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Trump and Powell Bicker Over Fed Building Renovations as President Ratchets up Pressure Campaign
After months of criticizing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump took the fight to the Fed’s front ...
What Did Trump’s Hard-Hat Tour of the Fed Accomplish?
The president wanted to take Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, to task over the cost of renovations to the central bank’s ...
Trump suggests Fed may be ready to lower interest rates
President Donald Trump said on Friday he had a good meeting with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and got the impression ...
Trump administration clears way to keep Alina Habba as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump has moved to keep his former defense attorney Alina Habba on the job as the top ...
Maddow Blog | Trump struggles with facts as Fed Chair Jerome Powell corrects him in real time
Donald Trump is rarely fact-checked by his own appointees on camera. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell did it anyway.
Did Trump push boundaries of politically independent central bank with Fed visit?
The Federal Reserve is meant to operate independently from politics in order to stay true to its congressionally mandated ...
Trump Has Defied Federal Judges To Install His Personal Attorney In A Powerful Role
Despite a panel of federal judges picking another person for the job, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Alina ...
Trump administration moves to release billions in federal education cash
The Trump administration said Friday it will release billions of dollars in education funding that have been on hold for ...