Fed pick: Tillis doubles down on Warsh blockade over concerns about Fed independence

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) speaks to reporters as he arrives to a Senate Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on January 30, 2026 in Washington, DC.Sen. Thom Tillis on Wednesday recommitted to his blockade of Kevin Warsh's nomination to lead the Federal Reserve until the Department of Justice ends its investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Tillis, R-N.C., said in an interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box" that he's "willing to let it play out for the remainder of this Congress, if that's what's necessary ...