‘RINO’ Senator Reverses Course, Expresses Support For Key Trump Nominee

Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, announced Sunday that he would support the confirmation of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as chair of the Federal Reserve. The announcement followed the Department of Justice’s decision to end its criminal investigation into current Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Tillis had previously opposed advancing Warsh’s nomination, which Trump put forward in January 2026 to replace Powell when his term as chair expires on May 15. The retiring senator had conditioned his support for any Federal Reserve nominee on the resolution of the DOJ probe, which examined cost overruns in the renovation of the Fed’s headquarters in Washington. He had previously described the inquiry as lacking evid