Tillis Prepared to Advance Fed Nominee after Justice Dropped Probe

Senator Thom Tillis said he had received assurances from federal prosecutors that eased his concerns, setting the stage for a key committee vote on Kevin Warsh.

By Tony Romm and Colby Smith

Senate panel schedules vote to advance Warsh as Powell probe dropped

Senate panel schedules Wednesday vote on Kevin Warsh after U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro drops criminal probe into Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell.

By Andrew Ackerman

Jerome Powell’s final Fed press conference marks an end to an era

President Trump’s pick for Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, may cancel the regular Q&A with reporters.

By Greg Robb

Justice Dept ends Powell probe, clearing way for Warsh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Justice Department is closing its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Friday, removing an obstacle to the confirmation of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the central bank. The move by Pirro, a Trump ally and the top federal prosecutor in Washington, for now ends an inquiry involving renovation costs for Fed buildings that had been rebuked by a federal judge and prompted a key Republican senator to b

By The Korea Herald

DOJ Re-Adopts Executions By Firing Squad As It Strengthens Federal Death Penalty

DOJ Re-Adopts Executions By Firing Squad As It Strengthens Federal Death Penalty The Department of Justice on Friday directed the Bureau of Prisons to expand death penalty protocols to include pentobarbital injections and firing squads as part of broader actions to strengthen the federal death penalty, Fox News reports.  "Today, the Department of Justice acted to restore its solemn duty to seek, obtain, and implement lawful capital sentences — clearing the way for the Department...

By Tyler Durden

Justice Dept ends criminal probe into US Fed chair Powell - Kuwait Times

Justice Dept ends criminal probe into US Fed chair Powell  Kuwait Times