Republican lawmakers close ranks around Powell, who spent years building ties in Congress. ‘He gets in there, pets the dog, shoots the breeze’ Republican lawmakers close ranks around Powell, who spent years building ties in Congress. ‘He gets in there, pets the dog, shoots the breeze’ By Joey Cappelletti Christopher Rugaber The Associated Press on January 17, 2026 “He knows his way around Congress,” said Robert Tetlow, a former senior policy adviser at the Fed...