Trump Intensifies Push to Oust Fed Chair Powell Over Rate Disputes

SCOTUS Can Let the President Break the Law, But It Can’t Change the Law

We are now cranking up another edition of the “will he or won’t he?” Trump song and dance, this time about firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Trump manages to add…

Bessent privately urges caution as Trump attacks Powell

Any attempt to remove the Fed chair — a legally questionable option Trump considered in his first term — would feed instability in markets already woozy from the recent tariff whiplash.

Trump's criticism of Fed chief Powell has long history but latest could be most damaging

President Trump's criticism of Fed's Powell was just the latest in a flurry of attacks on the Fed chief going over interest rates back years.

Trump escalates feud with Fed, threatens to fire Powell over rates

Trump thinks he can remove Powell from Fed

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump attacked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday for not cutting interest rates and claimed he could fire him if he wanted to, renewing a threat from his first term that could cause a major…

Trump's attacks on Powell threaten the Fed's independence. Here's why it matters

Donald Trump has stepped up his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the same time that the Supreme Court is considering a case that could make it easier for the president to fire him.