Our Best Stuff From a Week Jerome Powell Took a Stand

The Risks of Politicizing the Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been the subject of very public attacks by President Trump, and a criminal investigation by the Department of Justice. These are seen as efforts to influence the Fed to lower interest rates for short-run political advantage. But there has been widespread pushback to these efforts. Kenneth Kuttner joins EconoFact Chats to discuss how and why central banks are set up to be insulated from political pressure, …

Powell Should Be A Great American Villain. DC Will Make Him A Hero

By Tho Bishop, Mises Wire | January 13, 2026 The long-boiling tensions between the Trump administration and Jerome Powell’s Federal Reserve escalated over the weekend, with a New York Times report and subsequent public statement from Powell over the opening of a federal indictment about alleged false statements regarding Federal Reserve building renovations. As Ryan McMaken has already noted on this site, the investigation is a facade for a deep…

Our Best Stuff From a Week Jerome Powell Took a Stand

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DOJ Probe of Powell Draws Backlash from Lawmakers

Lawmakers sounded the alarm over the Justice Department’s criminal inquiry into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, putting at risk President Donald Trump’s efforts to name a new central bank leader.