WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declined to say Thursday whether he thinks his chamber would confirm Herman Cain to join the Federal Reserve board, casting doubt on the former Republican presidential candidate’s prospects should President Donald Trump advance him for the post. Asked if a Cain nomination would face problems, McConnell, R-Ky., noted that successful nominees must pass background checks and have a likelihood of confirmation. “And, as you know, some of my members have expressed concern about that nomination,” McConnell told reporters. Powell told lawmakers that he saw his role as totally apolitical. Moore is a conservative commentator and another Trump political ally.

Source: Huffington Post April 12, 2019 12:34 UTC