FEDERAL RESERVE/GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The conservative commentator Stephen Moore’s chance at confirmation to the Federal Reserve Board teetered on Tuesday [4-30-19] after one Republican senator said it was unlikely she would support him and multiple Republican senators began to publicly question whether the problematic favorite of President Trump would have enough votes if nominated. Senator Joni Ernst, Republican of Iowa, said on Tuesday that she had told the White House she was unlikely to support Mr. Moore, becoming the first senator in her party to be nearing an explicit disavowal of his nomination even before Mr. Trump makes it official…Mr. Trump has publicly said he planned to nominate Mr. Moore for one of two open seats on the board, but Republican support has declined in recent days. Ms. Ernst, who disclosed this year that she was a survivor of sexual assault, was seen as a critical verdict on Mr. Moore’s chances of Senate approval and a harbinger of further erosion, especially among Republican women.”
–Emily Cochrane and Jim Tankersley, “Moore’s Shot at the Fed Teeters as G.O.P. Senators Voice Concerns,” The New York Times online, April 30, 2019