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Paxton is the Republican nominee for Senate in Texas, beating Cornyn : NPR

Paxton is the Republican nominee for Senate in Texas, beating Cornyn : NPR

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Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton speaks to supporters at a watch party on March 3 in Dallas. Paxton beat incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a runoff for the nomination, setting up a tough fight in November against Democratic nominee, state Rep. James Talarico. Sergio Flores/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sergio Flores/Getty Images Texas Republicans nominated scandal-plagued state Attorney General Ken Paxton in their U.S. Senate primary following an endorsement from President Trump, according to a race call by the Associated Press. This effectively unseats Sen. John Cornyn, a pillar of the party’s establishment wing. Republicans spent $100 million in what became the most expensive primary in Senate history. Cornyn, 74, and Paxton, 63, made it to Tuesday’s runoff after each failed to garner a majority of votes in the state’s March primary. Polling and political analysts suggested the race was already tilting in Paxton’s favor in recent weeks, and Trump’s endorsement put Cornyn’s bid for a fifth term on life support. Trump endorsed the MAGA loyalist last week while early voting was underway, energizing …

Booker Prize nominee Chigozie Obioma on being an African writer today – arts24

Booker Prize nominee Chigozie Obioma on being an African writer today – arts24

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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Try again arts24 © FRANCE 24 Issued on: 30/04/2026 – 16:00Modified: 30/04/2026 – 16:00 11:09 min From the show Reading time 1 min In this edition we head to Morocco for the Marrakech African Book Festival (FLAM), a key gathering for writers, thinkers and novelists from across Africa and its diaspora. Our team sits down with Nigerian writer Chigozie Obioma, whose acclaimed works “The Fishermen” and “An Orchestra of Minorities” were both shortlisted for the Booker Prize.  By: Source link

Tillis ends block of Fed chair nominee Warsh, clears way for Trump pick

Tillis ends block of Fed chair nominee Warsh, clears way for Trump pick

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Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., talks with reporters outside the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, nominee to chairman of the Federal Reserve, in Dirksen building on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sen. Thom Tillis said Sunday he is willing to end his blockade of Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh after the U.S. Department of Justice dropped its criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Warsh now has a clear path to replacing Powell as the next leader of the Fed when Powell’s term expires in mid-May. The Senate Banking Committee is set to vote on his confirmation on Wednesday, and the full Senate could take it up shortly after. With Tillis’s support, Warsh’s confirmation is all but assured. “I am prepared to move on with the confirmation of Mr. Warsh, I think he’s going to be a great Fed chair,” Tillis, R-N.C., said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “We were very clear that we have assurances from the DOJ that …

Trump’s US Fed nominee Warsh vows independence, says he’s no ‘sock puppet’ | Banks News

Trump’s US Fed nominee Warsh vows independence, says he’s no ‘sock puppet’ | Banks News

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Kevin Warsh, United States President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, has addressed concerns about his independence pending his appointment to the bank amid fears that Trump could sway his decisions on monetary policy. On Tuesday, Warsh — who served on the central bank’s Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011 — faced waves of criticism during a confirmation hearing of the Senate Banking Committee where Democrats voiced concerns about the Fed’s independence should he be appointed to lead the organisation. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the committee, questioned Warsh’s independence, alleging that he would be a “sock puppet” for Trump, concerns he pushed back against and addressed in his opening testimony. “I do not believe the operational independence of monetary policy is particularly threatened when elected officials — presidents, senators, or members of the House — state their views on interest rates,” Warsh said. “Monetary policy independence is essential. Monetary policymakers must act in the nation’s interest . . . …

Trump says Fed nominee should cut rates right away

Trump says Fed nominee should cut rates right away

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President Trump on Tuesday said he would be disappointed if the Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh does not cut interest rates right away — comments that came moments before Warsh’s scheduled confirmation hearing on the Hill.  When asked if he’d be disappointed if Warsh didn’t move quickly to lower benchmark interest rates, the president… Source link

