Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 7:09 PM
President Trump selected Laura DiBella, a former commerce secretary for the state of Florida, to lead the Federal Maritime Commission.
Laura DiBella says Federal Maritime Commission needs to look beyond commercial pain points in container shipping.
Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller, who had been a finalist for the Fed’s top job until President Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as chair, laid out his rationale for dissenting against the central bank’s decision to hold rates steady this week.
As a young man, the nominee took a starring role at the central bank, and he has angled for years to lead it.
President Trump’s pick to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed chair spent years positioning himself for the job.
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