Sen. Thom Tillis Vows To Block All Fed Nominees After DOJ Probe Into Jerome Powell

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Sen. Thom Tillis Vows To Block All Fed Nominees After DOJ Probe Into Jerome Powell

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

Republican North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis is vowing to block all of President Donald Trump’s future appointees to the Federal Reserve — including the upcoming Chair vacancy — citing the Justice Department’s criminal…

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