Senate Democrats move to stall Trump’s ‘absurd’ bid to install new Fed chair

Democratic lawmakers urged Republican leaders to postpone the confirmation hearing of Kevin Warsh

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/democrats">Democrats have moved to stall https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump’s effort to exert greater control over the US https://www.theguardian.com/business/federal-reserve">Federal Reserve, condemning the president’s “absurd” bid to install a new leader of the central bank while it is targeted with criminal investigations.

Democratic lawmakers on the Senate banking committee urged its Republican leadership on Thursday to postpone the planned confirmation hearing for https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/14/trump-federal-reserve-pick-kevin-warsh">Kevin Warsh, the financial executive and former Fed governor Trump has nominated to replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair.