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US Senator Tillis says he's ready to advance confirmation of Warsh as Fed chair

Warsh’s nomination can advance after Tillis said he would no longer hold up the confirmation.

US Senator Tillis says he's ready to advance confirmation of Warsh as Fed chair
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Sen. Thom Tillis said he is prepared to let Kevin Warsh’s Senate confirmation as Federal Reserve chair move forward after the Justice Department ended its investigation into Jerome Powell. Tillis’s support gives Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee enough votes to advance Warsh’s nomination.

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Kevin Warsh
Chair of the Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve chair nominee whose confirmation Tillis is prepared to advance

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Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

North Carolina senator who said he was ready to advance Kevin Warsh’s confirmation

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose administration Powell said was seeking to pressure the Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve chair whose management of building renovations was investigated by the Justice Department

ALSO MENTIONED  Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney who said she would end the investigation and ask the Federal Reserve inspector general to take over

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Tillis Agrees to Advance Kevin Warsh’s Fed Nomination

Outlets agree that Sen. Thom Tillis said he was ready to let Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Federal Reserve chair advance after the Justice Department ended its investigation of Jerome Powell. Center outlets focus on Tillis’s changed position and the investigation’s role in moving the nomination forward, with some also noting committee timing and Warsh’s stated independence. Right-leaning outlets frame the investigation as a threat to Federal Reserve independence while noting Tillis’s block ended and Warsh’s path to a committee vote advanced.

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