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Senate Confirms Jerome Powell As New Federal Reserve Chair

Jerome Powell, President Trump’s pick for chairman of the Federal Reserve, testifying before a Senate committee in November 2017. He was confirmed by the full Senate on Tuesday.

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Jerome Powell, President Trump’s pick for chairman of the Federal Reserve, testifying before a Senate committee in November 2017. He was confirmed by the full Senate on Tuesday.

Carolyn Kaster/AP

The Senate approved President Trump’s nominee, current Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell, as the new head of the nation’s central bank on Tuesday.

The confirmation came in a vote of 84-13, an unsurprising action given Powell’s support among Republicans and Democrats alike who expect that he will follow the policies of the outgoing Chair Janet Yellen.

Yellen was the first woman