Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) warned on Monday that the Department of Justice's criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell better be "real" and "serious" to avoid undermining the independence of the central bank and rattling the world's financial markets.
Good statement from Sen. Murkowski, who threatens to investigate DOJ
-- Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) Jan 12, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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Thune didn't get his leadership in the GOP's Senate caucus by being straight up about or with Trump.
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