Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), a well-respected member of the chamber, took to the floor on Thursday to announce for the first time his opposition ...
Mike Stark | Posted 05.25.2011
The Fed is an impersonal and opaque institution. We all know it is there, but not very many people understand its role in our economy. Senators are no exception to the general rule.
Posted 05.25.2011
To celebrate the likely confirmation of Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, The Daily Show has its five best send-ups o...
AP | STEPHEN BERNARD and TIM PARADIS | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — Major stock indexes rose Monday as momentum shifted in favor of the reappointment of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Investor...
AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 05.25.2011
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UPDATE -- January 25, 1:30 PM ET: Sen. John McCain has made his opposition to Ben Bernanke's reconfirmation official. Here's the statement from his of...
Reuters | Lisa Richwine | Posted 05.25.2011
"Based on our discussions with our colleagues, we are very confident that Chairman Bernanke will win confirmation by the Senate for a second term," Se...
New York Times | SEWELL CHAN and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN | Posted 05.25.2011
The White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, and Secretary Geithner were both making calls to senators on Mr. Bernanke's behalf, administration offic...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011
With Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's term coming to an end on January 31, what once seemed implausible has quickly become a genuine political ...
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Opposition to the reconfirmation of Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve Chairman is growing in the Senate. Bernanke's four-year term at the helm of the U....
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011
Opposition to the reconfirmation of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is growing in the Senate in the wake of a Republican Scott Brown's victory, ...
Posted 05.25.2011
Did Ben Bernanke deserve to be named Time's "Person of the Year"? "Absolutely not," Christopher Whalen, managing director of Institutional Risk Anal...
Washington's Blog | Posted 05.25.2011
The Senate Banking Committee will be chatting with Ben Bernanke this Thursday to vote on his reappointment. Demand that the Committee ask the followi...
CBS News | Alex Sundby | Posted 05.25.2011
Of all the economic factors that possibly fueled the inflation of the housing bubble last decade, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has said low i...
Posted 05.25.2011
Today on Capitol Hill, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke faces what are sure to be some tough questions from lawmakers as they weigh his chances to be confirm...
HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is up for confirmation this Thursday for a second four-year term. Despite rising public anger at the Fed over th...
Posted 05.25.2011
Sen. Jeff Merkley became the first Democratic senator to say he'll vote against nominating Ben Bernanke for a second term, saying that the Federal Res...
AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON — Irked by the Federal Reserve's bailout of Wall Street, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said Wednesday that he will seek to block the...
Firedoglake | David Dayen | Posted 05.25.2011
Last night, Byron Dorgan gave his first interview since announcing his retirement, and in that appearance with Ed Schultz, he made two policy vows. Fi...
AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON — Senators took aim Thursday at Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, linking him to rising unemployment, regulatory lapses that led...
HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011
Reps. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) have asked Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) to postpone the confirmation of B...
Dean Baker | Posted 05.25.2011
It is striking how the media view blaming Mr. Bernanke for the Great Recession as being out of bounds. Bernanke bears much of the blame for this economic collapse.
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011
Two days before Ben Bernanke's confirmation hearing, most Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are withholding judgment, waiting to hear directly...
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011