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Senate panel to vote on Wednesday on advancing Fed chair Warsh’s nomination

Monday, April 27 by SRN News

April 27 (Reuters) - The Senate Banking Committee is expected on Wednesday to advance Kevin Warsh's nomination as Federal Reserve Chair to the full Senate, with a vote now set for 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT). The timing - which comes as Fed policymakers... Read More.

US Senate edges toward advancing ICE, border funding plan

Thursday, April 23 by SRN News

By David Morgan WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans edged on Thursday toward their goal of advancing a $70 billion plan to fund the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agencies for the next three years, while ignoring demands from Democrats for... Read More.

Senate works into the night in latest effort to reopen Homeland Security Department

Thursday, April 23 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate is working through the night as Republicans are trying to pass funding for two immigration enforcement agencies over Democratic objections and reopen the Department of Homeland Security. The lengthy session is the first step in a complicated process as... Read More.

US Senate poised to advance ICE, border funding plan after marathon voting session

Wednesday, April 22 by SRN News

By David Morgan WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans were poised on Wednesday to advance their $70 billion plan to fund the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agencies for the next three years, while ignoring demands from Democrats for guardrails on... Read More.

Kennedy tells US Senate panel new CDC director will be allowed to make own decisions

Wednesday, April 22 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators on Wednesday that if confirmed, the incoming director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will have the ability to make decisions on vaccines independently and will not... Read More.

Senate hearings with RFK Jr. put Cassidy’s competing loyalties to Trump and science on display

Wednesday, April 22 by SRN News

Bill Cassidy's roles as a lawmaker, a doctor and a political candidate will collide on Wednesday as he questions Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in two high-stakes Senate hearings. The Louisiana Republican chairs one of the Senate committees that oversees Kennedy's department and sits... Read More.

Five things learned at Fed nominee Warsh’s Senate hearing

Tuesday, April 21 by SRN News

April 21 (Reuters) - In testimony Tuesday at the Senate Banking Committee, Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh never said if he agrees with President Donald Trump's view that the Fed's policy rate is too high and should be cut. No lawmaker asked him... Read More.

US Senate Republicans to move forward with budget plan for Trump immigration enforcement

Tuesday, April 21 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans will move forward this week on a budget blueprint calling for new funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agencies for the next three years, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said... Read More.

Warsh’s path to top Fed job entangled ahead of Senate confirmation hearing

Tuesday, April 21 by SRN News

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - Former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh on Tuesday takes the next step to becoming the head of the U.S. central bank with a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, his confirmation ultimately likely but still embroiled in... Read More.

Trump’s Federal Reserve nominee to face tough hearing before Senate panel

Tuesday, April 21 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Kevin Warsh is taking another step toward his decade-long goal of winning the top job at the Federal Reserve by appearing at a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday. But the role that he may eventually assume could turn... Read More.

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Senate panel to vote on Wednesday on advancing Fed chair Warsh’s nomination

US Senate edges toward advancing ICE, border funding plan

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US Senate poised to advance ICE, border funding plan after marathon voting session

Kennedy tells US Senate panel new CDC director will be allowed to make own decisions

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Five things learned at Fed nominee Warsh’s Senate hearing

US Senate Republicans to move forward with budget plan for Trump immigration enforcement

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