Blackwells criticizes Disney rival Trian, calls its nominees the only qualified candidates
By Sheila Dang and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – Hedge fund Blackwells criticized rival Walt Disney activist shareholder Trian Fund Management on Monday, saying the Nelson Peltz-led firm had “not offered a single…
Senate banking panel to move forward with other Fed nominees -Brown
– U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown said Tuesday he will move to hold a vote on four of President Joe Biden’s nominees to the Federal Reserve Board after the fifth,…
Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee’s Harvard Group Hosted A Speaker Criticized For Antisemitic Remarks
Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee’s Harvard Group Hosted A Speaker Criticized For Antisemitic Remarks Kendall Tietz on March 7, 2022 President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, was a member…
U.S. senator to stop delays on some Biden nominees after Nord Stream shift
WASHINGTON – Republican Senator Ted Cruz said on Wednesday he would lift his holds on President Joe Biden’s State Department nominees now that the Democrat has ended his waiver of sanctions on…
GOP Senator Blocks Biden EPA Nominees Over Energy Project Delays
Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy placed a hold on all Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominees after the Biden administration delayed approval of carbon capture projects in his home state. Cassidy, a member…
U.S. senator blocks Biden EPA nominees over carbon capture
WASHINGTON – A Republican U.S. senator said on Wednesday he is blocking President Joe Biden’s nominees for environmental regulatory positions in a bid to win permission for his state to regulate storage…
Explainer-What’s next for Fed after Senate vote on Biden’s nominees delayed
By Jonnelle Marte and Ann Saphir – Senate Republicans on Tuesday delayed a pivotal committee vote on President Joe Biden’s nominees to the Federal Reserve Board, including Jerome Powell as chair, when…
Republicans plan to boycott Senate panel voting session on Fed nominees, source says
– Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee plan to boycott a meeting scheduled for Tuesday afternoon to vote on President Joe Biden’s slate of nominees to the Federal Reserve, a person familiar…
Two key Senate Democrats plan to vote for all of Biden’s Fed nominees
By David Morgan -Senate Democrats and Banking Committee members Jon Tester and Mark Warner on Monday said they will both vote to confirm President Joe Biden’s slate of nominees to the Federal…
U.S. Senate banking committee to vote on Fed nominees on Feb. 15
– The U.S. Senate banking committee will hold a vote on advancing the nominations of a slate of nominees to the Federal Reserve on Tuesday Feb. 15, it said on Friday. Fed…
Biden’s Fed nominees back U.S. inflation fight
By Ann Saphir and Lindsay Dunsmuir – The Federal Reserve’s inflation fight should be its top priority, President Joe Biden’s nominees to the central bank’s Board of Governors told lawmakers on Thursday,…
Senate Banking Committee Prepares For Showdown Over Fed Nominees
Chris Brunet on February 2, 2022 Three of President Joe Biden’s picks to regulate the banking industry will be grilled in front of the Senate on Thursday amid partisan tensions and looming…
Fed nominees say inflation is ‘grave threat,’ vow to fight
By Ann Saphir and Jonnelle Marte – U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominees to the Federal Reserve Board came out swinging against high inflation on Wednesday, saying rising prices pose a threat to…
White House mobilizes ‘war room’ to boost Fed nominees as attacks pile up
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – After an earlier nominee for a top U.S. banking regulation post was torpedoed, White House officials are determined not to let it happen again and have circled…
As Fed fights inflation, ‘dovish’ may not define Biden’s newest nominees
By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider – In the summer of 2005, Philip Jefferson spent several weeks learning from fellow Swarthmore College professor Amy Vollmer how to genetically engineer bacteria to resist…
U.S. Senate panel delays votes on FTC, FCC nominees
By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee said Tuesday it will not move forward with votes on nominees for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal…
Attenborough, WHO, Tsikhanouskaya among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
By Nora Buli OSLO – British nature broadcaster David Attenborough, the World Health Organization and Belarusian dissident Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya are among the nominees for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize after being backed…
U.S. Senator Brown says ‘no question’ Biden’s Fed nominees qualified
NEW YORK – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown on Friday said he met with President Joe Biden’s three latest nominees for the Federal Reserve board, calling them qualified and urging fellow lawmakers to…
U.S. Senate panel set to vote on FCC, FTC auto safety nominees on Feb 2
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is set to vote Feb. 2 on nominees to head the auto safety agency and to open seats on the Federal Communications Commission…
Republican Sen. Toomey Criticizes Biden Fed Nominees’ Lack Of ‘Experience’
Chris Brunet on January 25, 2022 The ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee is challenging President Joe Biden’s slate of nominees to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, according to a…
Biden’s Fed nominees to have Senate hearing next week
– The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will hold a nomination hearing next week for President Joe Biden’s three picks for the Federal Reserve. Biden earlier this month nominated former Federal Reserve Governor…
Biden’s Tech Agenda In Jeopardy Over Opposition To ‘Partisan’ Nominees
President Joe Biden’s nominees for key regulatory agencies are facing stiff Republican opposition and delays in their confirmation process, holding up the president’s tech agenda. The Biden administration has made it a…
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