In exclusive interview, VP Vance defends Trump firing Fed official

Vance said it would be 'preposterous' if Trump couldn't fire Lisa Cook from the Fed because the president was elected to set policy for the entire country. Vance denied Trump has an enemies list ... Read More

Fed governor Lisa Cook hires Hunter Biden lawyer Abbe Lowell to fight Trump’s bid to fire her

Embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has tapped former Hunter Biden attorney Abbe Lowell to fight President Trump’s effort to oust her from the central bank over allegations that she committed ... Read More

Trump escalates his attack on the Fed: From the Politics Desk

Late Monday, Trump moved to fire Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud. He cited a “criminal referral” from Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte that alleged discrepancies on Cook’s ... Read More

Fed Governor Lisa Cook to Sue Over Firing, Asserting Trump Abused Power

Lawyers for Ms. Cook promised to take legal action one day after the president moved to fire her over allegations of mortgage fraud. By Tony Romm Reporting from Washington A day after President Trump ... Read More

Furious Trump’s Firing of Fed’s Lisa Cook May Be About to Backfire

To execute his authoritarian takeover, President Donald Trump requires the devoted service of willing accomplices. He needs loyalists in strategic positions who will bend or break the law to carry out ... Read More

The first battle in the war on Fed independence takes shape today in Lisa Cook’s emergency hearing

ANALYSIS: Fed Governor Lisa Cook sued President Trump after he claimed to remove her from office, setting up an emergency court hearing today over the central bank’s independence. Markets so far ... Read More

Trump’s Appointees Could Rule the Fed for Decades

Note: Powell was appointed as governor by Obama and nominated as chair by Trump. When President Trump took office in 2025, just two of the seven seats on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors were ... Read More