GOP Pushback Grows Over DOJ Powell Probe as Fed Nomination and Housing Debates Intensify

Sen. Thom Tillis denounces the DOJ’s probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell as “absurd” and signals that the investigation should be resolved before voting on a Fed nominee such as Kevin Warsh, who Tillis says would safeguard the Fed’s independence. The roundup also covers House Republicans pressing to move the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act amid fights over a temporary ban on a central‑bank digital currency and restrictions on large investors in single‑family homes, with talk of a conference to reconcile differences as the Senate advances the bill. Separately, Jeffrey Epstein’s accountant Richard Khan testified behind closed doors, naming several prominent financiers and prompting calls for more witnesses. Other updates include House Republicans planning marathon debate on the SAVE America Act, Rep. Kevin Hern entering Oklahoma’s open Senate race, and Comer fast-tracking Epstein-related testimony with Bondi and Lutnick.