Republican lawmakers press FTC's Khan on energy sector merger scrutiny

Exclusive: Republican lawmakers in Congress are stepping up oversight of how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the agency's chair, Lina Khan, scrutinized a pair of high-profile energy sector mergers, arguing the regulator was favoring a political agenda over genuine competitive concerns.

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights, on Monday sent a letter to Khan and the FTC.