Josh Hawley, Meet Lina Khan’s FTC

The agency tells Twitter to turn over its media contacts and access.

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley explained at a House hearing how high-profile Democrats, the FBI and the media portrayed legitimate Congressional oversight of Hunter Biden's business dealings as Russian disinformation. Images: AP/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly

Readers sometimes ask why we pay so much attention to regulatory agencies, and there are two answers. One is that someone in the press has to do it, and the other is because the administrative state is where most of the abuse in government is these days.

See nearby for an example at the Federal Communications Commission, but another is what we’ve been reporting about the Federal Trade Commission under the unrestrained Chair Lina Khan. Republicans in the House are now shining a light on Ms. Khan, and there seem to be few limits on her agency’s willingness to use its power against those she dislikes.

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