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Fed Takes Fresh Steps to Defend Renovations as White House Intensifies Attacks
The Trump administration has seized on the Federal Reserve’s renovation of its building in what legal experts say could be ...
House Republican refers Fed chairman Jerome Powell to DOJ for potential perjury charges
As recently as last week, President Trump was considering firing Powell, but later told reporters it was “highly unlikely” he would do so.
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White House Ramps Up Pressure in Campaign To Nudge Powell Out of the Job
He has faced criticism from the White House and their Republican allies in Congress for his lack of interest in cutting rates ...
Why the White House is attacking Powell over the ‘Taj Mahal on the National Mall’
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is under fire from the White House, which accuses him of bungling a yearslong renovation ...
Powell sends letter to White House defending $2.5 billion Fed renovations
We have taken great care to ensure the project is carefully overseen since it was first approved by the Board in 2017,” the ...
White House escalates pressure campaign on Fed chair by targeting its headquarters renovation
President Donald Trump is escalating his pressure campaign to get the Federal Reserve chairman to either lower interest rates ...
Powell Letter Addresses White House Criticism of Fed Renovations
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in a Thursday letter countered criticisms leveled at the central bank by a top White ...