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Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is promising to fight President Trump's effort to remove her from the central bank's governing board.
NPR's Scott Horsley reports Trump announced that he was firing Cook in a social media post on Monday night.
This is the latest escalation in President Trump's effort to exert more control over the Federal Reserve.
It follows allegations by a Trump ally that Cook made false statements on a mortgage application four years ago.
The attempt to fire Cook comes in the midst of a high-pressure campaign by the president to get the Fed to lower interest rates.
By law, the central bank is designed to be insulated from that kind of political meddling.
Cook said in a statement Trump has no authority to fire her,
and she vowed to continue to serve on the Fed's governing board.
Her attorney says the president's, quote, reflex to bully lacks any legal authority,
and he promised to take whatever actions are needed to prevent what he called an illegal firing.
Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
Illinois Governor J.B.
Pritzker is pushing back against reports that the Pentagon is planning to deploy the National Guard in Chicago.