Trump names Kevin Warsh to succeed Powell as Fed Chair
MSNBC·2026-01-30 16:35

President Trump annoced his nominee to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve. Kevin Warsh, a former Fed governor is the pick to succeed Jerome Powell. For at least a year now, Trump has been publicly hounding Powell for not lowering interest rates as much as he'd like, and Warsh has joined that chorus.Adding to the stakes here, the Justice Department probe of the Fed and Chairman Powell, which could complicate Warsh's chances of getting through the Senate. We're tracking this with MSNOW WHITE HOUSE repor ...

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