Fed Chairman Powell’s chances of re-election improved: over half of Republicans in the Senate Banking Committee expressed their support
Summary [Fed Chairman Powell’s chances of re-election improved: Over half of Republicans in the Senate Banking Committee expressed support]Idaho Senator Mike Crapo said on Tuesday that if President Biden nominates Powell for re-election, he will vote in favor. Including him, seven of the 12 Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee have expressed support for Powell. […]
The U.S. federal government shutdown barely hurts… Senate and House of Representatives Provisional Budget Handling
US Capitol. Reuters Yonhap News The U.S. Congress managed to avoid the federal government’s temporary shutdown at the last minute. According to US media on the 30th (local time), the U.S. Senate today passed a bill for provisional spending to support the federal government through December 3, with a vote of 65 in favor and […]
Following the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senate NDAA also missed the ‘restriction on the reduction of U.S. forces in Korea’
US President Joe Biden speaks about North Korea at a press conference at the White House in March. Washington = AFP Yonhap News The U.S. Senate has removed the restrictions on reductions in the number of U.S. forces in Korea from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Unlike former President Donald Trump, under the Joe […]
