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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to a reporter outside his office at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2022.

U.S. Senate Leaders Joust Over Controlling Rising Inflation

Raging inflation in the United States took center-stage in the Senate on Tuesday, as Democrats focused on legislative efforts to ease the problem and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell was set to meet with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
The Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington on Sept. 16 2015.

Senate Panel Vote On Biden's Fed Nominees Postponed Due To Republican Boycott

The head of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday delayed a vote on President Joe Biden's five nominees to the Federal Reserve, including Chair Jerome Powell, after Republicans staged a boycott over objections to Sarah Bloom Raskin, the White House's pick to be the central bank's Wall Street regulator.
The Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington on Sept. 16 2015.

Biden's Fed Nominees In Limbo After Republican Vote Boycott

U.S. Senate action on President Joe Biden's five nominees to the Federal Reserve stalled Tuesday after Republicans boycotted a key vote over objections to Sarah Bloom Raskin, the White House's pick to be the central bank's Wall Street regulator.
The Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington on Sept. 16 2015.

Fate Of Biden's Fed Nominees Uncertain As Republican Boycott Looms

A key U.S. Senate panel vote on President Joe Biden's nominees to the Federal Reserve, including Jerome Powell as chair and Sarah Bloom Raskin as the central bank's Wall Street regulator, was thrown into doubt on Tuesday as Republicans planned to boycott the proceeding over their objections to Raskin.

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