Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell | PBS News

The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, bringing new leadership to the world's most powerful central bank at a fraught moment for the global economy...

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-confirms-trump-pick-warsh-as-chairman-of-the-federal-reserve-following-powell

 

DoJ v 1A (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)

The Justice Department has filed charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center which appears to contain serious legal defects.

A judge tosses Kash Patel’s defamation lawsuit against former FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Frank Figliuzzi

The FBI is said to have investigated a New York Times reporter who wrote an article about Kash Patel’s girlfriend.

Todd Blanche has tapped Joe DiGenova to take over the investigation into ex CIA chief John Brennan and others.

The Justice Department has agreed to pay $1.25 million to Carter Page for the investigation into him during Trump’s first term

Jeanine Pirro has dropped the criminal investigation of Jerome Powell, which was holding up Trump's nomination of Warsh to take his place next month.

Plus listener questions.
Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-jihry-2d260b3b

 

President renews threats against federal reserve chair, pushes his replacement

Trump reiterated his claim that Powell is doing a ‘bad job’ as justice department continues with criminal investigation into Powell over renovations at the Fed’s headquarters – key US politics stories from 15 April at a glance…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/15/trump-news-at-a-glance-latest-updates-today

 

Brief Hallucinations (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)

• Hackers linked to Iran have breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal emails. 
• Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a Jack Smith progress memo to Congress outlining Trump's motive for illegally retaining classified documents. 
• A top deputy to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro acknowledged in a closed-door hearing this month that the Justice Department did not have evidence of wrongdoing in its criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell. 
• Legal experts are stunned after a federal judge catches DOJ lawyers using artificial intelligence to write briefs. 
• Plus listener questions.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-69895-2c56c843

The Fed keeps interest rates unchanged in this uncertain economy : NPR

"Uncertainty about the economic outlook remains elevated," Fed policymakers said in a statement. "The implications of developments in the Middle East for the U.S. economy are uncertain."

 By a vote of 11 to 1, members of the Fed's rate-setting committee opted to leave the federal funds rate between 3-1/2 and 3-3/4%. The dissenting member, former White House economist Steven Miran, would have preferred to cut the benchmark by a quarter percentage point… 

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/18/nx-s1-5750485/federal-reserve-policy-meeting-inflation-gas-iran-jobs 

 

UK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach

Britain's national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, attended the final talks between the US and Iran and judged that the offer made by Tehran on its nuclear programme was significant enough to prevent a rush to war, the Guardian can reveal. 

Powell thought progress had been made in Geneva in late February and that the deal proposed by Iran was "surprising", according to sources. 

Two days after the talks ended, and after a date had been agreed for a further round of technical talks in Vienna, the US and Israel launched the attack on Iran...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/uk-security-adviser-attended-us-iran-talks-and-judged-deal-was-within-reach

 

 

 

Court blocks probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, DOJ to appeal - POLITICO

"There is abundant evidence that the subpoenas' dominant (if not sole) purpose is to harass and pressure Powell either to yield to the President or to resign and make way for a Fed Chair who will," Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg wrote. "The Government has offered no evidence whatsoever that Powell committed any crime other than displeasing the President."…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/13/court-blocks-dojs-probe-of-fed-chair-jerome-powell-00828448 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump says he'll announce Federal Reserve chair pick next week | PBS News

Even though Powell's term as chair ends in May, he could stay on the board of governors until 2028 and block Trump's ability to appoint someone new to the board as chair...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/trump-says-hell-announce-federal-reserve-chair-pick-next-week 

 

Trump says he’ll sue JPMorgan Chase for allegedly cutting him off after US Capitol riot

 Donald Trump threatened to sue JPMorgan Chase on Saturday, citing an unsubstantiated allegation that major banks discriminated against him after the 6 January 2021 Capitol riot...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/17/trump-jp-morgan-chase

 

Weekly Roundup: Wine Moms, ICE, and American Fascism (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

Brad and Dan examine the escalating ICE presence in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of Renee Good, situating the operation within a broader pattern of authoritarian governance under the Trump administration. They unpack how federal immigration enforcement has begun to resemble occupation style tactics, including minimal vetting of ICE agents, sweeping immunity claims for officers, and the use of overwhelming force in civilian spaces. Drawing on historical parallels to fascist regimes and social psychology experiments like the Stanford Prison Experiment, the conversation explores how power, dehumanization, and impunity reinforce one another when federal agencies are weaponized against dissent.

