US appeals court rejects Trump bid to oust Fed's Lisa Cook
Briana Lupea
A United States appeals court declined on Monday (Sep 15) to allow President Donald Trump to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook - the first time a president has pursued such action since the central bank's founding in 1913 - in the latest step in a legal battle that threatens the Fed's longstanding independence. The decision by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit means that the administration only has hours to appeal to the US Supreme Court if it hopes to block
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