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Warsh faces questions on Fed independence, personal wealth

Season 2026 Episode 83 | 8m 58s

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 nomination. Amna Nawaz discussed more with David Wessel of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution.

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