The episode also interrogates the gendered and racial dynamics at play, particularly the demonization of white women protesters framed by right wing media as dangerous or hysterical. Brad and Dan discuss how white femininity functions within white Christian supremacy, why Renee Good's identity as a queer woman posed a threat to patriarchal power, and how Fox News and Christian nationalist figures have celebrated or justified state violence. The conversation widens to include federal overreach beyond immigration, including pressure on the Department of Justice to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, threats to institutional independence, and the administration's seizure of Venezuelan oil revenue. Throughout, the hosts connect these developments to a coherent ideological project rooted in Christian nationalism, racial hierarchy, and authoritarian control, warning that the expansion of state power rarely stops with its initial targets.
Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/weekly-roundup-wine-moms-ice-and-american-fascism?hsLang=en

Global central banks offer ‘full solidarity’ to US Fed’s Powell amid Trump threats

"The independence of central banks is a cornerstone of price, financial and economic stability in the interest of the citizens that we serve. It is therefore critical to preserve that independence, with full respect for the rule of law and democratic accountability," the statement said...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/central-banks-us-fed-powell-trump-bank-of-england-ecb

 

Justice department opens investigation into Jerome Powell as Trump ramps up campaign against Federal Reserve

Fed chair hits back, accusing DoJ of threatening criminal charges because central bank defied Trump's demands…

 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/11/justice-department-opens-investigation-into-federal-reserve-as-trump-ramps-up-campaign-against-central-bank

 

‘I’d love to fire his ass’: Trump fumes at Powell as Fed splits over rates - POLITICO

Meanwhile, Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari, none of whom have votes on rates this year on the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee but will next year, all said they would have preferred not to reduce rates in October. "I'd find it difficult to cut rates again in December unless there is clear evidence that inflation will fall faster than expected or that the labor market will cool more rapidly," Logan said recently…

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/20/fed-jerome-powell-trump-00660065 

 

Former GOP Official TAKES OVER Dominion Voting Systems In Alarming Lawsuit

A former GOP election official's firm buys Dominion Voting Systems shortly after suspicious settlements of defamation suits against OANN, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjCBwX9_XKI

Federal Reserve cuts US interest rates for first time since December

The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday, its first rate cut since December, as the central bank moved to stabilize a wobbling labor market even as Donald Trump's tariffs continue to push up prices...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/17/us-federal-reserve-interest-rates-jerome-powell

 

Are US tariffs starting to bite? Trump, in denial over rising prices, targets Fed chief Powell

"Once you no longer have the check of the central bank, which can raise interest rates as needed to curb inflation, you really start to raise the specter of runaway costs, runaway inflation, and it makes the US economy less attractive for investors domestically and abroad," said Ramamurti.

 Inflation is "right on track", according to his administration. Economists are already concerned it is tilting off course – and Trump won't rule out taking action that critics warn would shunt it off the rails altogether…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/19/trump-inflation-tariffs-fed-powell

 

Trump floats firing Fed chair with GOP lawmakers, then backs off - The Washington Post

Stocks initially sank on the news of a potential firing, but they rebounded after Trump's denial. The Dow Jones Industrial Average abruptly lost more than 300 points, before recovering...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/07/16/president-trump-is-preparing-fire-fed-chair/

 

Bessent opens door to replacing Powell at Fed

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday he'd be open to replacing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as President Trump looks to replace the central bank chief as soon as possible…

https://thehill.com/business/5376803-bessent-open-federal-reserve-chair/ 

 

Trump criticizes Powell and considers joining the Fed

"What we're waiting for, to reduce rates, is to understand what will happen with the tariff inflation. There's a lot of uncertainty about that," Powell said. "Someone has to pay the tariffs … between the manufacturer, the exporter, the importer, the retailer, ultimately somebody putting it into a good of some kind — or just the consumer buying it."…

https://thehill.com/business/5356881-trump-criticizes-fed-chair-powell/ 

 

'He hit the ball squarely into his own goal': Analyst blames Trump for market plunge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhHMqIbFzaA