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Trump Says He Won’t Try To Remove Fed Chair Jerome Powell Despite Past Disagreements

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress on July 9, 2024, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Chairman. (Photo by Bonnie Cash/Getty Images) OAN Staff Avril Elfie2:59 PM – Monday, December 9, 2024 President-elect Donald Trump has […]

Trump says he won’t try to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell

President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired Sunday that he does not intend to replace Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell when he takes office in January. “No, I don't think so. I don't understand that,” President Trump said on NBC News' “Interactions with the Press with Kristen Welker,” about Chairman Powell, whose term ends […]

Incoming Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Speaks Glowingly of Hegseth

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), a prominent lawmaker and soon-to-be chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke glowingly about President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, after a meeting on Wednesday. Max Cohen, a Congressional reporter for Punchbowl News, reported that Mr. Hegseth was “impressed” with Mr. Wicker, and that Mr. Wicker […]

Bitcoin hits $100k after Trump names pro-crypto SEC chair

Bitcoin soared to over $100,000 per coin on Wednesday after President-elect Trump announced he would nominate crypto enthusiast Paul Atkins to head the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). . google valued the coin at USD 102,726 later in the day, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 markets also measuring gains. The digital currency has been […]

Trump nominates Paul Atkins as SEC chair

President-elect Trump has nominated former Securities and Exchange Commissioner Paul Atkins to replace Chairman Gary Gensler, who will retire on Inauguration Day. “Paul has proven to be a common-sense regulatory leader. We believe in the promise of the capital markets,” he said in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday. The nomination ends weeks of […]