probe
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Instead, Mr. Powell has dug in and promised not to step down from the Fed board until the probe is concluded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Law enforcement sources, not authorized to discuss the searches, told The Times they are part of a long-term federal public corruption probe.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Also Tuesday, Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott said he believes the end of the probe is “getting closer and closer,” suggesting it could come “in the next few weeks.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
But he said he was not prepared to have the probe into Powell dropped.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Periodically Kamen would withdraw a probe and chip off the irradiated Aquadag, trying not to think about the exposure he might be absorbing.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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