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Federal Reserve
There’s More at Stake Than Just Interest Rates. Here’s What Trump Could Do With the Whole Federal Reserve Toolkit
The president can "use the Fed's vast powers to enrich himself personally, to reward his billionaire friends, and to punish his enemies," Sen. Elizabeth Warren said.
By Layla A. Jones
01.16.26 | 2:07 pm
Trump Yells and Jeanine Pirro Listens
This is your TPM evening briefing.
By Nicole LaFond
01.14.26 | 6:10 pm
Five Points on the Trump DOJ’s Attack on Fed Chair Jerome Powell
By Layla A. Jones
01.12.26 | 2:15 pm
SCOTUS Lets Cook Stay on Fed Board Despite Trump’s Attempt to Fire Her, At Least For Now
By Kate Riga and Layla A. Jones
10.01.25 | 11:10 am
Every Living Former Fed Chair is Urging the Supreme Court to Stop Trump from Removing Lisa Cook
By Layla A. Jones
09.25.25 | 5:08 pm
5 Points on Trump’s High-Stakes Onslaught Against Fed Governor Lisa Cook
The broadside against Cook speaks to the second Trump administration’s war on the Fed and on independent data.
By Layla A. Jones
09.16.25 | 11:46 am
Sarah Bloom Raskin Withdraws From Fed Job After Republican, Manchin Opposition
By Kate Riga
03.15.22 | 4:03 pm
Democrats Condemn Republican Colleagues For Boycotting Hearing Over Raskin
By Kate Riga
02.15.22 | 1:45 pm
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pauses during a news conference, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, to discuss an announcement from the Federal Open Market Committee, in Washington. In a surprise move, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point in an effort to support the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus. Chairman Jerome Powell noted that the coronavirus “poses evolving risks to economic activity."  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pauses during a news conference, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, to discuss an announcement from the Federal Open Market Committee, in Washington. In a surprise move, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point in an effort to support the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus. Chairman Jerome Powell noted that the coronavirus “poses evolving risks to economic activity."  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Fed Rolls Out $2.3 Trillion Program To Stabilize Economy
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
04.09.20 | 9:28 am
Fed Takes New Action To Provide Support To Lending Markets
By Associated Press
03.31.20 | 9:54 am
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