Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he will not step down from the central bank’s board until an investigation launched by President Donald Trump’s Justice Dept. into Powell’s congressional testimony last year is fully put to rest. “I have no intention of leaving the board until the investigation is well and truly over with transparency … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he will remain at the central bank while the Department of Justice’s criminal investigation continues. “I have no intention of leaving the Board until the investigation is fully resolved with transparency and finality,” Powell said, referring to the Federal … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Top officials in President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) are briefing the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday to aid Congress’ ongoing Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche are expected on Capitol Hill late Wednesday afternoon for a closed-door meeting … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s former defense lawyer received swift backing from conservative legal figures online after facing pushback at a recent American Bar Association (ABA) conference for praising the Trump Department of Justice. Attorney John Lauro, who defended Trump in special counsel Jack Smith’s 2020 election case, said … Read more
Federal prosecutors in D.C. on Friday moved to drop charges against a man who was charged last year after he burned an American flag outside the White House, after President Trump had signed an executive order directing the DOJ to investigate flag burning. Jan Carey was facing two misdemeanor criminal counts in Washington, D.C., … Read more
Judge quashes subpoenas sent to Federal Reserve as part of DOJ probe – CBS News Watch CBS News A judge on Friday quashed subpoenas sent to the Federal Reserve as part of the Justice Department’s criminal probe. CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details. Source link
The White House is considering ending funding for a longtime civil rights election program aimed at protecting the rights of minority populations to vote, sources familiar with the matter tell CBS News. The federal observer program, authorized under the Voting Rights Act and launched in 1966, is an Office of Personnel Management operation that partners … Read more
Fed Chair Powell addresses DOJ criminal investigation Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed the central bank had been served by the Justice Department in connection with allegations related to congressional testimony on the renovation of the bank’s headquarters. (Credit: Federal Reserve) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell moved quickly … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A top Department of Justice official brushed off a lawsuit brought Tuesday by the Democratic National Committee over the administration’s work on election security, describing the suit as frivolous. Civil Rights Division head Harmeet Dhillon mocked the legal challenge in an X post in response to Marc … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A senior Trump administration official and former acting U.S. attorney for D.C. is under disciplinary review for his role in President Donald Trump’s anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative — sparking outrage from the Justice Department, which assailed alleged ethics violations against Ed Martin as a “partisan” effort, … Read more