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Stephen Moore of The Heritage Foundation is interviewed by CQ in his Washington office, Aug. 31, 2016. President Donald Trump says Moore, his pick for the Federal Reserve board, has withdrawn amid controversy.

Republicans Quietly Relieved After Stephen Moore Withdraws From Federal Reserve Nomination

Senate Republicans are breathing a sigh of relief after President Donald Tr...

Senate Republicans are breathing a sigh of relief after President Donald Trump's controversial pick for the Federal Reserve decided to bow out in the face of persistent controversy over his past remarks. The decision spared...

Stephen Moore of The Heritage Foundation is interviewed by CQ in his Washington office, Aug. 31, 2016.

Trump's Pick for the Nation's Central Bank Has Economists Worried

Donald Trump is no stranger to controversial nominees, but his latest pick ...

Donald Trump is no stranger to controversial nominees, but his latest pick for the Federal Reserve Board has proven unusually contentious. Since Trump announced in late March on Twitter that he would nominate Stephen Moore...

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington on Sept. 20, 2017

The Nation's Former Top Banker Thinks Donald Trump Doesn't Understand Basic Economics

"I doubt that he would even be able to say ... the Fed's goals"

Herman Cain, CEO, The New Voice, speaks during Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority event in Washington on June 20, 2014. On Jan. 31, 2019 it was reported that President Donald Trump is considering Cain to fill one of the vacant seats on the Federal Reserve Board.

President Trump Considering Herman Cain for Federal Reserve Board Seat

Cain ran for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination but dropped out

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell pauses during a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting January 30, 2019 in Washington, DC.

The Federal Reserve Says It Will Be 'Patient' on Future Interest-Rate Hikes

U.S. stocks rallied after the announcement

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a Rural Housing Assistance Council Awards Reception, on December 6, 2018 in Washington, DC.

The Fed Just Raised Interest Rates, Defying Pressure From President Trump

Policymakers signaled they may soon pause their monetary tightening campaig...

Policymakers signaled they may soon pause their monetary tightening campaign

Jay Powell, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, stands for a photograph at the board's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on April 13, 2017. As the lone Republican on the Fed's seven-seat board and someone with in-depth knowledge of how the central bank works, Powell's influence looks set to increase as President Donald Trump prepares to fill three vacancies.

Critical Test Awaits Next Fed Chief

Thirty years ago this week, while the world was still wondering whether the...

Thirty years ago this week, while the world was still wondering whether the worst stock-market crash since 1929 would lead to a 1930s-style economic bust, I wrote a column in the Wall Street Journal with...

Federal Reserve

Republicans Quietly Relieved After Stephen Moore Withdraws From Federal Reserve Nomination

Trump's Pick for the Nation's Central Bank Has Economists Worried

The Nation's Former Top Banker Thinks Donald Trump Doesn't Understand Basic Economics

President Trump Considering Herman Cain for Federal Reserve Board Seat

The Federal Reserve Says It Will Be 'Patient' on Future Interest-Rate Hikes

The Fed Just Raised Interest Rates, Defying Pressure From President Trump

Critical Test Awaits Next Fed Chief

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