Gridlock threatens FTC’s history of bipartisanship

(April 21, 2017) -- An unusual situation has left the Federal Trade Commission with only two sitting members, one Republican and one Democrat — a circumstance that has already sidetracked the settlement of one piece of FTC litigation. The split could strait-jacket the agency — which prides itself on its frequent bipartisanship — in other important cases as well, such as the pending Walgreens-Rite Aid merger....

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