The Biden administration will announce three nominees for top jobs at the nation’s central bank, naming Sarah Bloom Raskin, Lisa Cook, and Philip Jefferson to fill spots on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, according to a source familiar with the matter. The official announcement could be made as soon as Friday. Raskin has specifically been tapped to steer the Fed’s policies on bank regulations as Fed vice chair of supervision, according to a person familiar with the matter. The… Source link
Read More »Texas law immediately elevates abortion issue in Virginia governor’s race
TYSONS CORNER, Va. — Abortion emerged as a front-burner issue in the Virginia governor’s race on Wednesday, as the impact of a new near-total ban on the practice in Texas reverberated in one of the year’s marquee political contests. Democrat Terry McAuliffe, who served as Virginia’s governor from 2014 to 2018 but was limited to one term by the state’s constitution, is running again and made sure to mention the Texas law while speaking at a business group luncheon. “I cannot tell… Source link
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