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  • The Senate Banking Committee holds a hearing today on President Trump's latest nominee for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board.

  • NPR's Scott Horsley reports the hearing comes at a sensitive time for the central bank.

  • Trump has tapped White House economic adviser Stephen Myron to fill a short-term vacancy on the Fed board.

  • If confirmed, Myron would take the place of Adriana Kugler, who stepped down last month.

  • Trump is also trying to free up another seat on the board by firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook.

  • The president and his allies have accused Cook of making a false statement on a mortgage application.

  • Cook has not been charged, and she's gone to court in an effort to keep her job.

  • If the president is successful in replacing Cook,

  • a majority of Fed governors would be Trump appointees.

  • Trump has repeatedly demanded that the central bank lower interest rates.

  • Even though by law, the Fed is supposed to be insulated from that kind of political pressure.

  • Scott Horsley, MPR News, Washington.

  • Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to testify before the Senate Finance Committee today.