Trump renews bid to fire Fed's Lisa Cook
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- Trump resumed his effort to oust Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, two months after he was blocked by the Supreme Court
- The renewed push is part of Trump's stated effort to stack the central bank's board with more allies
Why it matters: Trump is directly challenging Fed independence by reopening a fight over a sitting governor the Supreme Court already blocked him from removing. The stated goal of stacking the board with allies makes this about more than one official — it's about who controls the institution that sets U.S. monetary policy.
