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Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington

Politics Apr 29

WATCH: Committee sends Kevin Warsh's nomination for Fed chair to full Senate vote

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Politics Apr 21

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Fed nominee Warsh questioned on independence from Trump and personal wealth

President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, was on Capitol Hill facing a slew of lawmaker questions on his monetary policy and independence from Trump. But the president’s pressure campaign against Jerome Powell threatens to freeze Warsh’s…

By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins, Azhar Merchant

Politics Apr 21

Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington
WATCH: Kevin Warsh testifies in Senate Banking confirmation hearing for Fed chair

President Donald Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve said Tuesday that he never promised the White House that he would cut interest rates, even as the president renewed his calls for the central bank to do so.

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Politics Mar 04

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Fed Governor Kevin Warsh in New York City
White House formally nominates Kevin Warsh to be next Federal Reserve chair

Warsh's nomination, which was initially announced Jan. 30, was forwarded to the Senate Wednesday, where it will be taken up by the Senate Banking Committee.

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Politics Feb 05

U.S Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent goes before Senate for hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
WATCH: Bessent tells Senate panel it would be president's choice of whether to sue fed chair over interest rates

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday it would be “up to the president” to decide whether or not to sue Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, if he fails to lower interest rates.

By Fatima Hussein, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Jan 30

Watch 6:34
What Trump's nomination of inflation hawk Kevin Warsh means for the Federal Reserve

By Amna Nawaz, Diane Lincoln Estes

President Trump announced Kevin Warsh as his pick to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. Warsh was an advisor to George W. Bush and served on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011. If confirmed,…

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Jan 30

What economic experts think about Trump's choice of Kevin Warsh for Fed chair

By Hannah Grabenstein

Experts appear to view Warsh’s nomination with “cautious relief,” said Mark Gertler, a professor of economics at New York University.

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Jan 30

Trump names Kevin Warsh, former Federal Reserve official, as next Fed chair to replace Powell

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Fed, a decision likely to result in sharp changes to the powerful agency that could bring it closer…

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Aug 05

What we know about Trump's Fed chair candidates so far

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's whittled down his list of potential Federal Reserve chair candidates to four as he considers a successor to Jerome Powell — a choice that could reset the path of the U.S. economy.

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