Kevin Warsh Faces Confirmation Grilling

During the high-stakes hearing, Senator Elizabeth Warren characterized Warsh as a potential 'sock puppet' for President Trump's demands for aggressive rate cuts.

Warsh countered by calling for a 'regime change' in central bank communications and inflation-fighting frameworks to restore economic stability.

The confirmation process remains complicated by an ongoing Justice Department investigation into current chair Jerome Powell over renovation costs at the Fed's headquarters.

Republican allies like Senator Thom Tillis have signaled they may block the nomination until the criminal probe into the sitting chair is resolved.