Sarah Bloom Raskin testifies during a Senate confirmation hearing last month.

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WASHINGTON – Sarah Bloom Raskin, President Biden’s nominee to become the government’s most powerful banking regulator, withdrew from consideration on Tuesday, according to two people familiar with her decision, amid opposition from Republicans and a Democrat who opposed her nomination.

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