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  • DOJ takes step to wind down Powell probe Sylvan Lane
    Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story DOJ asks judge to vacate Fed subpoena decisions U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro asked a court Monday to vacate its decision to quash two subpoenas in her criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, arguing the...
     

DOJ takes step to wind down Powell probe

4 May 2026 at 23:34
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story DOJ asks judge to vacate Fed subpoena decisions U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro asked a court Monday to vacate its decision to quash two subpoenas in her criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, arguing the...

DOJ asks judge to vacate Federal Reserve subpoena decisions

4 May 2026 at 19:43
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro asked a court Monday to vacate its decision to quash two subpoenas in her criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, arguing the issue is now “moot.” Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, announced late last month that the Department of Justice (DOJ) was closing its probe...

Trump fumes as Jerome Powell plots future at Federal Reserve

1 May 2026 at 10:00
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is drawing backlash from Trump administration figures and allies after announcing his plans to stay at the central bank beyond his chairmanship.  Powell said Wednesday that he will remain on the Fed board for an undetermined amount of time after Kevin Warsh takes over as chair given the various legal threats he believes the bank still faces. While...

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  • Inflation spiked as Iran war raged Sylvan Lane
    Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Inflation hit 3.5 percent in March as Iran war drove prices higher Prices grew at a far faster rate in March as the war in Iran drove a significant increase in inflation, according to data released...
     

Inflation spiked as Iran war raged

30 April 2026 at 22:42
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Inflation hit 3.5 percent in March as Iran war drove prices higher Prices grew at a far faster rate in March as the war in Iran drove a significant increase in inflation, according to data released...

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  • Powell plans to stay Sylvan Lane
    Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Powell reveals post-chair plans as Warsh inches closer Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he plans to stay on at the central bank as a governor after his term as chair ends next month “for a period of...
     

Powell plans to stay

29 April 2026 at 22:58
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Powell reveals post-chair plans as Warsh inches closer Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he plans to stay on at the central bank as a governor after his term as chair ends next month “for a period of...

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  • States take up kids online safety as Congress stalls Sylvan Lane
    State prosecutors are turning up the heat on social media and artificial intelligence companies over their safeguards for children as federal lawmakers remain at an impasse on the issue. From new investigations to a string of settlements, verdicts and state laws, state leaders are trying to fill a gap left by Congress, which has failed...
     

States take up kids online safety as Congress stalls

29 April 2026 at 10:00
State prosecutors are turning up the heat on social media and artificial intelligence companies over their safeguards for children as federal lawmakers remain at an impasse on the issue. From new investigations to a string of settlements, verdicts and state laws, state leaders are trying to fill a gap left by Congress, which has failed...

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  • How Americans are spending their tax refunds Sylvan Lane
    Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story What do you do with a record tax refund? The Treasury Department said in a release on Tax Day that as of April 14, the average tax refund this filing season was more than $3,400, an...
     

How Americans are spending their tax refunds

27 April 2026 at 22:43
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story What do you do with a record tax refund? The Treasury Department said in a release on Tax Day that as of April 14, the average tax refund this filing season was more than $3,400, an...

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  • DOJ drops Powell probe Sylvan Lane
    Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story DOJ ends Fed renovations, Powell investigation The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday it was dropping its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his handling of renovations at the central bank. © AP The announcement...
     

DOJ drops Powell probe

24 April 2026 at 22:54
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story DOJ ends Fed renovations, Powell investigation The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday it was dropping its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his handling of renovations at the central bank. © AP The announcement...

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  • Senate GOP fears shutdown streak Sylvan Lane
    Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Republicans fear string of shutdowns under Trump Senate Republicans who are scrambling to end the two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fear that Democrats will trigger an even bigger government shutdown in October...
     

Senate GOP fears shutdown streak

23 April 2026 at 00:02
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Republicans fear string of shutdowns under Trump Senate Republicans who are scrambling to end the two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fear that Democrats will trigger an even bigger government shutdown in October...

Trump's feud with Powell threatens plans to replace Federal Reserve chair

21 April 2026 at 10:00
President Trump's effort to push out Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is threatening his ability to finally replace his nemesis. The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to hold a confirmation hearing Tuesday for Kevin Warsh, the former Fed board member Trump nominated to replace Powell as Fed chair. Trump has spent more than four years...

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  • Warsh to face senators as Trump, Powell spar Sylvan Lane
    Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump's feud with Powell threatens Fed transition President Trump's effort to push out Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is threatening his ability to finally replace his nemesis at the central bank. © AP Photo The Senate...
     

Warsh to face senators as Trump, Powell spar

20 April 2026 at 21:23
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump's feud with Powell threatens Fed transition President Trump's effort to push out Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is threatening his ability to finally replace his nemesis at the central bank. © AP Photo The Senate...

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