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Supreme Court to Weigh Trump’s Bid to Fire Lisa Cook

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The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on Wednesday in the case of Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor whom President Trump is trying to fire. Our reporter Colby Smith describes the importance of Cook’s case for the independence of the central bank.

By Colby Smith, Sutton Raphael, Gabriel Blanco, James Surdam, June Kim and Nikolay Nikolov

January 21, 2026

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