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AXIOS (Neil Irwin) - How Kevin Warsh is rewiring the Fed

Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh is attempting a high-wire act: He's trying to fundamentally rethink the central bank's approach to guiding the economy, while also using its standard policy toolkit to bring down stubbornly persistent inflation. - A market blowup late last month showed the perils of trying both at the same time. The big picture: Markets sold off and the economic commentariat was sharply critical of a Warsh press conference on July 29, in which he was vague about the possibility of raising interest rates to combat inflation. - Some analysts saw it as evidence of a lack of commitment to quashing inflation. To Warsh allies, it was a brief bump in the road toward a more credible Fed. - Warsh is trying to rewire the…

What are the current characteristics of the Federal Reserve under Kevin Warsh's leadership as of August 2026?
As of the report, Warsh has been at the helm for 10 weeks, leading a 112-year-old institution with a $6.7 trillion balance sheet. While he is pushing for a paradigm shift through AI and structural changes, the Fed is currently still using its standard toolkit of adjusting the federal funds rate target range based on government economic statistics to combat inflation.
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What are the proposed changes regarding the frequency of Federal Reserve monetary policy meetings?
Warsh has raised the possibility of cutting the number of monetary policy meetings from eight per year to six. The logic is that this would allow each meeting to incorporate two months of inflation and employment data rather than just one, and provide officials more bandwidth for other responsibilities like bank regulation and payments systems.
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What was the market reaction to Kevin Warsh's press conference on July 29?
The press conference led to a market blowup where markets sold off, partly because Warsh was vague regarding the possibility of raising interest rates to combat inflation. The sell-off was likely exacerbated by traders unwinding positions bet on a rate hike and outsized moves in the thinly traded market for long-term Treasury bonds.
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What specific AI bots did Kevin Warsh build prior to taking office?
Before taking office, Warsh built AI bots named "Milton" and "Tobin" that ingested the collected works of 20th-century economists Milton Friedman and James Tobin to provide insights on contemporary economic questions.
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AXIOS (Maria Curi) - Exclusive: Sanders calls for AI development pause

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is urging leading AI CEOs to pause AI development, warning that lawmakers will step in if no action is taken. Why it matters: Sanders is upping the ante on the AI industry ahead of the elections, building on his progressive playbook that is shaping how some candidates message around the issue. What they're saying: "Mr. Altman, Mr. Amodei and Mr. Zuckerberg: In the interest of humanity, stand by your words. Pause AI development. It is not too late to avoid disaster. Stop building machines that humans cannot control," Sanders wrote in a letter shared first with Axios. - "Let me be very clear: If you do not take appropriate action now, my colleagues and I in the U.S. Senate will." - The letter was sent to…

What is the outlook for AI legislation led by progressive lawmakers like Senator Bernie Sanders in the current Congress?
AI legislation led by progressives like Sanders is unlikely to garner enough support in the current Congress to become law.
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How many employees at leading AI companies have called for government support regarding the pace of AI development?
More than 1,200 employees at leading AI companies are calling for the U.S. government to support an international effort to pace AI development.
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What action did OpenAI take recently regarding its latest model, Astra?
Last week, OpenAI chose to slow down the release of its latest model, Astra.
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According to Senator Bernie Sanders, what recent events justify the call to pause AI development?
Sanders cited the creation of potentially dangerous viruses and instances where Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic reported incidents of their models going rogue as reasons for the pause.
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NPR (Ashley Lopez) - Voters are sick of the two-party system. A new poll shows they're open to big changes

A new poll shows support for moving the U.S. toward proportional representation, a system that elects multiple representatives in a single district in rough proportion to a party's vote share.

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