3 d. ago Is Trump threatening the Fed's independence with attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell?

Is President Trump threatening the independence of the Federal Reserve when he attacks Fed Chair Jerome Powell over interest rates? NPR asks Wharton School associate professor Peter Conti-Brown.

Events

3 d. ago Do Not Sleepwalk Through Trump’s Attack on the Fed’s Independence

The president’s threat to fire Jerome Powell is more than a personal spat. It’s a direct challenge to the economic foundation that has helped America prosper.

Politics

3 d. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Can Trump Actually Remove Jerome Powell as Fed Chair?

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is the latest target of a Donald Trump “Truth Bomb” barrage on his Truth Social platform. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Can Trump Actually Remove Jerome Powell as Fed Chair? appeared first on Breitbart.

Politics

3 d. ago Trump says he's eager for Fed Chair Jerome Powell's 'termination'

The Fed is an independent government agency established by Congress.

Politics

3 d. ago Trump calls for Fed Chair Jerome Powell's 'termination' in blistering attack

President Trump lashed out at Powell for not acting sooner to lower interest rates. The president's own tariffs make that more difficult, by putting upward pressure on prices.

Politics

4 d. ago Trump Says Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s ‘Termination Cannot Come Fast Enough’

Jerome Powell has said that the Federal Reserve can be patient as the effects of tariffs become more clear. President Trump, who is pushing for interest rate cuts, said, “Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!”

Politics

4 d. ago Mother of Woman Killed by Immigrant Speaks at White House Briefing

The appearance by Patty Morin came as a federal judge threatened the Trump administration with a contempt-of-court investigation over its deportation flights to El Salvador.

Events

1 week ago President Trump threatens federal cuts to sanctuary jurisdictions like Seattle

President Trump threatens federal cuts to sanctuary jurisdictions like Seattle  FOX 13 Seattle

Politics

2 w. ago Powell Warns Trump’s Tariffs Risk Stoking Even Higher Inflation and Slower Growth

Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, says the central bank’s “obligation” is to ensure that a “one-time increase in the price level does not become an ongoing inflation problem.”

Events

2 w. ago Rural leaders push Congress to unfreeze climate and environmental funds

Leaders from rural communities in eight states travelled to Washington, D.C., last week to urge lawmakers to preserve federal funding that's threatened by the Trump administration.

Politics

3 w. ago What happens when a Chicago hospital bows to federal pressure on trans care for teens

Patients and parents speak out after Lurie Children's in Chicago joined other hospitals in stopping gender-affirming surgeries. President Trump's executive order threatened their federal funding.

Politics