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Jerome Powell Confirmed for a Second Term as Fed Chair

The Senate vote gives Biden appointees a majority on the Fed Board during a period of rapid inflation.

Senate Confirms Philip Jefferson as a Fed Governor

Lawmakers have now confirmed three of Mr. Biden’s nominees to the seven-person Fed Board of Governors in Washington.

Lisa Cook Becomes First Black Woman Confirmed as a Fed Governor

Ms. Cook is the first Black woman ever confirmed as a governor at the Federal Reserve.

Senate Confirms Biden Fed Nominee, Lael Brainard, as Vice Chair

Amid high inflation and global uncertainty, the Senate could soon vote on a number of nominees to the Fed.