Senate panel advances Kevin Warsh’s nomination for US Fed chair

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Apr 29, 2026 · 612 words · By Andy Hirschfeld

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Senate panel advances Kevin Warsh’s nomination for US Fed chair Senate panel approves Trump’s nominee Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as US Fed chair on party line vote.

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What happened

Senate panel advances Kevin Warsh’s nomination for US Fed chair Senate panel approves Trump’s nominee Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as US Fed chair on party line vote.

Why it matters

His nomination heads to the full senate body for confirmation.

Common ground

Kevin Warsh has passed a major hurdle to become the next chair of the United States Federal Reserve.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Last week, the Department of Justice dropped its criminal investigation into Powell.”

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Only one source (Nypost) provides the specific detail that the DOJ dropped a criminal investigation into Powell regarding headquarters renovation costs. Other search results are generic.

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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. civilian airlines are all privately owned. The three largest airlines in the world, by total number of passengers carried, are U.S.-based; American Airlines became the global leader after its 201…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

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web search NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S. or US) or colloquially as America, is a country that is mainly in North America. It is made of 50 states, 1 federal district (…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Reuters.com is your online source for the latest US news stories and current events, ensuring our readers up to date with any breaking news developments
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/

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Claim 2: “The Nasdaq is up by 0.1 percent with the S&P 500 only slightly above the market open at 0.04. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 0.4 percent.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the specific market movements of the Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Dow Jones at the time of reporting.

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Claim 3: “Warsh, who previously served on the Fed Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011”

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Wikipedia and Al Jazeera both confirm that Kevin Warsh served on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Maxwell Warsh (born April 13, 1970) is an American financier and attorney who served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011. Warsh graduated from Stanford Univer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Warsh

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, commonly known as the Federal Reserve Board, is the main governing body of the Federal Reserve System of the United States. It oversees the Federa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Board_of_Gover…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the head of the Federal Reserve, and is the active executive officer of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chair_of_the_Federal_Reserve

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Claim 4: “Senate panel approves Trump’s nominee Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as US Fed chair on party line vote.”

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Multiple independent sources (Bloomberg, Break The Web, and NPR) confirm that the Senate Banking Committee approved Kevin Warsh's nomination on a 13-11 party-line vote.

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web search NEUTRAL — Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh.Policymakers are also prohibited from holding stakes in financial firms regulated by the central bank. Warsh won the backing of the Senate Banking Committee o…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-05/warren-as…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin Warsh's nomination as chair of the Federal Reserve advanced following a 13-11 party-line vote by the Senate Banking Committee. If confirmed, he could significantly reshape monetary policy, as Tr…
https://btw.co/node/10390823/warsh-nomination/

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web search NEUTRAL — The committee voted 13-11 along party lines to approve Kevin Warsh, the president's pick to replace Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. The results set the stage for a confirmation vote in the full Senate.
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5802926/sen-elizabeth-w…

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Claim 5: “Trump claimed he would fire Powell if he did not step down from the central bank altogether on May 15, when his term as chair ends.”

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Web search results confirm reports that Trump threatened to fire Powell if he did not step down by May 15.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jerome Hayden "Jay" Powell is an American central banker and attorney who has been the 16th chair of the Federal Reserve since 2018. He was previously both a lawyer and investment banker in the privat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Powell

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web search NEUTRAL — Jerome Powell may remain Fed chair temporarily if a successor is not confirmed in time.
https://news.meaww.com/trump-threatens-to-fire-jerome-powell…

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web search NEUTRAL — Bill-pulte-jerome-powell-resign-trump.Trump on Tuesday said he thought it was a fireable offense. Powell has called media reports about the renovations inaccurate. Earlier this week, he made a formal …
https://www.housingwire.com/articles/trump-now-says-he-will-…

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Claim 6: “The committee voted along party lines, with 13 Republicans voting in favour of the Republican nominee and the 11 Democratic committee members voting against his nomination.”

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The specific vote count of 13 Republicans in favor and 11 Democrats against is confirmed by multiple sources, including NPR and a dedicated report on the Fed.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin Maxwell Warsh (born April 13, 1970) is an American financier and attorney who served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Warsh

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web search NEUTRAL — The Senate Banking Committee vote coincides with the central bank's meeting on Wednesday, during which Fed officials are expected to keep the benchmark interest rate steady. Warsh is widely expected t…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/senate-committee-set-vot…

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web search NEUTRAL — 13 Republican members voted in his favor, while 11 Democrats voted against him. It was the first fully partisan vote on a Fed chair nominee in the committee’s history.
https://www.fxstreet.com/analysis/the-fed-warsh-inherits-div…

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Claim 7: “The earliest the full Senate could vote to confirm Warsh would be May 11.”

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Multiple sources (MSN and another news report) state the earliest the full Senate could vote is the week of May 11, and the U.S. Senate Executive Calendar specifically lists a vote for May 11, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Allen Hassett (born March 20, 1962) is an American economist who has been the director of the National Economic Council since 2025. He was the senior advisor and chairman of the Council of Econo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Hassett

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Claim 8: “his term as Fed governor runs through 2028”

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Web search results explicitly state that while Powell's chair term ends in May, his term as governor does not end until 2028.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jerome Hayden "Jay" Powell is an American central banker and attorney who has been the 16th chair of the Federal Reserve since 2018.He became a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors upon Pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Powell

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web search NEUTRAL — Powell, and the Federal Reserve as a whole, is different. Trump often expressed dissatisfaction with Powell during his first term, but Powell earned high praise for his management during the COVID-19 …
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/jerome-powell-keeps-interest-rates…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.Mr. Powell has served as a member of the Board of Governors since taking office on May 25, 2012, to fill an unexpired term.
https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/bios/board/powell…

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Claim 9: “Jerome Powell's term is set to end on May 15.”

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Two separate web search results explicitly state that Jerome Powell's term as chair ends on May 15.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jerome H. Powell said on Wednesday that he would stay on as a governor at the Federal Reserve after his term as chair ends May 15, citing lingering legal threats against him and the central bank ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/business/economy/powell-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jerome H. Powell on Monday took the oath of office for his second term as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Chair Powell's oath was administered by Vice Chair Lael Brainar…
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/othe…

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web search NEUTRAL — There are seven members of the Federal Reserve (Fed) Board of Governors, with one serving as Fed chair. Jerome Powell's term as Fed chair ends in May 2026, but his term as governor isn't over until 20…
https://www.chase.com/personal/investments/learning-and-insi…

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Claim 10: “In a December post on Truth Social, Trump said he would only appoint someone to the central bank who agrees with him.”

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While search results confirm Trump uses Truth Social and nominated Warsh, no provided evidence contains the specific text or confirmation of a December post stating he would only appoint someone who agrees with him.

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web search NEUTRAL — 'Trump's Truth' is a searchable archive of Donald Trump's posts on TRUTH Social.
https://trumpstruth.org/

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web search NEUTRAL — Truth Social is America's "Big Tent" social media platform that encourages an open, free, and honest global conversation without discriminating on the basis of political ideology.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump

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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump named Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed chair, ending an odyssey that has seen unprecedented turmoil around the central bank.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/30/trump-nominates-kevin-warsh-…

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