BREAKING: Senate Officially Confirms Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chair

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It’s official: the Senate has confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve Chair!

Warsh was nominated by President Trump to replace Jerome Powell, whose term is set to expire on Friday.

The final vote in the Senate was 54-45.

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BREAKING — IT'S OFFICIAL: Kevin Warsh has been CONFIRMED by the US Senate to be the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve, 54-45

Jerome Powell is DONE!

President Trump's going to wake up in Beijing a happy man — if he even bothered going to sleep

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— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 13, 2026

Sen. John Fetterman was the only Democrat to vote to confirm Warsh.

While Jerome Powell’s time leading the central bank is effectively over, he will remain on the Board of Governors for a couple more years.

CNBC reported further:

In the most divisive vote ever for a Fed chair, Warsh, 56, won confirmation to take over for Jerome Powell, who has served in the top leadership position since 2018 and whose term will expire Friday.

The Senate voted 54-45 to confirm Warsh, ending a monthslong saga that began in the summer of 2025 and included an extensive search for Powell’s successor. The vote was almost completely along party lines, with only Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. John Fetterman crossing over to vote for Warsh, who becomes the 11th Fed chair of the modern banking era.

Powell will stay on at the Fed as he has two years left in his term as governor. He said last month that he will remain at least until an investigation into renovations at the Fed’s headquarters is complete. The last time a Fed chair returned to the board was nearly 80 years ago.

Trump has made no secret that he expects Warsh to lower rates after having lashed out repeatedly at Powell for monetary policy the president has felt was too restrictive. Warsh was part of a derby that included nearly a dozen candidates at one point, including current Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman.

“The Senate’s confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve is a welcome step towards finally restoring accountability, competence, and confidence in Fed decision-making,” said White House spokesman Kush Desai.

This marks a new era for the Federal Reserve, with “Too Late” Powell finally out of the picture!

NEWS: Senate has CONFIRMED Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair.

Good riddance to Jerome Powell — the guy who told Americans inflation was “transitory” while your grocery bill doubled, housing became unaffordable, and the middle class got wiped out in real time.

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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 13, 2026

NEWS: Senate has CONFIRMED Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair.

Good riddance to Jerome Powell — the guy who told Americans inflation was “transitory” while your grocery bill doubled, housing became unaffordable, and the middle class got wiped out in real time.

Powell printed trillions, torched the dollar, then acted shocked when Americans couldn’t afford to live anymore.

One of the worst Fed Chairs in modern history.

The Powell era was a disaster.

Hopefully, we’ll see some big changes happen underneath President Trump’s new Federal Reserve Chair.

Kevin Warsh has been a vocal critic of the Federal Reserve and has signaled a willingness to lower interest rates, which is something President Trump has been wanting to do for a long time.

Fox News has more:

Though the Federal Reserve operates largely out of public view, its decisions shape borrowing costs, job growth and interest rates for millions of Americans, making Warsh’s confirmation a pivotal moment for how that influence will be wielded.

Warsh, a lawyer and financier, steps into the role at a particularly volatile time.

The central bank is grappling with persistent inflation, the economic fallout from the war in Iran, and a looming Supreme Court decision involving Fed Governor Lisa Cook, all while political pressure builds ahead of the midterm elections in November.

The 56-year-old multimillionaire has already signaled a clear break from the central bank’s current approach.

In testimony before lawmakers on April 21, Warsh pledged to keep monetary policy “strictly independent” and said he intended to keep the central bank “in its lane,” warning that the Fed had become too involved in social policy.

He has also taken aim at what he sees as a complacent central bank, warning that large institutions are prone to inertia and that clinging to the “status quo” in a fast-moving economy is not just outdated, but dangerous.

At the same time, he has signaled openness to closer coordination with elected leaders and to work with the White House and Congress on non-monetary matters — an approach that could reshape how the Fed operates in Washington.

How that balance is struck could define not only Warsh’s tenure, but the future direction of the institution that plays a major role in the financial lives of millions of Americans.

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