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with all Republicans supporting Warsh. Several Democrats opposed the confirmation. The move is part of Trump’s broader effort to align the Federal Reserve more closely with its economic priorities while maintaining the institution’s formal independence.

Warsh graduated from Stanford University and Harvard Law School. After leaving the Fed in 2011, he worked as a Hoover Institution fellow and as an adviser to billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller. He is married to Jane Lauder, granddaughter of Estée Lauder, and has significant personal wealth.