WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans failed to secure enough votes Tuesday to advance the confirmation of Judy Shelton to a seat on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors.

The outcome indicated that Ms. Shelton, an outspoken critic of the central bank who is close friends with President Trump’s economic adviser Lawrence Kudlow, doesn’t have enough support to win Senate backing.

The…

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