Side hustle: The Tipline for 7 February 2022

The US antitrust agencies are strapped for cash, but Uncle Sam pays upwards of $370,000 to athletes that take home Olympic gold. Lina Khan’s and Jonathan Kanter’s curling practice might all go to waste, however, if Congress actually gets the Merger Fee Modernization Act across the finish line. On Friday, the House passed its iteration of the law as part of the COMPETES Act – legislation intended to make the US more competitive with China.