By Bryan Mena, Samantha Waldenberg, CNN

Washington (CNN) — Stephen Miran, one of President Donald Trump’s top economists, on Tuesday resigned from his leadership role at the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers as his term as a Federal Reserve Governor continues, according to a letter obtained by CNN.

His departure was first reported by Barron’s.

Miran was confirmed by the Senate to serve at the Fed while keeping his role at the White House through an unpaid leave, an unusual arrangement.

In his letter dated Tuesday, Miran wrote that he had promised senators he would leave the White House should he remain at the Fed past January.

As a member of the CEA, “his brilliant insights and powerful advocacy on behalf of the President made him an enormous asset for the White House, and he established himself as a key member of the Trump administration’s economic team,” White House spokesperson Kush Desai said in a statement.

Technically, Miran’s term expired on January 31, as he was serving out the remaining months for a governor who resigned last year.

But Miran’s continued service in that spot marks an opportunity for Trump. The president has nominated Kevin Warsh to become the new Fed chair once Jerome Powell’s term leading the central bank expires in May.

Because of Fed rules, though, only a sitting Fed governor can assume that post as chair – and there are no open governor spots. (Powell’s concurrent term as a Fed governor will last until 2028.)

Instead, Trump can swap in Warsh for Miran closer to Powell’s exit, then elevate Warsh from there.

It’s a complicated series of maneuvers that underscores how Trump has placed the Fed – and its interest-rate policies – under intense scrutiny as the president pushes for lower rates.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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(CNN) — More than 48 hours after Nancy Guthrie was reported missing from her Arizona home, investigators still are looking for her and asking the public for leads, officials said Tuesday in a news conference about the missing 84-year-old mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie.

“Every lead and tip is important. We are aggressively pursuing and looking into every single one again,” Jon Edwards, assistant special agent in charge of FBI’s Tucson office, told reporters. “Please help us bring Nancy Guthrie home.”

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos did not indicate there were any new leads that would point to a suspect in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.

“We do believe that Nancy was taken from her home against her will, and that’s where we’re at,” Nanos said Tuesday.

Nancy Guthrie was last seen Saturday night at her home in the Catalina Foothills near Tucson, and police say time is of the essence to find her, especially since she is without crucial daily medication. After her family reported her missing Sunday, law enforcement found a “very concerning” scene at her house that spurred a criminal investigation, Nanos said earlier this week.

Savannah Guthrie, who traveled to Tucson after learning her mother was missing, is now asking for prayers for her family.

Here’s what we know:

Sheriff on Tuesday: Nothing yet to indicate a suspect

Nanos on Tuesday largely declined to share specific details about investigators’ findings and at times candidly admitted to not having answers.

When asked about if one or more than one person could have been involved, the sheriff answered: “No clue.”

“We have all kinds of investigative leads we’re working on,” Nanos said when asked if anyone who may have taken her had made demands or asked for ransom.

“We are sharing all of our leads with the FBI they are helping us in in evaluating those leads.”

Sheriff’s officials are “aware” of reports involving possible ransom notes in connection with the disappearance, the agency said in a later update Tuesday.

“We are taking all tips and leads very seriously,” the sheriff’s department said in a post on X. “Anything that comes in, goes directly to our detectives who are coordinating with the FBI.”

TMZ reported it received what appears to be a ransom note, which the company says it has shared with authorities.

The note has not been verified, and at least one other newsroom — a TV station in Tucson — said they had also received what appears to be a ransom note.

The sheriff’s department did not provide additional details about the alleged ransom notes.

Samples of DNA from Guthrie’s home have been submitted to labs for testing,

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(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that “a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” as he defended his call for Republicans to nationalize elections.

“I want to see elections be honest — and if a state can’t run an election, I think the people behind me should do something about it,” Trump told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins during an Oval Office signing ceremony with Republican lawmakers.

“A state is an agent for the federal government in elections. I don’t know why the federal government doesn’t do them anyway,” he said, adding that it’s a “disgrace” how “horribly” some states run elections.

Elections are run by state and local officials, with the federal government playing only a limited role. But that hasn’t stopped Trump from attempting to revamp how elections are conducted, as his administration pushes to overhaul rules ahead of the midterm elections.

The president named Atlanta, where less than a week ago the FBI searched an elections office as part of a Justice Department probe into alleged voter fraud, and other cities with Democratic strongholds as seeing “horrible corruption on elections.”

“The federal government should not allow that,” he said Tuesday. “The federal government should get involved. These are agents of the federal government to count the votes. If they can’t count the votes legally and honestly, then somebody else should take over.”

Pressed by Collins on the provisions in the Constitution that local officials administer elections, Trump said, “They can administer the election, but they have to do it honestly.”

Earlier in the day, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump was talking about the need for a national voter ID requirement when he called on Republicans to “nationalize the voting” in an interview that aired Monday.

“What the president was referring to is the SAVE Act,” Leavitt told reporters, referring to legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote. “It provides very commonsense measures for voting in our country, such as voter ID.” Noncitizens are already prohibited from voting in federal elections.

On several occasions, Trump has pledged to change how the country votes, zeroing in on methods he falsely claims lead to fraudulent voting and kicking off a rare mid-decade redistricting campaign intended to help Republicans win additional US House seats.

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