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Kevin WarshCHAIR OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE
How outlets cover Warsh · Apr 26, 2026

Tillis Agrees to Advance Kevin Warsh’s Fed Nomination

Tillis said he would let Kevin Warsh’s Fed-chair nomination advance after the Justice Department ended its investigation of Jerome Powell. Coverage differs on whether the story centers on Tillis’s changed position or a threat to Fed independence.

Lead article · Winnipeg Free Press · CENTERTillis says he's ready to move ahead with confirming Warsh as Trump's pick as Fed chair
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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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“Tillis’s shift clears path”

Center coverage ties Tillis’s willingness to advance Warsh’s nomination to the Justice Department ending its Powell investigation.

5 CENTER ARTICLES
ReutersAPR 26 · 10:35 AM ET
US Senator Tillis says he's ready to advance confirmation of Warsh as Fed chairWarsh’s nomination can advance after Tillis said he would no longer hold up the confirmation.CRED 95BAL 75 PORTRAYS WARSH: NEUTRALREUTERS WIRE · REPUBLISHED BY NEW YORK POST
Winnipeg Free Press (original publisher not identified)APR 26 · 11:30 AM ET
Tillis says he's ready to move ahead with confirming Warsh as Trump's pick as Fed chairWarsh is the nominee whose confirmation Tillis is now prepared to advance.CRED 89BAL 75 PORTRAYS WARSH: NEUTRAL
Fortune (cites Associated Press)APR 26 · 1:30 PM ET
Sen. Thom Tillis says he's ready to confirm Warsh as Fed chair after DOJ drops probe on PowellWarsh’s nomination is poised to advance after Tillis said he was ready to move forward, and Warsh told senators he would act independently.CRED 84BAL 65 PORTRAYS WARSH: NEUTRAL

How outlets portrayed Warsh

Each article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read

Left: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 4 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral.

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. APR 26: Left 0, Center 5, Right 1.

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