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Federated Mutual Insurance Company hosted its 122nd Annual Meeting of Policyholders on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Owatonna, Minnesota. Chairman, President and CEO Nicholas Lower presided over the meeting, reflecting on Federated's continued growth and commitment to its policyholders, employees, association partners, and the communities where its…
Malawi's deepening economic strain has taken a revealing turn, with Minister of Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha admitting he does not yet know how much the country will request from the World Bank under its Rapid Response Facility, even as the government moves urgently to secure emergency support. Speaking from Washington, where he is attending the Spring…
-Senators grilled Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, over his asset disclosures and independence from the president's decision-making. John Kennedy, R- La., asked Warsh if Trump told him to cut interest rates when offered the position of chairman. Trump and the current chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, have…
Andy Beshear vetoed several health-related bills during the veto recess, but the Kentucky General Assembly overrode them during the last two days of the 2026 legislative session, April 14-15. Ken Fleming, R- Louisville, would align Kentucky's Medicaid program with the One Big Beautiful Act that Congress passed last year. Line items were vetoed by Beshear on…
As Kevin Warsh faces senators, the stakes go beyond one nomination. He's arguing the Federal Reserve should stay independent on interest rates and step back from roles that go beyond its core mission, as President Trump pressures the central bank and inflation remains a top concern. Here& Now's Scott Tong talks with Marketplace's Kimberly Adams about what…
Alliant Insurance Services announces a series of strategic leadership appointments within its Property& Casualty operation: Bob Bennetsen has been named Senior Managing Director, National Sales& Recruitment, and John Harney will serve as Head of Alliant Americas. Additionally, Michael Cusack was recently appointed as President, Alliant P&C.
Alliant Insurance Services announces Michael J. Cusack has been appointed President, Alliant Property& Casualty. Cusack previously served as head of Alliant Specialty, responsible for overseeing 16 industry verticals and expanding Alliant’ s specialty business across the U.S. In his new leadership position, Cusack will manage the firm’ s $2.3 billion P&C…
Donald Trump's pick for the Fed Chair tells senators at the confirmation hearing, the Central Bank will not do the President's bidding. And a tube strike here in London has commuters scrambling for alternatives. We are live in London.
Chairman Scott Champions Kevin Warsh as Next Chair of the Federal Reserve. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott today convened a hearing to consider the nomination of Kevin Warsh, President Trump's pick to serve as a Governor and Chair of the Federal Reserve, as the central bank begins its transition to a new era of leadership. Today's hearing marks a…
Elizabeth Warren, D- Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 21, 2026:. Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, questioned President Trump's nominee for Chair of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh,…
Nearly 14% of those who signed up for marketplace health plans before Jan. 31 have since dropped coverage. Since open enrollment on Get Covered New Jersey, the state's marketplace, closed on Jan. 31, 68,830 enrollees who initially obtained exchange-traded health plans for 2026 have dropped their coverage, a 14% decline, and many of those who remained have moved to…
Rick Taggart, seen here on the state House floor in February, said of Cover All Coloradans, "The primary users of this program are children… who came to our state because of their parents moving here." Amid the hundreds of spending reductions in Colorado's state budget for the next fiscal year are cuts to health care coverage that's provided for low-income children…
President Donald Trump has again threatened to oust Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, putting at risk a keystone of good economic policy and inflation management: central bank independence. Powell has said he intends to remain at the helm after that if his replacement has not yet been confirmed by the Senate. Trump has promised to fire Powell a number of…
—Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, declined to say Tuesday whether former President Biden defeated Trump in the 2020 election. Elizabeth Warren, the ranking member on the Senate Banking Committee, whether Biden won the 2020 election, Warsh replied, "We try to keep politics, if I'm confirmed, out of" the Fed.
Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee to serve as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, faces a tough fight for confirmation— partly over events for which he has no control. The Senate Banking Committee held a confirmation hearing for Warsh on Tuesday— but already one GOP senator has said he will block a vote on the nominee until the Department of Justice drops an…
President Trump's pick to occupy that post was quizzed today by members of a Senate committee about his approach to interest rates, inflation and a president who likes to get his own way. NPR's Scott Horsley joins us now. SUMMERS: So, Scott, I mean, the Federal Reserve is supposed to operate independently of the White House, but President Trump has not been shy at all…
The following information was released by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network:. As North Carolina lawmakers begin the 2026 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network urges them to prioritize HB567, legislation that will ease the burden of cancer on North Carolinians by increasing access to biomarker testing for…
Senate Health Policy Committee Minority Vice Chair Michael Webber on Tuesday introduced legislation to establish a task force to ensure health care is affordable in Michigan by studying the impact of proposed state health insurance mandates that exceed the federal Affordable Care Act's essential health benefits. More consideration of the impacts of…
