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The Fed chair is one of the most powerful positions in the world with control of interest rates, impacting everything from your mortgage to credit card bills to whether businesses hire or fire.

So who is Kevin Walsh and what might we expect?

Here's Fed reporter Howard Schneider.

Stocks plunged and dollar and bond yields shot up on the news that Trump may be zeroing in on a decision.

For more on the market reaction to the possibility of Kevin Walsh, tune in to our sister podcast, Morning Bit, wherever you get your podcasts.

US Senate leaders have reached a deal to avoid a partial government shutdown after Democrats threatened to stop funding Department of Homeland Security operations.

The deal separates the debate over aggressive immigration tactics from the broad funding package that Congress has until midnight tonight to pass.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration's efforts to dial down tensions on the ground in Minneapolis continue.

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Border Czar Tom Holman there outlining what he calls improvements to immigration enforcement tactics.

Holman, who was installed this week as commander of operations after the outcry over Alex Preti's killing, says federal agents will move away from the broad street sweeps that have drawn widespread outrage.

The protests, meanwhile, continue and organisers are calling for a nationwide strike today, urging people to leave work, skip school and stop spending money to send a message to the government.

And on this weekend's Reuters On Assignment podcast, our producer Christopher Waljasper will be talking to some of our reporters about what it's been like covering the ICE operations and protests in Minneapolis over the last few weeks.

That podcast drops on Saturday morning.

Newly unearthed video of Alex Preti shows him getting into a physical confrontation with federal agents 11 days before he was shot and killed by ICE officers.

The video, which has been verified by Reuters, shows Preti shouting and spitting at a vehicle before kicking the car, shattering its taillight as it attempted to drive away.

Several agents stop the SUV, get out, and push Preti to the ground as others fire tear gas into a crowd of protesters.

Eventually, the agents let Preti walk away, and what appears to be a gun can be seen tucked into his waistband.

We have a Reuters exclusive for you now.

Elon Musk is moving to combine two of his biggest companies, SpaceX and XAI.