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Economic council head says Trump's ability to fire Fed's Powell is 'being looked into'
In an interview with ABC News, Kevin Hassett was also pressed about the president's decision to hit imports from Brazil with ...
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Trump deputies take over powerful D.C. planning commission
Loyalists of President Trump are using an obscure D.C. architecture commission to go after political foe Jerome Powell over ...
White House accuses Powell of mismanaging the Fed, citing renovation
White House budget chief Russell Vought on Thursday accused Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell of mismanaging the central bank’s budget during renovations, adding to President Trump’s criticism ...
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 budget chief Vought ramps up criticism of Powell, vows investigation into Fed renovations
Powell has said politics don't play a part in Fed rate decisions. He and his colleagues have held the key overnight borrowing ...
Trump’s OMB director says Powell 'has grossly mismanaged' Fed as White House pressure builds
OMB Director Russell Vought said in a social media post that Jerome Powell "has grossly mismanaged the Fed" as he published a ...
White House targets Fed chair Jerome Powell over $2.5B DC HQ renovation: ‘Going to hold him accountable’
Republicans believe Powell’s testimony to Congress about an ongoing $2.5 billion DC office renovation may be a way to force him to step aside.
White House escalates pressure campaign on Fed chair by targeting its headquarters renovation
The White House is criticizing the Federal Reserve over costly renovations at its headquarters. On Thursday, Trump’s budget ...