Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Fed governor, clearing path to replace Powell as chair

Washington — The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors on Tuesday, a crucial step in President Trump’s push to make Warsh the central bank’s leader after months of uncertainty due to a criminal probe of outgoing chief Jerome Powell. The chamber voted 51-45 to confirm Warsh to a 14-year term … Read more

MN governor race to replace Walz sees major shakeup as GOP contender ends campaign: ‘Don’t see a path’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Minnesota Republican lawmaker Kristin Robbins, chair of the House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee, announced on Friday she is ending her gubernatorial campaign to replace embattled Gov. Tim Walz. “It was not a tough decision to get into the race 10 months … Read more

Trump calls Sen. Bill Cassidy ‘very disloyal’ and urges Louisiana voters to replace him over nominee fight

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Trump accused Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on Thursday of being “very disloyal” and playing “political games” over his opposition to the confirmation of the commander-in-chief’s second Surgeon General nominee. The President concluded his remarks by urging voters to replace the Louisiana Republican. In a Truth Social … Read more

Republican Clay Fuller projected to win Georgia runoff to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in House, helping GOP’s narrow majority

Washington — Republican Clay Fuller won Tuesday’s runoff election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, CBS News projects, padding the House GOP’s razor-thin margin by an additional vote.  Fuller beat Democrat Shawn Harris in the northwest Georgia district after the two advanced from a crowded field of candidates in … Read more

Is Jim Jordan angling to replace Mike Johnson in House GOP leadership?

A new Politico report signals that Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio may be aiming to replace Speaker Mike Johnson in House GOP leadership after the midterm elections. Democratic strategist Joel Payne and CBS News political director Fin Gómez join “The Takeout” to discuss. Source link

Pam Bondi is out as AG — here are the contenders who could replace her

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump announced a Department of Justice shakeup on Thursday, ousting Attorney General Pam Bondi as he looks to name her permanent successor.  Trump tapped Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to fill the role in an acting capacity, but other names, like Environmental Protection Agency Administrator … Read more

Trump likely to replace Bondi as attorney general, but no final decision yet, sources say

Washington — President Trump is seriously considering replacing Pam Bondi as attorney general because of dissatisfaction with how aggressively the department has pursued some of his priorities, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.  White House officials have discussed several possibilities as options for attorney general, but Lee Zeldin, the Senate-confirmed administrator of the … Read more