The U.S. judge refused to reconsider the ruling on the Powell case, and the appeal or delay of Woz's nomination confirmation.

ME News Update. April 4 (UTC+8), Friday local time: James Boasberg, the chief U.S. district judge for the District of Columbia, rejected the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to rehear the ruling in the criminal case involving Powell, after his prior ruling had blocked subpoenas issued in connection with the criminal investigation involving Powell. In a March 13 ruling, Boasberg said that subpoenas issued in January of last year to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve were issued for improper purposes—their purpose was to pressure Powell into agreeing to conditions sought by Trump for rapid rate cuts or to resign. The subpoena against Powell was issued by Jennyne Pirro, the chief federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia (a staunch supporter of Trump). Pirro has pledged to continue the investigation and said her office is ready to appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. According to sources, senior DOJ officials support this appeal decision. This appeal could delay confirmation of the Federal Reserve chair nomination for Kevin Wosch. U.S. Senator Tom Tillis is a Republican member of the Senate Banking Committee; he has criticized the investigation into Powell, and he vowed to continue blocking Wosch’s nomination while the appeal process is underway. (Source: Jin Shi)