The Senate voted 68-29 on Tuesday evening to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the antitrust division of the Department of Justice. Once sworn in, Jonathan Kanter will replace Acting Assistant Attorney General Richard Powers, who has led the Antitrust Division since February. Biden had previously installed prominent antitrust expert Tim Wu to lead technology and competition policy at the White House and monopoly hawk Lina Khan at the head of the Federal Trade Commission. Kanter joins the administration at a time when there appears to be bipartisan interest in checking tech giants including Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Apple. The companies have repeatedly denied wrongdoing. Biden in July signed an executive order directing the federal government to protect competition in the labor market, the health care industry, broadband internet, and other key fields. The order created the 16-agency White House Competition Council. Headed by the National Economic Council Chair …
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