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White House Seeks to Inspect Fed Renovation in Bid to Pressure Powell

Russell T. Vought, the head of the Office of Management and Budget, said he and other administration officials wanted access to the Fed’s building in Washington.

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

Fed Chair Powell's finally fighting back as the White House looks to fire him 'for cause'

The White House uses an overbudget renovation of Fed headquarters to pressure Fed Chair Powell out of his job. Will it work? And does it even matter?

CNN on MSN · 6d

The White House just took its most aggressive stance yet against Jerome Powell

The Trump administration’s intensifying campaign against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hit a boiling point Thursday.

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U.S. News & World Report · 23h

Trump Says He's “Highly Unlikely” to Fire Fed's Powell After Floating That Idea in Private

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was “highly unlikely” to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a public statement made less than 24 hours after suggesting in a private meeting that he was leaning in favor of dismissing the head of the nation's central bank.

CNBC on MSN · 2h

Markets will ‘crash' if Trump fires Powell, Sen. Warren warns

Trump wants Powell to lower interest rates in order to boost the economy, but the Fed chair has said the president’s tariff plans have kept him from doing so.

POLITICO on MSN · 1h

Behind Trump's move to back off Powell: Lawyers warned against it.

Privately, White House officials acknowledge uncertainty about Trump firing Powell solely based on accusations he mismanaged a multi-year renovation project.

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Hopefuls eyeing Powell’s job intensify push amid Trump rift

Two of President Donald Trump's contenders to succeed Chair Jerome Powell are increasing their alignment with the president in hopes to secure the nomination.

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Trump floats firing the Federal Reserve chair as White House criticism boils

President Trump said it was "highly unlikely" he would fire Jerome Powell, but also said he discussed the idea with Republican lawmakers who expressed support.

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White House financial watchdog rips Jerome Powell over $2.5 billion revamp of Fed HQ — warns construction could be halted

The White House financial watchdog ripped Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over a lavish revamp of the central bank’s ...

Trump tells GOP lawmakers he will likely fire Powell ‘soon’

President Trump indicated to Republican lawmakers that he plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a senior White House official told The Hill. The suggestion came during an Oval Office ...

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White House defends tariffs on Brazil despite trade surplus

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended Donald Trump’s newly unveiled 50% tariff against Brazil on ABC News ...

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Is Trump threatening to fire Jerome Powell just to bury the Jeffrey Epstein story? Sure looks like it.

What a player President Donald Trump is. Just as he was losing control of the Jeffrey Epstein story, rumors suddenly started circulating out of Trump’s White House that he was poised to fire Jerome ...

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Trump keeps everyone guessing on Powell's fate

The president floated the idea of firing the Fed chief to lawmakers, then said such a move was "very unlikely." ...

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