Yes, there’s still a way to get Warsh confirmed as Fed chair. But it’s tricky

Washington — 

President Donald Trump’s choice to run the world’s most powerful financial institution is stuck in a Senate committee. And the man holding the door shut is a Republican who says he’s not opposing the candidate, he’s opposing the president.

That’s the blunt reality facing Senate Majority Leader John Thune as Republicans grow increasingly anxious about the end-game for one of the most consequential — and politically combustible — confirmation fights in recent memory.

Kevin Warsh, whom Trump nominated in January to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, can’t get to the Fed without going

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