Appointments and Executive Changes

• Justice Dept. Sidelines Ed Martin as Chief of Weaponization Group - The move represents a consolidation of the authority of the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, in bringing Mr. Martin’s operation inside his office.
• Mamdani Names Nonprofit Leader and Ex-Rikers Inmate to Run N.Y.C. Jails - Stanley Richards is taking over as correction commissioner at an inflection point for the city’s jails. Mayor Zohran Mamdani also named Dr. Alister Martin to lead the health department.
• Kevin Warsh Has a Tough Job Ahead. It’s Not the First Time. - Mr. Warsh is known as a consensus builder, skills he will need if he is to head the Federal Reserve when President Trump is demanding rock-bottom rates.
• Five Questions for Jerome Powell, the Fed Chair - Succession drama, legal intrigue and political independence: These are top issues that DealBook would ask of the Federal Reserve chairman.
• Columbia Selects University of Wisconsin Chancellor as Its President - Jennifer Mnookin has led the flagship campus of the state university system since 2022.
• Supreme Court Hearing Reveals Unease Over Threats to Fed Independence - As the justices weighed the consequences of allowing President Trump to fire a Federal Reserve official, the president reprised his pressure campaign on the central bank.
• She’s a Billionaire. He’s a Socialist. Can They Get Along? - Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch have little in common. But both their political futures hinge on the safety of the city.
• Supreme Court Considers Trump’s Attempt to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook - The justices deferred a decision on the president’s efforts to oust Cook, agreeing to hear arguments on Wednesday instead.
• In U.S. Attorney Standoff, Judge Denounces ‘Charade’ by Lindsey Halligan - Federal judges are seeking candidates to fill the top federal prosecutor job in eastern Virginia after a court ruled that President Trump’s handpicked choice was unlawfully appointed to the job.
• Top Editor at Axel Springer Is Ousted After Workplace Investigation - Jan Philipp Burgard was one of Axel Springer’s most prominent editors, overseeing its influential German broadsheet Welt.