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So let's talk about the Senate.
Warsh will require Senate confirmation.
Franco, as we mentioned earlier in the show, North Carolina Republican Senator Tom Tillis said he won't vote on any Federal Reserve Chair nominee until the Justice Department drops its investigation into Powell and the Fed.
What has President Trump said about this?
Scott, can you do a little of the math for us?
If Tillis isn't persuaded, can Warsh make it through?
OK, let's leave it there for today.
Scott, thank you so much for joining us.
I'm Tamara Keith.
I cover the White House.
And thank you for listening to the NPR Politics Podcast.
Late last year, the Kennedy Center board, which is packed with Trump allies and chaired by the president himself, voted to add the president's name to the center, now calling it the Trump Kennedy Center.
There has been widespread backlash, with artists pulling out of contracts to perform there and a mass exodus of patrons buying memberships and tickets to shows.
In his social media post denouncing the planned closure, Trump says he plans to transform the center he described as dilapidated and in bad condition financially and structurally into a new and spectacular entertainment complex.
with, quote, the highest level of success, beauty and grandeur.
They want immigration enforcement reined in.
No more roving patrols of ICE agents grabbing people off the streets or using administrative warrants, which don't require a judge to sign off.
They want agents to remove their masks and identify themselves.
And they also want to change the rules for use of force to more closely match local and other federal law enforcement.