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*FHFA CALLS ON CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE JEROME POWELL pic.twitter.com/iIBFQsmRDT PULTE URGES CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE FED CHAIR POWELL Investor and philanthropist Bill Pulte called on Congress to investigate Fed Chair Jerome Powell, citing concerns over monetary policy and transparency. While unlikely to trigger immediate action, such pressure could…

European Commission head Von der Leyen to reportedly face a no-confidence vote on July 10, POLITICO says #BREAKING #BreakingNews https://t.co/KY2p5sJVK3 Von der Leyen to face Parliament confidence vote next Thursday Ursula von der Leyen is to face a European Parliament no-confidence vote on Thursday, six officials told POLITICO. The latest challenge to the European Commission president, in what is proving to be a rocky first year in her second term in power, will see the German forced to appear in a debate about her leadership among lawmakers in Strasbourg on Monday, followed by the vote three days later. It is the first time in more than a decade that the head of the Commission has faced such a move. At this stage, the vote is mainly symbolic — the majority of political groups have already signaled that they will vote against the motion of no confidence — but it underscores the growing anger with her in Brussels after a string of controversial moves and scandals. If the no-confidence motion were to pass, it would lead to the resignation of the entire Commission and trigger the complex process of appointing 27 new European commissioners. Political turmoil