Senate panel approves Trump’s nominee Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as US Fed chair on party line vote. His nomination heads to the full senate body for confirmation. Kevin Warsh has passed a major hurdle to become the next chair of the United States Federal Reserve. Warsh, US President Donald Trump’s handpicked choice to succeed current chairman Jerome Powell, whose term is set to end on May 15, was approved by the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 As US-Iran talks remain ‘stalled’, experts warn of ‘long-term disruptions’ list 2 of 4 Musk testifies at OpenAI trial it’s not OK to ‘loot a charity’ list 3 of 4 How US and Iran are playing a crypto cat-and-mouse game over sanctions list 4 of 4 Is Iran’s oil storage nearly full – and will it have to cut production? end of list The committee voted along party lines, with 13 Republicans voting in favour of the Republican nominee and the 11 Democratic committee members voting against his nomination.…