{
  "id": 313202,
  "title": "Trump renews bid to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook despite supreme court ruling",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trump-renews-bid-to-fire-fed-governor-lisa-cook-despite-supreme-court-313202",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T18:47:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/07/trump-lisa-cook-fed-firing-scotus-ruling"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "White House continues to target Fed governor Lisa Cook despite a recent Supreme Court decision that upheld the central bank's independence. Trump is attempting once again to remove Cook from her position over allegations of mortgage fraud, despite the court's ruling in June that Cook was entitled to stay on while she fights the president's allegations. The White House sent Cook a letter this week, providing notice that Trump is \"considering removing\" her from her Fed position, following the same claims of mortgage fraud he levied against her last summer. Cook's lawyer, Abbe D. Lowell, called the allegations \"as baseless now as they were a year ago\" and said that no valid cause exists for removing Cook.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump is attempting to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her position, despite a recent Supreme Court decision that upheld the central bank's independence. According to a letter from the White House, dated August 5, and signed by deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino, Trump is \"considering\" removing Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud, which she has denied.\n\nThe letter gives Cook 21 days to respond to the unproven allegations that she made false statements on mortgage applications. This is not the first time Trump has tried to remove Cook; his previous attempt was thwarted by the Supreme Court in June, which ruled that Trump did not have the power to dismiss Fed governors for any reason, or no reason.\n\nLisa Cook, the first Black woman to serve as a US Federal Reserve governor, has consistently denied the allegations against her. Trump's move to dismiss Cook was the first such attempt by a president in the US central bank's 111-year history. The Federal Reserve is a non-partisan institution that makes monetary policy for the world's largest economy, with governors appointed by the president after a Senate confirmation.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Trump revives effort to fire Fed's Lisa Cook",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trump-revives-effort-to-fire-feds-lisa-cook-276179",
        "published": "2026-08-07T18:38:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "title": "Trump renews bid to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook despite supreme court ruling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trump-renews-bid-to-fire-fed-governor-lisa-cook-despite-supreme-court",
        "published": "2026-08-07T18:47:25.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}