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

Warsh is the nominee whose confirmation Tillis is now prepared to advance.

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 is ready to support moving Kevin Warsh’s Federal Reserve chair nomination forward after the Justice Department ended its investigation of current chair Jerome Powell. The Senate Banking Committee planned to vote on the nomination Wednesday.

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Kevin Warsh Chair of the Federal Reserve
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Kevin Warsh
Chair of the Federal Reserve

Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

North Carolina senator dropping his opposition to moving Warsh’s confirmation forward

Tillis's version of this story ↗
Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Acting attorney general commenting on a possible future investigation

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who nominated Warsh and has urged lower interest rates

Current Federal Reserve chair whose conduct and tenure are discussed

Elizabeth Warren
D · MA · SEN

Massachusetts senator and ranking Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, opposing Warsh’s nomination

ALSO MENTIONED  James Comey, Former FBI director mentioned as a target of other Justice Department prosecution efforts; Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia who led the investigation discussed; Letitia James, New York state attorney general mentioned as a target of other Justice Department prosecutions

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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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