Warsh nomination as US Fed chair advanced by panel in party-line vote
By Neil Roland ( April 29, 2026, 20:57 GMT | Insight) -- Kevin Warsh’s nomination as US Federal Reserve chair was advanced in an acrimonious Senate Banking Committee vote along party lines, as a Fed historian called the Trump pick “the most partisan nominee for that [agency’s] post in its history.” The full Senate is now certain to confirm Warsh’s nomination largely along party lines by May 15, the end of Jerome Powell’s term as chair. Wednesday’s vote was 13 Republicans “for” and 11 Democrats “against.”Kevin Warsh’s nomination as US Federal Reserve chair was advanced in an acrimonious Senate Banking Committee vote along party lines, as a Fed historian called the Trump pick “the most partisan nominee for that [agency’s] post in its history.”...
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