Senate set to vote on Kevin Warsh's nomination to Federal Reserve Board of Governors, ahead of Fed chair vote
Key takeaways
- The Senate would next vote on Wednesday to confirm Warsh as chair, just two days before current Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s term expires.
- Warsh will take the seat of Fed Governor Stephen Miran, who was appointed to serve out the remaining term of former Governor Adriana Kugler.
- That seat is the only one scheduled to become vacant during the rest of President Trump’s term in office.
Senate set to vote on Kevin Warsh's nomination to Federal Reserve Board of Governors, ahead of Fed chair vote Jennifer Schonberger · Senior Reporter Tue, May 12, 2026 at 6:37 PM GMT+7 4 min read The US Senate is set to vote Tuesday on Kevin Warsh’s nomination to serve as a governor on the Federal Reserve Board, the first step in a two-step process that would make him the next chairman of the central bank.
The Senate would next vote on Wednesday to confirm Warsh as chair, just two days before current Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s term expires.
Warsh will take the seat of Fed Governor Stephen Miran, who was appointed to serve out the remaining term of former Governor Adriana Kugler. She departed the central bank last August, five months before her term ended, amid an ethics probe.