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News Wrap: Senate confirms Warsh as new Fed chair

Season 2026 Episode 99 | 5m 25s

In our news wrap Wednesday, the Senate voted to confirm Kevin Warsh as the new chair of the Federal Reserve, the Trump administration is freezing some new Medicare enrollments and health officials in Spain and Italy say at least 17 people have tested negative for possible hantavirus infection.

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