Trump administration latest: Fed nominee Kevin Warsh faces Senate grilling as president looks to oust Jerome Powell

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump administration latest: Fed nominee Kevin Warsh faces Senate grilling as president looks to oust Jerome PowellPresident’s nominee to replace Powell as Fed chair faces key hurdles and tough questions from Senate Banking CommitteeAlex Woodward Tuesday 21 April 2026 14:53 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2961909","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-live-updates-b2961909.html","title":"Trump’s Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh faces Senate grilling: Latest"}}CloseKevin Warsh, the ‘hard money hawk’ expected to replace Powell as Fed Reserve chairSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}...