Trump's Fed Pick Grilled
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown
CNN
3.2 • 865 Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2026
⏱️ 103 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Happening outbreaking news, critical hearing in moments President Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve will face senators on Capitol Hill as questions swirl about the Fed's independence. |
| 0:12.4 | Of course, we'll bring that to you live. Plus, Trump's new threats, the president now says he, quote, expects to be bombing if the U.S. and Iran don't reach a deal by |
| 0:22.1 | tomorrow's ceasefire deadline, which Trump claims is tomorrow night, as the U.S. continues its |
| 0:28.0 | blockade of Iranian ports. |
| 0:30.5 | And later, a reckoning in Congress after the resignations of Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzalez, |
| 0:35.7 | there are growing calls on Capitol Hill to reform |
| 0:38.5 | the reporting process for misconduct allegations. |
| 0:41.3 | And one-on-one with Senator Cory Booker will speak to the key Foreign Relations Committee |
| 0:46.7 | member about fluid and very uncertain negotiations between the U.S. and Iran. |
| 0:52.3 | Plus, fleeing for their lives, terrifying video showing tourists running |
| 0:57.0 | as a gunman opens fire at a pyramid tourist site in Mexico, killing one person and injuring several others. |
| 1:05.0 | And later, allegations of price fixing. California's Attorney General is now investigating claims that Amazon is |
| 1:12.3 | artificially driving up prices for Americans' accusations the massive online retailer denies. |
| 1:20.0 | Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. I'm Wolf Blitzer |
| 1:24.5 | with Pamela Brown and you're in the Situation Room. |
| 1:35.1 | This is CNN breaking news. |
| 1:38.0 | The breaking news up on Capitol Hill, a confirmation hearing is about to begin for one of the most powerful jobs in the world's economy. |
| 1:45.6 | At any moment now, Kevin Warsh will address the Senate Banking Committee as it considers his |
| 1:51.0 | nomination to become the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. |
| 1:55.0 | Lawmakers, especially Democrats, will want to know if Warsh can remain independent from |
| 1:59.5 | President Trump and his pressure. |
| 2:01.6 | That independence is considered essential for the credibility of U.S. monetary policy. |
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