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White House probe fuels speculation Trump could oust Powell

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'Huge deal': White House probe fuels speculation Trump could oust Powell
The investigation into cost overruns on a renovation of Fed headquarters is drawing concern that it's a pretext to eventually fire the central bank chief.

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White House Seizes on Fed Renovations as Opening to Oust Powell
The White House just took its most aggressive stance yet against Jerome Powell
White House Escalates Pressure Campaign on Fed Chair by Targeting Its Headquarters Renovation
The Supreme Court said in May that it could block any attempts by the White House to dismiss Powell, noting as part of a separate ruling that the Fed “is a uniquely structured, quasi-private entity.”...

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Can the Next Fed Chair Truly Be Independent From Trump’s Influence?
White House escalates pressure campaign on Federal Reserve by targeting its headquarters renovation
White House opens new front in attack on Fed chief Jay Powell
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said in a post on X that Powell, the Fed chair, had “grossly mismanaged the Fed”, accusing the central bank chief of presiding over a ...

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What Trump’s increasingly aggressive attacks on Powell are all about
White House budget director accuses Fed chair of violating building rules in renovation
LARRY KUDLOW: Can Jay Powell make it through the weekend?
There are any number of rumors that Jay Powell is being forced to resign. President Donald Trump, of course, is on his case daily for not dropping interest rates in line with low inflation.
Trump administration ramps up pressure on Powell as Fed holds rates steady
President Donald Trump has frequently voiced dissatisfaction with the Fed’s “wait-and-see" approach to lowering interest rates under Powell.
Jerome Powell ‘considering resigning’ amid Dan Bongino rumors; officials issue first statement
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is ‘considering resgining’, according to reports. Chairman of the Board of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac William J. Pulte issued a statement saying: “I’m encouraged by reports that Jerome Powell is considering resigning. I think this will be the right decision for America, and the economy will boom.”
As Trump Calls For 3-Percentage Point Rate Cut, 'Too Late' Jerome Powell To Resign, June Fed Minutes Show 'Uncertainty' Reigns Supreme
As the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s June meeting were released on Wednesday, the word “uncertainty” reigned supreme amid the ongoing tariff turmoil and President Donald Trump‘s call to cut rates by 3 percentage points.
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Fannie, Freddie boss Bill Pulte claims Jerome Powell ‘considering resigning’ as pressure grows over lavish $2.5B HQ
A senior Trump administration official said Friday that Fed Chair Jerome Powell is “considering resigning” as pressure grows for an investigation into whether he lied to Congress about the central bank’s “Palace of Versailles” renovations to its headquarters in Washington, DC.
Trump trying to make Powell ‘as miserable as possible’: Haberman
President Trump is putting pressure on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to lower interest rates, and has been critical of the Fed’s $2.5 billion office renovation.
What Does an Obscure Urban Planning Board Have to Do With Trump’s Campaign Against Jerome Powell?
President Donald Trump ousted Joe Biden’s appointees to the National Capital Planning Commission, the obscure panel that oversees urban planning for the Washington area. And instead of the usual wonky architecture types,
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