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As Donald Trump openly toys with firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell — despite having appointed him — Republicans and Democrats are sharply divided over whether the president has the authority ...
Mark Joseph Stern: Under federal law, Trump cannot remove Powell over a policy disagreement. Federal law expressly allows for ...
President Donald Trump said Wednesday it’s “highly unlikely” that he’ll fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after ...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is under fire from the White House, which accuses him of bungling a yearslong renovation of the Fed's headquarters and has suggested that it could be cause to fire ...