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Tillis says he's ready to move ahead with confirming Warsh as Trump's pick as Fed chair

Tillis said he was ready to move forward with Warsh’s confirmation after the Justice Department ended its investigation of Jerome Powell.

Tillis says he's ready to move ahead with confirming Warsh as Trump's pick as Fed chair
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Sen. Thom Tillis said he would no longer block Kevin Warsh’s confirmation as Federal Reserve chair after the Justice Department ended its investigation of Jerome Powell. The change clears a hurdle for the Senate Banking Committee to consider Warsh’s nomination.

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Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator who dropped his opposition to Kevin Warsh’s Federal Reserve chair nomination

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Acting attorney general who discussed a possible investigation if evidence emerges

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who nominated Warsh and has pressed for lower interest rates

Kevin Warsh
Chair of the Federal Reserve

Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve chair whose investigation had ended

Elizabeth Warren
D · MA · SEN

Senator who opposed moving ahead with Warsh’s nomination

ALSO MENTIONED  James Comey, Former FBI director; Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia; Letitia James, New York state attorney general

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Tillis Backs Kevin Warsh’s Fed Chair Nomination After Powell Inquiry Ends

Outlets agree that Tillis said he would let Kevin Warsh’s nomination for Federal Reserve chair move forward after the Justice Department ended its investigation of Jerome Powell. Center outlets mainly treat Tillis’s move as a response to the inquiry’s end and explain how it advances Warsh’s confirmation. Right-leaning outlets also describe the move as clearing a path for Warsh, with some casting Tillis’s shift as delayed or a retreat.

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