All news on the topic: Lisa Cook

On Friday, President Donald Trump selected former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to lead the U.S. central bank after Jerome Powell’s leadership term concludes in May.

Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, during an election threats task force meeting at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on September 4, 2024. Credit - Tierney L. Cross—Bloomberg/Getty Images

Donald Trump made clear on Saturday evening that he is frustrated with his attorney general over her hesitance to bring politically-motivated criminal cases against a list of the president’s enemies, something the White House has been working to engineer on flimsy pretenses for months.

Fed Governor Lisa Cook is standing up to Donald Trump, suing to keep her job because she says the president is fabricating a scandal and she’s fighting for Fed independence.

Paul Krugman explained how the president is following a strategy from the "authoritarian playbook."

Bill Pulte, the country's top housing regulator, has been using his position to target President Trump's political enemies.

The president's action is regarded as an effort to place a supporter on the Federal Reserve's powerful board

Global investors were shell-shocked after Trump struck another blow at the Federal Reserve's independence, caught between the concerns over politicisation of policy and the payoffs for markets.

The wider market stayed quiet after President Donald Trump intensified his conflict with the Federal Reserve

Trump says he is firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a significant escalation in his continued attack on the central bank.

Cook, the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, has stated that she has "no intention of being intimidated into resigning from her role."

The president is said to be thinking about dismissing Lisa Cook following allegations from a housing official claiming she engaged in mortgage fraud back in 2021

Trump urged Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to step down, escalating his attempt to assert control over the central bank

The economist had faced a racist smear campaign from Republicans.

If confirmed by the Senate, Cook would be the first Black woman on the Fed’s board of governors.

Biden's selections feature Sarah Bloom Raskin for the leading regulatory position and Lisa Cook, who would become the first Black woman to join the Fed's board