Five’s a party: The Tipline for 12 May 2022

The Federal Trade Commission is finally back to having its full complement of commissioners. Yesterday, the Senate voted 51-to-50 to confirm Democrat Alvaro Bedoya as the agency’s fifth commissioner in the seat vacated by Rohit Chopra. Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote. GCR USA is off tomorrow and Monday, but we’ll be back in your inboxes on Tuesday.