‘ANYBODY BUT “TOO LATE”‘: Who’s on Trump’s short list to replace Powell as Fed chairman

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Donald Trump is narrowing down his short list of possible successors to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, as he resists the president’s very public calls to cut interest rates.

The top contenders include two Kevins, a top Cabinet secretary, and two members of the Fed’s board of governors, according to senior White House officials and veteran Republican strategists with close ties to the White House.

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