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Waller Emerges as Favorite for Fed Chair Among Trump Team  Bloomberg.com Donald Trump says Hassett and Warsh are leading contenders for top Fed job  Financial Times What we know about Trump’s Fed chair candidates so far  PBS Trump rules Bessent out for Fed chair  Politico Trump is meeting about his next Fed pick. It may be a temporary assignment  CNN Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s whittled down his list of potential Federal Reserve chair candidates to four as he considers a successor to Jerome Powell — a choice that could reset the path of the U.S. economy. Asked on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” for a future replacement to Powell, Trump named Kevin Hassett, director of the …

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove House Democratic Caucus chair Rep. Gene Wu of Houston. The lawsuit filed by the governor’s office comes hours after Attorney General Ken Paxton made a similar threat Tuesday afternoon. However, Paxton said he wouldn’t ask courts if lawmakers can be removed until Friday afternoon – the …

Topline The list of candidates to succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell has been cut down to four after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dropped out of consideration, President Donald Trump said Tuesday amid his growing feud with Powell over the agency’s decision to hold interest rates. Jerome Powell’s term expires in 2026, despite pressure from Trump for him to resign. Getty …

Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition Tuesday with the Texas Supreme Court to remove state Rep. Gene Wu from office after Wu and other Democrats left the state to delay Republican efforts to redraw congressional district lines. The lawsuit from Abbott, a Republican, argues that Wu, the Texas House Democratic Caucus chair, violated the state Constitution and that his …

WASHINGTON — In past Olympic Games held on American soil, sitting presidents have served in passive, ceremonial roles. President Trump may have other plans. An executive order signed by Trump on Tuesday names him chair of a White House task force on the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, viewed by the president as “a premier opportunity to showcase American exceptionalism,” according to …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s whittled down his list of potential Federal Reserve chair candidates to four as he considers a successor to Jerome Powell — a choice that could reset the path of the U.S. economy. Asked on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” for a future replacement for Powell, Trump named Kevin Hassett, director of the …

Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council (L), and Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal Reserve Reuters President Donald Trump’s fresh comments on potential candidates to replace Jerome Powell as the next chair of the Federal Reserve sparked a wave of speculation on prediction markets. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh, current Fed Governor Christopher Waller and Treasury …

Trump rules out Bessent for Fed chair  Reuters Prediction markets see Hassett and Warsh as Fed chair frontrunners as Trump talks up the ‘Kevins’  CNBC Trump narrows Fed chair candidates to four, excluding Treasury Secretary Bessent  AP News Trump Live Updates: Fed Chair Replacement, India Tariffs and More  The New York Times Trump Rules Out Picking Scott Bessent as Fed Chair  The Wall Street Journal …

Trump narrows Fed chair list: Bessent is out, while these two rise in rankings  MarketWatch Trump says Scott Bessent no longer in the running for Fed chair  CNN Trump says Treasury Secretary Bessent ‘does not want’ to be Fed chair, but 4 others in running  CNBC Donald Trump rules out Scott Bessent for Federal Reserve chair  Financial Times Trump will announce Fed appointments soon; …