Policymaking

Norman Mineta was a transformative force in transportation policy, capable of building bridges across the political aisle.

The incoming administration chose a battle-tested policymaker who can draw on her nearly two decades at the Fed to help rebuild an economy still struggling from the coronavirus pandemic.

The Massachusetts senator took aim at certain views expressed by Judy Shelton, a Trump administration pick to sit on the Federal Reserve Board, that have sparked controversy.

Unlike previous central bank chiefs, Powell’s chances of being renominated by either the current president or many of the Democratic contenders are slim.

Christopher Waller is a conventional choice drawn from within the Fed’s own ranks. Judy Shelton has spent decades outside mainstream economics. But both are expected to echo the president’s call for lowering interest rates.

Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., pressed Stephen Moore for details about reports that he owes more than $75,000 in taxes and failed to pay more than $300,000 in alimony and child support.

Nearly a year after retiring from public finance, Hamel will share commentary on infrastructure and public policy on MMA's independent platform

As director of the Fed's Division of Research and Statistics, David Wilcox is responsible for briefing the Federal Open Market Committee on the outlook for the national economy.

Dan DiSalvo, a City University of New York professor and Manhattan Institute senior fellow, breaks down the pending U.S. Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME, which could stand public-sector policy on its head. Andrew Coen and Paul Burton host.

Directors at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond have chosen Thomas Barkin, a senior executive at the global consulting firm McKinsey & Co., as the institution's next president, said a person familiar with the decision.

President Trump said Tuesday that he has winnowed the number of candidates for the next Fed chair, including potentially reappointing Janet Yellen.

Randal Quarles was confirmed 65-32 as a Fed governor, and by voice vote as the vice chairman of banking supervision.

With Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen's term due to expire in February, speculation is rampant in D.C. about who might replace her — or whether she will be replaced at all.

Three potential candidates to replace Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen next year said proposals by Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump’s administration to cut taxes and roll back regulations would lead to faster economic growth.

The California Senate approved a bill would bar local law enforcement officers from being “deputized” to do the work of federal immigration officers.