Janet Yellen was confirmed by the US Senate in a bipartisan vote to lead the Treasury Department. Yellen was confirmed by an 84-15 margin on Monday. The confirmation marks the third member of ...

WASHINGTON -- When asked about her legacy as the first woman to serve as U.S. Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen spoke not about her own place in history, but about lifting up American families, ...

A final confirmation vote on Janet Yellen to head the Federal Reserve was delayed until early January after the U.S. Senate dropped plans to consider her nomination this weekend. Senate Majority ...

Janet Yellen’s hopes of becoming the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve got a boost on Thursday when she sailed through her Senate confirmation hearing with only mild questioning from some of the ...

QUIZ: Do you know Janet Yellen?) Here are five things to watch as Yellen steps to the microphone. 1. How will she handle the spotlight? Yellen breezed through her confirmation and recent Hill hearings ...