Trump news at a glance: president renews threats against federal reserve chair, pushes his replacement

Trump reiterated his claim that Powell is doing a ‘bad job’ as justice department continues with criminal investigation into Powell over renovations at the Fed’s headquarters – key US politics stories from 15 April at a glance

Donald Trump threatened to fire Jerome Powell if he stays on as US https://www.theguardian.com/business/federal-reserve">Federal Reserve chair past the end of his tenure and doubled down on a criminal investigation into renovations of the central bank’s headquarters.

As the White House pushes Trump’s new nominee to take charge of the Fed, https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/14/trump-federal-reserve-pick-kevin-warsh">Kevin Warsh, Powell has a month left in the role.

The possibility of Powell staying on as chair past 15 May, the official end of his term, has grown amid mounting scrutiny of Trump’s approach to the Fed in the Senate, which is required to approve Warsh’s nomination.