Republican North Carolina Senator Vows To Block All Trump Fed Nominees Over Powell Probe
Jan 12, 2026
President Donald Trump’s path to reshaping the Federal Reserve hit a roadblock Sunday night, as Republican Senator Thom Tillis vowed to block every future Fed nominee—including the replacement for Chairman Jerome Powell—in response to a Justice Department criminal investigation into the curren
t chair. Tillis, a retiring lawmaker who sits on the powerful Senate Banking Committee, […]
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