The US Senate voted mostly along party lines to advance Kevin Warsh’s nomination to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The 49-44 vote included two Democrats, Sens. Chris Coons of Delaware and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, supporting Warsh. No Republicans voted...
The Senate Banking Committee voted 13-11 along party lines to advance the nomination of Kevin Warsh to become the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. Warsh’s nomination was in doubt when Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who sits on the Senate Banking Committee, pledged to...
The Tampa Bay Rays demand $1 billion for their new stadium, two pairs of regional realtors’ groups merge, and starter homes lose their appeal. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of April 20-24. Miss: Cough Up $1...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is dropping its efforts to investigate the Federal Reserve and its chairman, Jerome Powell, over cost overruns on the central bank’s headquarters. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, vowed to block...
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro had declared her office will not drop its investigation into cost overruns at the Federal Reserve headquarters, even if it derails President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as the central bank’s chairman. Sen. Thom...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
