The executive order is particularly challenging for the central bank because its insulation from short-term politics helps give it credibility in financial markets.

The Fed board, he said, should resist initiatives that impede effective supervision by discouraging examiners to flag issues ...

The Federal Reserve's top regulatory official cautioned Thursday against a weakening of bank rules and oversight that could ...

After 40 years in Washington, McConnell walks away with his legacy in doubt because of GOP surrender to Trump.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr urged the Trump administration to continue reforms initiated under ...

The scramble to fill Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in Kentucky began as soon as the long-serving Republican lawmaker revealed ...

Kentucky’s longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell said Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2026. McConnell made ...

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr speaks at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington. Barr is ...

Farmers complaining about Trump’s ongoing funding freeze to Agriculture Department programs are receiving mixed messages from ...

Michael Barr defended the Federal Reserve’s independence and oversight role Thursday, two days after the White House issued an executive order that could exert greater control over the central bank’s ...

A directive calling for oversight over the central bank’s regulatory and supervisory responsibilities has set off alarm.

Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is running to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader who is not ...