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The Lisa Cook Case Could Be the Whole Ball Game
Rogé Karma, The Atlantic
If the Supreme Court lets Trump replace Cook with a loyalist, he might soon achieve a full-blown takeover of the Federal Reserve.
Aug 26, 2025, 9:15 PM
Lisa Cook plans to sue over Trump's attempt to fire her from the Fed, her lawyer says
Jacob Shamsian,Brent D. Griffiths, Business Insider
President Donald Trump said he was firing Lisa Cook from her position on the Federal Reserve board, but it's unclear if he has the authority to do so.
Aug 26, 2025, 3:43 PM
Trump news live: US president moves to fire Federal Reserve governor
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Lisa Cook refuses to resign after Trump announces her dismissal from the Federal Reserve.
Aug 26, 2025, 2:00 PM
Will Trump’s latest attack on the Fed erode central bank’s independence?
Alex Kozul-Wright, Al Jazeera English
President Trump has said will fire Lisa Cook over alleged financial fraud, which could hand him more control of the Fed.
Aug 26, 2025, 1:23 PM
In the Matter of Lisa Cook
Paul Krugman, Substack.com
Trump’s attempt to fire a Fed governor is illegal. Now we find out whether that matters.
Aug 26, 2025, 12:06 PM
ICE detains Kilmar Abrego Garcia again. And, Trump seeks to fire Fed governor
Brittney Melton, NPR
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been taken into custody and faces deportation again, this time to Uganda. And, Trump seeks to fire a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
Aug 26, 2025, 11:14 AM
Trump seeks to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook
Scott Horsley, NPR
President Trump says he's firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, after a Trump ally accused Cook of making false statements on a mortgage applications. The president's authority to remove a Fed governor may be challenged in court.
Aug 26, 2025, 12:52 AM
Powell’s next independence challenge: How to do what Trump has been asking for while preserving credibility
fortune.com, Biztoc.com
Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces a new challenge: how to do it without seeming to cave to the White House’s demands. For months, Powell has largely ignored President…
Aug 23, 2025, 11:29 AM
US DOJ to probe Fed Reserve’s Cook, urges Powell to remove her: Report
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Cook, who has been accused of mortgage fraud, has said she will not be bullied by Trump into resigning.
Aug 21, 2025, 10:47 PM
Kristi Noem Wants to Spend Big Money on New Deportation Planes for ICE: Report
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
The so-called Big Beautiful Bill might be her ticket to building ICE Airlines.
Aug 21, 2025, 12:40 PM
Trump calls on Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to resign, renewing attack on central bank
Callum Jones in New York, Yahoo Entertainment
Ally of the president has accused the first Black woman to sit on the central bank’s board of mortgage fraud
Aug 20, 2025, 6:23 PM
Missouri attorney general appointed co-deputy director of FBI
Luke Barr, ABC News
This marks the first time in history that the FBI has had two deputy directors.
Aug 19, 2025, 1:02 AM
Federal Judge Delivers Judicial Smackdown To FTC’s Politically Motivated Attack On Media Matters
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
A federal judge has delivered an extraordinary rebuke to the FTC’s Andrew Ferguson, finding that his investigation into Media Matters was motivated by “retaliatory animus” rather than legitimate antitrust concerns. In a scathing ruling, Judge Sparkle L. Sookn…
Aug 18, 2025, 5:54 PM
Appeals court rules that layoffs affecting most CFPB staff can proceed
Laurel Wamsley, NPR
The Trump administration sent reduction-in-force notices to more than 1,400 staffers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in April.
Aug 15, 2025, 4:21 PM
The Trump Administration’s Illegal Plan to Defund Carbon Tracking Satellites
Graham Templeton, ExtremeTech
Reports indicate that newly appointed officials are going ahead with plans to end two orbital carbon tracking missions.
Aug 7, 2025, 11:45 AM
Trump says he'll name people to 2 jobs closely watched by Wall Street
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan, Business Insider
The president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on Friday after poor job numbers. A Federal Reserve governor resigned on the same day.
Aug 4, 2025, 5:08 AM
ICE recruits former federal workers to join its ranks amid hiring spree
Ximena Bustillo, NPR
The push to rehire retired workers comes as the administration has also sought to downsize large swaths of the federal government through mass layoffs and other changes.
Aug 1, 2025, 6:37 PM
The EPA gives up on climate change
Cameron Peters, Vox
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agen…
Jul 29, 2025, 10:58 PM
Trump’s EPA Targets ‘Endangerment Finding’ Underlying Climate Change Policy for Reducing Carbon
Andrea Thompson, Scientific American
The Trump administration is releasing its proposal to undo the “endangerment finding,” the long-standing rationale and legal imperative for regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act
Jul 29, 2025, 4:20 PM
Nearly 4,000 NASA Employees Quit as Part of Trump Buyouts
Ellyn Lapointe, Gizmodo.com
“And yet, somehow, we’re going to go to Mars sooner.”
Jul 28, 2025, 4:10 PM
Supporters Of Appointment To Lead The US Forest Service Say He’s The Right Man To Reshape The Agency
Chris Dorsey, Contributor, Chris Dorsey, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisdorsey/, Forbes
Supporters Of Appointment of Michael Boren Say He’s The Right Man To Reshape The US Forest Agency
Jul 27, 2025, 10:00 AM
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program
Chandelis Duster, NPR
The employees who have chosen to leave the agency amount to about 20% of NASA's workforce.
Jul 27, 2025, 1:35 AM
NASA losing nearly 4,000 employees to Trump administration's 'deferred resignation' program
mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) , Mike Wall, Space.com
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees have chosen to accept the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" option, reducing the agency's workforce by more than 20%.
Jul 26, 2025, 4:24 AM
Trump Administration Changes at NIH, EPA, NASA, NSF Spark Internal Dissent
Meghan Bartels, Scientific American
Hundreds of staffers at the National Institutes of Health, Environmental Protection Agency, NASA and the National Science Foundation have signed public letters to leadership opposing the direction in which the agencies are headed
Jul 23, 2025, 11:00 AM