CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Deadline reports:

President Joe Biden named Lina Khan as the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission, just hours after she won Senate confirmation for a vacancy on the commission.

Khan is a major and outspoken critic of big tech conglomerates, and her confirmation in a 69-28 vote earlier on Tuesday was a reflection of the bipartisanship when it comes to concerns that Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple have become too large.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced the appointment of Khan to lead the FTC at a Senate hearing, and a source confirmed the choice to Deadline.

Read the full article.