The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair on Wednesday in a 54-to-45 vote, the narrowest margin for a chair in modern memory. By Friday, Jerome Powell had broken 75 years of practice and held onto his governor’s seat at the central bank, opening in the same week the question of how independent the post-Powell Fed will actually be.
Jerome Powell’s term as Fed chair ended Friday, but the Board kept him in the seat on a temporary basis, and on the Board itself through 2028. Kevin Warsh inherits a central bank with the highest inflation print in three years.
A multi-country outbreak tied to the M/V Hondius, an expedition cruise that sailed from Ushuaia on April 1, has produced 11 cases and three deaths. The risk to the U.S. public remains, in the CDC’s words, extremely low. The uncertainty sits elsewhere.
CVE-2026-42897 lets a crafted email run JavaScript inside Outlook Web Access on every supported on-prem version. Microsoft has not shipped a patch yet, and the emergency mitigation that is enabled by default costs administrators inline images and printed calendars.
Two decisions, taken 24 hours apart, redraw the political map of NATO’s eastern flank, and reset what Washington owes Warsaw and Riga.
The central bank kept rates unchanged for a fourth meeting. Markets opened modestly higher; bond yields softened.
Commissioners voted 5–2 to expand the pilot after data showed measurable peak-hour delays. The dissenters cited cost; supporters pointed to ridership.
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