Overview
- The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation named Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the people of Minneapolis–St. Paul as its 2026 Profile in Courage honorees.
- The foundation praised Powell for defending the Federal Reserve’s independence under political pressure, days after Judge James Boasberg quashed DOJ subpoenas and wrote the government had “essentially zero evidence” to suspect him of a crime.
- The Twin Cities recognition stems from the response to “Operation Metro Surge,” which deployed more than 3,000 ICE and Border Patrol agents in what DHS described as the largest immigration enforcement action of its kind.
- Residents mounted mass peaceful protests, built rapid‑response networks, and supported workers, with reporting noting the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of enforcement agents.
- Caroline Kennedy and Jack Schlossberg are set to present the awards on May 31 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.