Jerome Powell uses JFK award speech to warn against political pressure on Fed, courts and schools

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Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell, the former Federal Reserve chair, center, stands with former ambassador Caroline Kennedy, right, and her son Jack Schlossberg, as Powell's wife Elissa Leonard takes a picture at left, while being honored with the Profile in Courage Award at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)