This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Speaking before the Senate Banking Committee yesterday, Kevin Warsh—Wall Street veteran, centimillionaire, and family friend of the president’s—insisted that he would be “an independent actor” if confirmed as the Federal Reserve chair. The real question was whether enough of his audience believed him.