Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh pushed back Wednesday on any suggestion that next week's midterm elections had a role in the Fed's decision to keep interest rates steady. He also dodged multiple questions on political topics and pressure coming his way from the Oval Office.

But it wasn't for a lack of trying from the assembled reporters.

"I appreciate the question, but I'm not going to be responding to quotes from public officials," Warsh said during a press conference when presented with criticisms from President Trump that interest rates should be lower and that his colleagues on the Federal Open Market Committee were "political." 

When the subject tur...