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Coverage dated March 12, 2026 to March 13, 2026

Judge blocks DOJ subpoenas involving Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco

A federal judge blocked subpoenas issued by the Justice Department against Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Judge blocks subpoenas against Fed Chair Jerome Powell (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Powell said the subpoenas were related to his testimony before the Senate in June about the renovation of Federal Reserve office buildings.

  2. Insider

    Judge squashes Justice Department's subpoenas targeting Fed Chair Jerome Powell, citing 'zero evidence' (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    A judge wrote that "a mountain of evidence" suggested the subpoenas were used to pressure Powell "into voting for lower interest rates or resigning."

  3. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Judge blocks DOJ subpoenas involving Fed Chair Jerome Powell (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    A federal judge blocked subpoenas issued by the Justice Department against Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

  4. NBC News

    Judge blocks subpoenas against Fed Chair Jerome Powell citing 'essentially zero evidence' (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Powell said the threatened indictment was related to his testimony before the Senate in June about the renovation of Federal Reserve office buildings.

  5. Anchorage Daily News

    Judge blocks Justice Department subpoenas of Federal Reserve in setback to its inquiry of Powell (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    U.S. District Judge James Boasberg cited lack of evidence against central bank chief Jerome Powell and suggested the subpoenas aimed to pressure him.

  6. Fox News

    Boasberg blocks subpoenas against Fed Chair Jerome Powell (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The judge described DOJ's effort as an attempt to pressure Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell into lowering interest rates or resigning.

  7. NBC4 Washington

    Judge blocks subpoenas against Fed Chair Jerome Powell, citing 'essentially zero evidence' (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Powell said the subpoenas were related to his testimony before the Senate in June about the renovation of Federal Reserve office buildings.

  8. The Guardian

    Judge blocks justice department from subpoenaing Fed chair Jerome Powell (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Trump DoJ’s investigation was purportedly about the management of the central bank’s renovation

  9. New York Post

    Federal judge blocks DOJ’s subpoenas against Jerome Powell: report (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A federal judge on Friday said ​he was blocking subpoenas that ‌the Justice Department served to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in a ​probe purported to be ​about the management of the central ⁠bank's renovation.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Judge blocks DOJ subpoenas against Jerome Powell (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The ruling halts the subpoenas against Powell and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, dealing a setback to the DOJ’s effort to obtain the records.

  11. Roll Call

    Judge blocks grand jury subpoena in Jerome Powell investigation (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    The Trump administration vowed Friday to appeal a ruling from a federal judge that an investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was likely politically motivated and blocked a grand jury subpoena. Jeanine Pirro, the U.S.

  12. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Judge blocks subpoenas against Fed Chair Powell, DOJ to appeal (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    A judge on Friday blocked subpoenas issued in a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell by a prosecutor appointed by President Donald Trump, agreeing with Powell that the

  13. Townhall

    Guess Who Just Blocked the DOJ From Subpoenaing Jerome Powell (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Judge Boasberg blocks DOJ subpoena for Jerome Powell, citing improper purpose in Trump-related investigation.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.