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attorney Jeanine Pirro said she would not hesitate to restart the investigation.

In the meantime, Powell's successor, Kevin Warsh, cleared yet another hurdle yesterday on the road to taking up the mantle at the Fed.

The Senate Banking Committee voted 13-11 to advance its candidacy to a full vote on the Senate floor.

Powell's remarks came after the Fed opted to keep interest rates on hold for the third straight meeting.

The committee cited higher inflation, which is due in part to the ongoing effect of U.S.

tariffs and rising energy prices from the war in Iran.

Brent crude jumped yesterday to just above $120 a barrel, its highest level since 2022.

That came after U.S.

President Donald Trump said he did not want to end the U.S.

blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Things between the U.S.

and the U.K.?

They've been better.

King Charles visited Washington this week.

He addressed Congress and met with U.S.

President Donald Trump.

And despite the tensions, the two heads of state tried to project their relationship isn't a good place.

The FT's Whitehall editor, Lucy Fisher, joins me now to discuss the trip.

Hi, Lucy.

Hi, Mark.