DOJ drops Fed chair probe to cap a busy week in politics

DOJ drops Fed chair probe to cap a busy week in politics

From The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

April 24, 2026 · 27 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the Justice Department's decision to drop its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and other political developments.

It was another busy week in politics. We discuss the Justice Department’s decision to drop its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, the status of negotiations over funding for the still-shut-down Department of Homeland Security, Congress and cabinet members who left their positions, and more. This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, congressional reporter Sam Gringlas, and White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez. This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Host: Tamara Keith

Guests: Sam Gringlas, Franco Ordoñez

Topics covered

  • politics
  • Justice Department
  • Federal Reserve
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Congress
  • cabinet members

Keywords

  • DOJ
  • Federal Reserve
  • Jerome Powell
  • politics
  • Congress
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • investigation

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Organizations: Justice Department, Department of Homeland Security, NPR, NPR Politics Podcast

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