Index/People/Jerome Powell

Jerome Powell

President of the FED

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28 results

Dec 8, 2025

when is powell out

Jerome Powell’s term as Chair of the Federal Reserve expires in May 2026 (sources consistently cite “May 2026,” with one specifying May 15, 2026) . Multiple outlets report that President Trump is prep...

Dec 10, 2025

Has Jerome Powell announced plans to step down or seek another term?

Available reporting shows Jerome Powell has not announced plans to step down or to seek another term; his current chair term runs through May 2026 and news coverage focuses on his remaining months and...

Jan 17, 2026

What is the Senate confirmation process for the Federal Reserve Chair and typical timeline?

The president selects the Federal Reserve Chair from among sitting Board governors and nominates that person for a four‑year chair term; the appointment requires Senate advice and consent, typically b...

Nov 15, 2025

Who hired Jerome Powell the first time?

Jerome H. Powell was first appointed to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors by President Barack Obama in 2012 and later nominated as Fed Chair by President Donald Trump in November 2017; he first t...

Jan 14, 2026

Who nominated Jerome Powell to his first federal position and when was he hired?

Jerome H. Powell’s first recorded federal service was as a Treasury Department official during the administration of President George H. W. Bush; he entered public service in 1990 and served in multip...

Oct 19, 2025

powell said trump is destroying the us economy true or falase

Jerome Powell did not say the phrase "Trump is destroying the US economy." Powell’s public remarks in September–October 2025 criticized tariff risks and warned of , but he stopped short of directly bl...

Jan 30, 2026

will kenin warsh as fed chair try to lower interestes rates

is likely to try to steer policy toward if confirmed, having publicly backed deeper cuts and sided with ’s calls for cheaper borrowing, but his past record as a Fed governor and institutional constrai...

Jan 29, 2026

What impact did the investigation outcome have on Jim Jordan's committee roles and 2024-2026 political standing?

The available reporting shows that whatever came of the various probes into special counsels and other federal actors did not strip of his committee posts between 2024 and early 2026; instead, Jordan ...

Jan 14, 2026

How did the Justice Department handle subpoenas for Trump administration records?

The Justice Department, under the Trump administration, used compulsory legal tools — subpoenas directed at independent agencies, congressional staffers and others — in ways that multiple news outlets...

Dec 11, 2025

Did Biden endorse Powell's reappointment as Federal Reserve Chair in 2022?

President Joe Biden formally nominated (reappointed) Jerome Powell to a second four‑year term as Federal Reserve Chair on November 22, 2021, and publicly said he supported Powell’s approach to tighten...

Nov 17, 2025

Does Pres. Trump's recitation of Powell's appointment and your analysis of it

President Trump publicly criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whom Trump first elevated to the chair in 2018, and has said he will not reappoint him when Powell’s term ends in May 2026 whil...

Nov 4, 2025

How did Biden's administration respond to Trump's claims about Powell's appointment?

Biden’s administration did not issue a clearly documented, direct rebuttal to former President Trump’s claims about Jerome Powell’s appointment in the documents provided; multiple contemporary news an...

Feb 5, 2026

Politicians opposed to Federal Reserve

of elected officials and presidential actors have openly challenged the ’s decisions and independence, framing the central bank either as too interventionist or insufficiently responsive to political ...

Feb 3, 2026

What documents in the released Epstein archive specifically reference Steve Bannon and what do they say?

’s newest archive contains multiple categories of documents that explicitly reference : hundreds of text messages and emails, a filmed interview/session, calendars and images, travel‑coordination note...

Feb 1, 2026

How many US politicians are named in the Epstein files?

The publicly reported releases of the files name multiple U.S. political figures — including and members of his orbit such as and adviser Steve Bannon — but the available news reporting and the materi...

Feb 1, 2026

How has the Senate historically voted on Fed chair nominations and what margins are typical?

for chairs have ranged from overwhelming bipartisan landslides to razor-thin party-line votes, reflecting both the nominee’s political vulnerability and the Senate’s at the time; chairs are and requir...

Jan 20, 2026

Is trump being investigated forar crimes

There is no clear, sourced reporting in the provided documents that the president, Donald Trump, is the subject of a current criminal investigation; the coverage instead documents an aggressive Trump ...

Jan 18, 2026

Is Doonal Trump under active legal investigation

The reporting provided does not show that President Donald J. Trump is presently the subject of a new, active federal criminal investigation; historic probes into his actions were paused or dropped af...

Jan 15, 2026

Trump is not now running for office. DOJ needs to do its job. What explanation might there be for not moving forward with a real investigation of hte truth? Who would benefit? Who would get hurt?

The Justice Department’s choice not to rapidly or aggressively pursue certain investigations into former President Trump and his allies reflects a mix of institutional caution, legal constraints, and ...