Senate Confirms Kevin Warsh as New Fed Chair

The Senate voted 54–45 to confirm his four-year term as the 17th Fed chair.

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee for Chair of the Federal Reserve, is sworn in to testify during his Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington on April 21, 2026. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Kevin Warsh will officially become the new head of the Federal Reserve.

The Senate voted 54–45 on May 13 to confirm Warsh’s four-year term as the 17th Fed chair.