FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said the decision was necessary due to the ABA’s overt political bias and financial conflicts of interest.
The move follows a recent ABA statement that accused the Trump administration of undermining the rule of law. The organization specifically criticized efforts to reform USAID, limit diversity programs, and reduce the size of federal agencies. Ferguson pushed back, arguing that the ABA’s statement was politically motivated and failed to disclose its own financial stake in USAID’s survival.