Fed Chief Nominee Warsh Pledges New Divestment in Updated Financial Filing

Fed Chief Nominee Warsh Pledges New Divestment in Updated Financial Filing

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April 20 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve ⁠Chair ⁠nominee Kevin Warsh has pledged ⁠to divest from a foreign-oriented investment fund if confirmed to lead ​the U.S. central bank, according to an updated financial disclosure filing. In a filing dated April ‌17 that amended an original ‌filing on April 10, Warsh told the Fed’s ethics officer, “I will divest ⁠my interests ⁠in iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index (XIU)” if confirmed to succeed Fed Chair ​Jerome Powell in the central bank’s top job. Warsh, a financier and former Fed governor, said he would make this move because “agency ethics officials have since advised me that ​the duties of my position will involve particular matters affecting the financial interests ⁠of the ⁠underlying holding” in the ⁠fund. The fund ​that Warsh says he will divest from targets Canadian equities. Current Fed rules ​governing what investments policymakers ⁠and their immediate family members can hold limit exposure to foreign investments, among a broad range of other rules banning certain types of investments and how affected central bankers can manage their holdings. Warsh’s overall disclosures …

How Silicon Valley shaped Fed nominee Kevin Warsh

How Silicon Valley shaped Fed nominee Kevin Warsh

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With his penchant for suits, ties and sweater vests, Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh doesn’t share the rumpled look of many of the Silicon Valley entrepreneurs he calls friends. But they still count him as one of their own. “You wouldn’t be hanging out with us if you were as normal as you claim to be,” Palantir CEO Alex Karp told Warsh on a podcast in 2022. If confirmed by the Senate, Warsh wouldn’t just be the wealthiest Fed chair in history, he would also be the most tech savvy and the closest to the tech bro community to ever sit in the office. Warsh’s connection to Karp and other titans of Silicon Valley such as reclusive PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, Yahoo founder Jerry Yang and prominent venture capitalist Marc Andreessen go back decades — to college at Stanford and to investments made alongside some of them beginning soon after Warsh resigned as a Fed governor in 2011. Those connections and his focus on tech investments have shaped Warsh’s almost evangelical view of how …

Israel-Hezbollah; CDC director nominee; immigration : NPR

Israel-Hezbollah; CDC director nominee; immigration : NPR

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Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories A 10-day ceasefire to pause fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon begins today. President Trump announced the deal yesterday on social media after he had separate phone calls with leaders of Israel and Lebanon. Hezbollah was not involved in the ceasefire discussions. Israel has vowed to keep its forces in southern Lebanon, saying it would attack if threatened by Hezbollah. The current two-week ceasefire between the U.S., Israel and Iran is set to expire in a few days. Iran has said it would not negotiate peace with the U.S. unless Israel entered a ceasefire in Lebanon. Tracer rounds illuminate the night sky as people fire live ammunition and fireworks into the air as a ceasefire was beginning between Israel and Hezbollah, in Beirut, Lebanon, in the early hours of Friday. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption toggle caption Hassan Ammar/AP 🎧 …

Fed nominee Warsh filings detail vast wealth

Fed nominee Warsh filings detail vast wealth

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Kevin Warsh’s wealth eclipses that of all recent Federal Reserve chairs, newly released financial disclosure forms show. Warsh is President Donald Trump’s nominee to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. His financial filings show that Warsh and his wife Jane Lauder have holdings of approximately $192 million, and potentially far more. Holdings in Warsh’s name, separate from his spouse, total approximately $135 million to $226 million. Nominees disclose their holdings to the Senate in broad ranges. Warsh’s filings list holdings in two funds that are valued at over $50 million, without specifying an upper limit. Lauder holds several funds listed at over $1 million, with no upper limit. Warsh married Lauder in 2002. She sits on the board of Estee Lauder, the cosmetics firm founded by her grandmother. Forbes estimates her wealth at $1.9 billion. Read more CNBC politics coverage The filings show Warsh is significantly richer than Powell, who, at the time of his 2018 confirmation, was thought to be the wealthiest Fed chair in history. Powell’s most recent filing, for 2025, shows wealth …