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President Trump appears to be sending mixed messages over whether he'll attempt to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

NPR's Deepa Shiveron reports Trump has publicly railed against Powell for months for not lowering interest rates.

Taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said

he's not planning on firing Powell. He's a terrible, he's a terrible Fed Shea. I was surprised he was

appointed. I was surprised, frankly, that Biden put him in and extended him. But they did. So, no, we're not planning on doing anything.

Trump originally appointed Powell to the position. When asked if he's ruled out firing him,

Trump said he hasn't ruled anything out, but it would be highly unlikely unless there was a case

of fraud. Trump also said that he floated the idea of firing Powell to some Republican lawmakers and received support from them.

A senior White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity tells NPR that Trump indicated to lawmakers that he will fire Powell soon.

Deepa Shiverom, NPR News.

The Republican-led Senate is weighing amendments to a more than $9 billion package of spending cuts,

targeting funds that were already approved by Congress. NPR Scott Newman reports the takebacks

requested by the Trump administration include funding for the corporation for public

broadcasting. The Senate today began what's called a vote arama, a rapid fire

session where lawmakers can offer an unlimited number of amendments to the package. Nevada Democrat

Catherine Cortez Mastow introduced a motion to remove the cuts to public broadcasting, but it failed

on a largely party-line vote. The Trump administration is asking for the elimination of money

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