(Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden has named Lina Khan chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, Senator Amy Klobuchar said at the start of a hearing Tuesday.
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The news marks an unexpected move that puts one of the most prominent advocates of aggressive antitrust enforcement against U.S. technology giants in charge of the agency.
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An FTC spokeswoman didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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