Warsh faces high-stakes Senate confirmation hearing to lead world’s most powerful central bank
Kevin Warsh heads into a high-stakes Senate confirmation hearing as Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve amid mounting economic and legal pressure.
Kevin Warsh set to face lawmakers in Fed chair confirmation hearing today
Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s nominee to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, is set to face questions regarding his views on inflation, interest rates and other economic issues at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Tuesday. A majority on the 24-member panel must vote in favor of Warsh’s nomination to advance it
Democrats demand Trump admin. halt plan to collect federal workers’ health data
Democratic lawmakers are demanding that the Trump administration halt plans to collect sensitive medical records for millions of federal workers and retirees, as well as their family members. The Office of Personnel Management has asked 65 insurance companies to provide monthly reports with detailed medical and pharmaceutical claims data of more than 8 million people
This is how Democrats say Oversight Republicans are trying to squash the Epstein investigation
The committee chair has started hosting frequent “roundtables,” where his members can’t force subpoena votes.
House Ethics Panel Requests Victims Come Forward After 2 Lawmakers Resign
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on March 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House Ethics Committee issued a public statement Monday asking victims of congressional sexual misconduct to come forward and published a record of publicly disclosed investigations involving House members spanning decades. The bipartisan panel, chaired by Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), revealed
Trump Invokes Defense Production Act to Sign Energy-Related Directives
President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on April 11, 2026. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images President Donald Trump on April 20 invoked the Defense Production Act to issue a series of memorandums focused on strengthening coal supply chains, natural gas transmission, and liquefied natural gas capacity. Trump also signed memos
Dem rep dismisses Fetterman saying some in party ‘cheering’ for Iran
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) pushed back on Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) saying that some Democrats are “cheering” for Iran amid the ongoing war. “No, I think what we’re hearing from our constituents when we go back is that they don’t want another bloody, endless, costly war,” Quigley told host Kasie Hunt on CNN’s “The Arena,”…